Patricia Harrelson

Yesterday, I hiked up to Table Mountain with the Harrelson kids and their mom. If you’ve every driven the road from Shell to the trailhead, you know that it is deeply rutted and crosses two cattle guards and requires opening … Continue reading

The last time I left the house was 10 days ago. I went on a birthday date with my granddaughter Candice who just turned 6. She had planned our itinerary: Starbucks, WalMart, lunch at Applebee’s and dessert at the Donut … Continue reading

Every year, the plum trees are blooming on Cindy’s birthday. Since the temperatures stayed cold much longer this year, I feared there would not be blossoms to honor her day. On Saturday afternoon, however, the first blooms appeared, and by … Continue reading

There is no doubt that I’m biased, but I do believe my grandson Huck is a musical prodigy. He is only four, but the kid is totally enamored with making music and STUDYING those who make music. He owns several … Continue reading

A couple of days ago, my body started growing a humongous cold sore, bigger than any I’ve HAD since I was in my 20s. In fact, the previous cold sores I’ve had in the last 30+ years were tiny ones, … Continue reading

I found this cool blog that has a page called sentences. The introduction to the page is a weird comment on the 17 syllable American sentence that I didn’t really understand, but I love the sentences the blogger wrote. (The … Continue reading

After 10 days of recovering from my little ear surgery, life returned to normal this week. Coming from a slightly different vantage point—that of slug on a couch—the usual routine looks filled to capacity. No wonder my body decided to … Continue reading

It was cold in Nevada and we were there for five days, so we watched a lot of movies. I’m a sucker for sentimental, so while these films don’t hit the top of the mark in terms of terrific-ness, they … Continue reading

We are coming to the end of our 5 day vacation at David Wally’s Hot Springs and Resort. Wally’s sits up against the jagged peaks that form the west side of the Carson Valley in Nevada. It’s right down the … Continue reading

Outage Our power went out early Friday morning. Cindy’s mom’s advice was to cuddle on the couch under a blanket and read. So we did just that for over 12 hours! Cindy read half of a novel and I tweaked … Continue reading