Author Archives: Kelsey
Start of Summer 2014
So, summer is almost upon is, officially, and it is 2014, and things are ticking along just as well as can be expected for us. The kids are already out of school for the summer, and Missus and I are … Continue reading
The Jetsons
My mom is over visiting from Denver and this morning her cell phone keeps ringing notifications to say that something or another has happened on it, probably a social media alert. It is consistent, and unending. It chimes off a … Continue reading
Testing
I am testing Andriod on my site. It seems it doesn’t like pictures! But it does post!
Remembering Grandpa Bancroft
So, grandpa Bancroft reminded us last week that we are all mortal, even him. We put him in the ground at a family started cemetery in Duchene, Utah, where one of the ancestors buried a young child, so the story … Continue reading
A Haunting Evening
I was out for a drive earlier this evening, and there was a haunting mist over the landscape. Some of the lights on distant houses were only pinpoints, and others were a little less clear with an aura around them, … Continue reading
Musings For A Spring Workday
Today I am working on the lighting in Grandma’s bedroom. She has been using floor and table lamps in there since the days when she owned the house. But she complains of her eyesight going bad, so as part of … Continue reading
Lemons and Honey
I am sat here with a cup of hot lemon and honey in front of me. The yard outside appears as if in a spring thaw, birds fluttering about, and the snow almost melted completely away. Yet, it is only … Continue reading
At Parting
The fifth bell has tolled, and away she has gone. I sit in the living room, the lights dim, a soft heat radiating from the embers of the fire, the lick of a few flames to punctuate the atmosphere, my … Continue reading
Snow, A Dead Chicken, A Funeral, and the Joy of Furniture Arranging
Snow’s been falling today, which around here means that the temperatures have risen! It’s been too cold to snow for the last week and a half or so, but finally the temperature has come up to the high twenties and … Continue reading
All In A Night’s Sleep
Time for sleep. No problem. Count some sheep. That ought to send me right off to sleep. One. Two. Three… I wonder what kind of sheep we will get in the spring? I have got to get that fencing done … Continue reading