A holly, jolly getaway to Christmastide in Holland
My wife and I start to go a little stir-crazy when too much time passes without traveling.
We try...
Year end lists and new year hopes
A few year-end observations, none of which seem to deserve a full column’s attention. Akin to cleaning out a cluttered closet.
A big to-do about a little bit of nothing
As recalled, it all started as an after-rain-shower photo session with the intent being images captured inside raindrops.
Angelkeep...
Birthdays and basketball royalty
November 1, 2023. My younger brother’s birthday.
For years I have conveniently ‘forgotten’ when Chad’s birthday was. I do...
Aiming for a little less screen time in 2024
The white Christmas that many of us hoped for in northeast Indiana arrived a few weeks too late and has certainly caused...
What should be an easy concept is getting lost in translation
Learning new words is still an activity that I enjoy today as much as I always have. Perhaps that love of words...
A South African hike that literally takes your breath away
We knew it was going to be a great day as soon as we walked out of our cottage and saw the...
This should be a good corn year
Angelkeep has not humanly planted a single kernel of corn. Yet, by all indications, enough has been...
There’s too much going on. I have to write this stuff down.
When my mom retired at age 65 in 1994, I looked forward to her making several trips to northeast Indiana to visit...
In search of the Big 5 on east African safari
As we rounded the corner on the dirt road in our green Toyota Land Cruiser safari car, almost out of nowhere I...