An Old Fashioned Blog

Laura was with me in Barnes and Noble when I lingered over the leather journals. Later she apparently read my blog poston the subject. Subsequently, I received a beautiful leather-bound journal for Christmas. As I wrote earlier, the temptation was to put the journal away and use it for a special project. In my heart [...]

Posted by Tom on December 27th, 2011 | 1 Comment Posted in Uncategorized

Florida Christmas 2011

Another Christmas has come and gone, and again this year we’ve spent it in Florida with Laura’s sister, Amy. It’s been a busy week, with boat trips, paddling trips, and explorations of the area. Normally I would have done several posts, but I just hadn’t gotten around to it. So I’ve combined a few items [...]

Posted by Tom on December 27th, 2011 | 1 Comment Posted in Family, Paddling, Photography, Travel

Christmas Kitsch

The Chia Pets have emerged from their long hibernation. The gaudy decorations having been springing forth in stores for the past month and a half. We have now hit the peak of the season for Christmas Kitsch. Laura and I make regular trips to Garden Ridge this time of year to supplement our light supplies [...]

Posted by Tom on December 16th, 2011 | No Comments Posted in Weirdness

Christmas in Florida

There were rumors and reports of snow back in Greenville. It wasn’t exactly my definition of a “white Christmas.” To me, a white Christmas is when you wake up and everything is covered in snow. However, I wasn’t going to be picky – snow is snow, and I would have enjoyed it all the same. [...]

Posted by Tom on December 26th, 2010 | 2 Comments Posted in Family

Christmas Paddling

It’s Christmas. That means a trip to Florida to visit Laura’s sister, Amy. Using the new kayak racks Laura gave me for my birthday, I brought down the tandem that we got last summer so that we could paddle it out on the Indian River. After an 11 hour drive, I had to hit the [...]

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Posted by Tom on December 23rd, 2010 | 1 Comment Posted in Paddling, Travel
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