The thing about being without electricity at Kelley Ridge was that I was thankful–thankful that I was trapped there and not somewhere else. Being there, I could burn wood and keep the house warm. This kept my pipes from freezing. Having experienced a burst pipe and a flood coming from my second floor all the […]

We decided to have our Kelley Ridge Open House on Boxing Day this year since Caitlan’s friend Sarah said she felt sorry for us since we didn’t have Boxing Day in the U.S. We cooked a turkey breast and a rib roast, made mulled wine and figgy pudding (thanks to Brendan), and invited friends. We […]

I’ve decided to write short blog posts. Maybe I’ll write every day that way. I am heading across the pond on Wednesday. I promise to let you know about the wonderful trip that Caitlan, Kyle and I are going to take. Anyway, here are a few highlights from this weekend and the past two months: […]

Friday Night: Went to Patti’s for Groupies. We were all there, which I liked, because frequently one of us has other commitments. We have decided to read Scott Hahn’s THE LAMB’S SUPPER which is about the Mass and the Book of Revelation. Patti had a chicken cacciatore sort of dish over pasta, salad, bread, and […]

Friday–Saw Torrance Rylee, finally, and she fell asleep on my chest Groupies at Deb’s with heavenly potato cheese soup Spent the night at Sharon’s, served tea before bedtime Saturday–Took Camry to Miller’s for gasket replacement Sharon picked me up and dropped me at 4th saying she had a few errands before helping me paint Her […]

Today was the first Christmas at Kelley Ridge with the Adkins-Wood Family. I think Joe would have been proud, although he probably would not have picked the 9 foot tree. He would have wanted to cut our own. We slept in since we had been to Casey County for Midnight Mass the night before. There […]

Two years ago today, I woke to find my dear, precious Joe Wood dead in the bed beside me. Aunt Betty, my model true believer, would call this Joe’s Glory Day. KK and I decided that today should be a party since we decorated Kelley Ridge for Christmas for the first time this year. So […]

Well, I was in the pit for a while and I hade to climb out, but now I’m better. It was weird because KK was sick in England, too, and so at first I thought I had gotten her germs over SKYPE, but then I decided it was just sympathy illness. Actually, I probably just […]

Last night the Camry would not start. This morning I awoke and went out to see if Icould jump it. It started right up, so I drove to the gas station to get coffee. It would not start. Frank McBrayer was out walking and saw me and tried to jump it. I guess I thought […]

Today I spent most of my day at Kelley Ridge. I had spent the night at Deb’s and slept in until I was awakened by KK’s phone call. At first I thought it was my alarm, so I’m glad I looked at the phone and answered it instead of pushing the hang up key! Caitlan […]