Category: Just Fun

The Tushy Bidet Is A Lifestyle Changer

A good clean household improvement

There aren’t many lifestyle changers that appeal to me at my age. I’m pretty set in my ways. However, after my daughter and son-in-law surprised me with a Tushy Spa bidet attachment for the toilet, I can say this is a welcome change for some of those ways.

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I was first exposed to the Tushy bidet after they moved into their new house earlier in the year and installed one for themselves. I was hooked. Earlier this summer they gifted me with the same model for my birthday. This past weekend my son-in-law did the install (he’s a much more gifted plumber and handyman than I) and let me tell you I wish I had discovered this decades ago.

Sort of humorous when you look into the history of bidets and how that never became an accepted cultural tradition until recently in American households.

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Fields of Fall

A few photos from the weekend taken while passing through the fields of Wisconsin. 

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I imagine soon enough there will be more than just the golden color on the fields as the leaves start to turn.

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We Had Some Adventures

A great (and greatly exhausting) weekend!

We’re back home after a crazy long weekend celebrating my birthday with the grandkids. We had some adventures on land, in chasing a few leaves around the pool, and walking across a few bridges. 

This grandpa couldn’t have asked for a better time celebrating.

Now to prepare for our next trip. 

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Achievement Unlocked: 70 Spins Around The Sun

I hit seven decades of living on this planet today. That’s 15 years beyond the shelf life of males on my father’s side of the family, so feeling pretty good about the accomplishment.

Celebrating with grandkids and family this weekend after a joint party last week with a dear friend who shares the same birthday week. (That’s where the picture above is from.)

Onward.

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First Monarch Of The Season

Butterfly sightings of all types have been few and far between in the various necks of the woods I’ve been spending time in so far this summer. Here’s a photo of the the first Monarch Butterfly that crossed my path.A close-up shot of a Monarch butterfly perched on a cluster of pink, unopened milkweed flower buds, illuminated by soft sunlight against a blurred green background.

Hope we see more. They always give me a bit of joy.

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There Are Days and There Are Days

Some days are insanely hectic, bordering on maddening. Some bring something resembling a calmer pace. Some days you just need to park the car, have a sit, and check out the scenery.

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Moments Captured and Not Captured

Sometimes a camera isn’t necessary to capture a moment in your heart.

There was a lasting moment last weekend after my wife’s performance in Hope Summer Rep’s production of Always Patsy Cline. The memory of the occasion will last even though there’s only a few dark and blurry photographs of the moments immedieatly after. 

A bevy of family members had come into town for the show from several points on the compass. They included our grandchildren, eager to see Grandma T on stage. After the show the family fan club waited for my wife to appear and when she exited the theatre from the backstage door she was about a block away.

Our grandson saw her, and holding a bouquet of flowers took off running at a full gallop to greet her. As speedy as he was, the run seemed to last forever.

Now every adult had a camera on hand. But no one captured the run. Afterwards we all admitted that the length and speed of his running had us all holding our breath, afraid our sprinting grandson would take a tumble before he reached his grandma. 

He made it. In high style. The photo above shows him and his sister, (who eventually caught up at a slightly safer pace) giving their Grandma T big hugs. 

It’s a moment we all captured in our hearts, if not on video. It’s also one none of us will ever forget, but always share.

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Today I Climbed Trees

Spending the day with the grandkids. And today my grandson and I decided to climb a few trees.

Actually he decided to climb a few trees. I just snapped the pictures.

And it was good.

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Sunday Morning Reading

Taking a breath

It’s been a crazy whirlwind of emotions lately. A death in the family. Keeping up with the grandkids. Celebrating my wife’s latest theatre gig. With that, Sunday Morning Reading is on hiatus this week. 

Enjoy your Sunday, while I enjoy time with the grandkids. (If they don’t wear me out!)

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