by Joan | Feb 24, 2019 | Dan McGuire Blog Challenge
(Originally posted February 21, 2018) I’m in the midst of birthday week. All three of my children were born in February. Brian (17th), Michelle (19th), and Matt (22nd). First one in 1980, the last in 1996. Brian visited a week before his birthday with the request of...
by Joan | Feb 24, 2019 | Dan McGuire Blog Challenge
(Originally posted February 19, 2018) Thank goodness for YouTube. One can attempt just about any home improvement project with confidence. Last year, we re-tiled the Master shower. It only took us a year – but we got it done. And it looks great. With that success...
by Joan | Feb 22, 2019 | Dan McGuire Blog Challenge
(Originally posted February 14, 2018) I only own a few pairs of shoes. The minimum to get by – tennis shoes, two pair of ‘dress up’ sandals, and my Birkenstock sandals. That’s all. I’m good with that. But when it comes to socks, I’ve got oodles. Several for every...
by Joan | Feb 22, 2019 | Dan McGuire Blog Challenge
(Originally posted February 11, 2018) Even though it’s early February, my garden thinks it is spring. Bees are humming. Daffodils are blooming. And the weeds are spreading I enjoy spending time in my garden – as previous posts have purported. As a kid, I hated...
by Joan | Feb 22, 2019 | Dan McGuire Blog Challenge, Memories, Writing
(Originally posted February 7, 2018) Last June, our community lost a very talented writer, musician, and all-around amazing guy, Dan Mc Guire. After his passing, our Writers of Kern (WOK) Board wanted to do something in his memory. Because he was an avid blogger (over...
by Joan | Feb 22, 2019 | Dan McGuire Blog Challenge, Memories, Writing
(Originally posted November 5, 2014) My dad loved to tap dance. Even into his late 80s he would don his shiny, black shoes and tap his way across the kitchen floor in rhythmic precision. He loved to perform and was part of a senior dance troupe in Fresno, known as the...
