Joyfully Retired

My alma mater just had an unbelievable win over North Carolina! CONGRATULATIONS and On to THE FINAL FOUR

Author: Doc Hendley Publisher: Avery, January 5, 2012 Genre: Memoir My Rating: B Summary (from the publisher): The captivating story of an ordinary bartender who’s changing the world through clean water. Doc Hendley never set out to be a hero. In 2004, Hendley-a small- town bartender- launched a series of wine-tasting events to raise funds [...]

I’ve always loved April Fools Day. Playing pranks on fellow students or collegues has always been fun. I especially love it when young children try to get in on the act. A four or five-year-old’s awakening sense of humor is always endearing. [Look - you have a bug on you!] But now that I’m retired [...]

As part of my Favorite Places feature I’ve been keeping track of a vineyard here in Sonoma County, California. It’s about a mile from where we are staying at our son’s home. It’s truly a beautiful area with vineyards everywhere. This year, while we are here, my goal is to see how these vines go [...]

We have three lucky winners who will soon be able to read Star Gazing by Linda Gillard soon. Their numbers came up when I went to random.org. And the winners are . . . Kay of My Random Acts Of Reading Esme of Chocolate and Croissants Barbara of Views From The Countryside They have all [...]