Category Archives: Autobiography

  Monday, November 28, 2011 This was a whole day at sea. The day dawned gloomy and gray. There was a steady strong breeze and the sea was rough. Karen had put on her seasick patch on Sunday. I wanted to … Continue reading →

  Wednesday, November 23, 2011 The whole idea for our Caribbean cruise came from Karen’s sister Sue. At first it was supposed to include the 4 Spicer sisters and their husbands, but complications caused Linda, Dan, and Diane to drop … Continue reading →

It’s almost here. I have my right knee replaced this Wednesday (January 26, 2011). The left one follows one week later, February 2, 2011. Suspected Scenerio Tomorrow, Tuesday, I have to start my preparations for surgery. Actually, I began about … Continue reading →

So, you ask yourself, what about those pictures of the elementary schools he mentioned in his Leonardo blog entry. Well, here is the first one and a description of some of my adventures as a kiddygarter through 4th grader. When … Continue reading →

As kids we all got Christmas presents and the thing I wanted most every year was a “set.” Over the years I probably got five or six of them. Each set consisted of a number of toy soldiers, some sort … Continue reading →

The other day I was chatting with our friend Jenny Wertz. She said she heard a sound outside her house a little earlier and when she went out to see what it was, she spied an owl on their TV … Continue reading →

When we returned from our trip to Paris, I called my friend Ernie Rairdin to see if he was interested in helping me complete our DSEC (Digital Stereo Exchange Club) photo exchange that I hadn’t finished up before we left. … Continue reading →

July 12, 2009 After yesterday we slept in till 7:00! We had breakfast at the hotel then took Rouen’s Metro down into the old part of the city. It is more like a tram but it does go underground by … Continue reading →

July 11, 2009 We were up by 6:00 as usual and had breakfast and checked out of the hotel by 8:00. Off to the nearby bank machine and our daily infusion of euros, then off to Rouen. When doing my … Continue reading →

July 9, 2009 Today we began the second part of our vacation, a tour through Normandy. Our strategy for seeing the sights in Paris had been fairly simple. We planned one major museum per day, scheduled first thing in the … Continue reading →