Just enough light

Four squirmy boys, smelly from two days in the car, grew suddenly quiet as the sedan entered the woods.  My brothers and I craned our necks from the back seat, trying to see beyond the next curve in the winding dirt road barely wide enough for Dad to maneuver the car among giant pines. The […]

Trapped in my own house

Judy and the kids were out of town for a few days.  The evenings and the coming weekend were my own.  Unless an emergency arose, I had no one else’s needs to consider in deciding what to do with my time.  After spending a few quiet evenings, I decided to take on a project for […]