Finding Direction: The Wind Vane Chronicles

If you will look below at Friday’s post, you will see the photo of a master potter’s hand-thrown, kiln dried and glazed vase, with lid, given to us by Kay Nguyen, a member of our extended family.  I asked you each to try to guess what the motif is that she carved around the jar.
I [...]

The beautiful pottery jar with lid below was hand thrown and decorated by Tom’s son-in-law’s sister, Kay Nguyen, a professional potter.  She lives in Houston where she practices her art and works with children and others.
It is kiln fired and glazed.  It has an interesting motif carved in the clay which is carried out [...]

What is your view from your kitchen sink when you are standing there working?  (Or not working, as the case may be, in the case of you fellas.)
I don’t know about y’all, but I spend a lot of time at my kitchen sink.  A lot.   At least, it seems that way sometimes.
Of course, I used [...]

I’m starting a new series today I call “Story Tellers.”  The premise of this series came from a comment Tom’s daughter, Kristine, made one time several years ago when visiting with us in our home.
We were showing her something and telling the story behind it.  She turned to us and said, rather in awe, “It’s [...]

We’ve just returned Monday evening from five days away and were so happy to be home, you know?  I’ll show you some photos below of some of the reasons we so love coming home.
We saw the neurosurgeon in Birmingham (a gorgeous city, by the way – at least the south side where we were) on [...]

April 4th – The Girls (& Tom) Go Shopping
Saturday was our second full day at home together and another day full of fun, too, thanks as always to Mom.  It was a busy one, but not too.  We tried our best to rest and relax in between "fun stuff," but then, it was all fun!  [...]

I have gained a new respect for the positive aspects of the internet for Christians as I have gone through this latest health battle with the pinched nerve in my left shoulder blade area from my totally messed up neck.  You all have been a huge part of this thinking on my part.  I’ll talk [...]

Most of you probably haven’t noticed, but I’m working on a new tab at the top of my page here I call "A Home Complete."  I’ve not felt well enough to size many of the photos yet, nor do I feel well enough today to continue with the cliffhanger from last time on "The Great [...]