I don’t often hang around the east side of my house so was amazed to find these surprise lilies blooming their heads off. You see, I didn’t plant them. I don’t grow them in the yard anywhere. In fact, I don’t recall seeing them anywhere in the neighborhood. How they got there, I’ll never know. Usually, squirrels eat every bulb they can find. Heck. They even eat my Christmas cactus along with tomatoes, strawberries and anything else that isn’t nailed…
This past Christmas we had a couple of non-family members join us. One surprised us with a visit from Mickey Mouse. Who knew one of Vic’s tractor buddies also has a passion for impersonating Mickey Mouse? Great-granddaughter was in awe of our visitor.
I’ve been asked to show you a picture of the tree that got the buzz cut. Here it is.
The tree trimmers came out from under the rocks with the turn of the year. I agreed to “having the dead limbs trimmed out.” Then I went to my dentist appointment. When I came home I was surprised my one and only tree had a buzz cut. The picture above is what had been trimmed! I think I’ll not live long enough to have to pay for another trim! My books are available at https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B007F5H0H4
This past Friday Channel 4 set up broadcasting in Overland Park downtown under the clock tower. I had seen Mark Alford speaking about D-Day the day before. I got the notion to take him my Hard Times in the Heartland book that includes stories about my dad during WW II in France and Germany. When I arrived a crowd gathered behind Mark and Abby Eden. Did I dare approach them? Would someone stop me? I observed one man walk up to…