I will not strike back, even if I am right.  I will practice peacemaking. I will be pleasant and presentable From early morning until late at night. I will pray for my “enemy.” I will try to learn something from…

   One of the indispensable luxuries we afford ourselves in life is pretty regular time in the hot tub.  At our old house in the City we had one but tended to slip in at night, under cover of darkness,…

See the beginning of our couchsurfing story here. And part deux here.    Note:  For the sake of anonymity we shall for now dub our couchsurfers Romeo and Juliet.  At least until I get an all clear smoke signal to reveal their…

Also see the beginning of this story.    Where we left off I was in a small shopping frenzy, counting down the quarter hours till our out of state guests might arrive.  I had Hostess Butterflies, something that doesn’t happened very often these days. …