Tag Archives: preparations
In Preparations
I’m sitting here watching the newscasters talk about the approaching weather front while ever so often glancing out the window at the dark sky. This one could be mean, or not. Obviously I’m hoping for the – or not. They … Continue reading
February Seventeenth; Random Act of Kindness
I was hoping the cloud cover would break, at least for a while. That doesn’t appear to be going to happen. The temperature here is supposed to be comfortable today. It would have been a perfect day to head for … Continue reading
Day Twenty Seven Footnotes One More Time
And yet again, but. We are being told that another winter weather event is heading our way. We are also being told that it is going to be a lot colder this time around. I’m not sure (yes, I am) … Continue reading
Day Thirteen; Footnotes Just Another Day of Odds, Ends and Maybe Bad
Its all in the simple things. I had told my dad yesterday that I would help him cut up kindling today. After falling though, I really didn’t want to attempt moving his saw into place. Early today he called me … Continue reading
January Thirteenth; The Most Important Preparation
Smoke from the wood stove is drifting low through the woods out back while the sun tries to shine through the cloud covering. The temperature is just above freezing according to the computer so the dogs are curled up in … Continue reading
Day Eleven; Footnotes of Be Ready
Is it coming? Is it going to snow? Will it be ice or sleet or simply rain? Which ever it will be, something is coming. And the excitement is building. Here it is, not even nine at night yet, and … Continue reading
November Twenty-fifth Plans and Recipe For a Good Day
A moment of lucidity. I’ve been battling sleep and being sleepy all afternoon. One moment I’m watching a movie on television and the next I’m watching as the credits scroll up the screen. Currently The Wizard of Oz is finishing … Continue reading
September Twenty-first, An Anniversary, And An Understanding of the Importance of Preparations.
Thirty-two years ago. Today was well, today. I spent the first of the morning sitting outside of my dad’s eye doctor while the doctor checked dad’s eye that he had somehow scratched. While it is much improved, he wanted dad … Continue reading
Day 208; Footnotes of Being Prepared
The thunder rumbles in the distance, the sky has grown increasingly dark. The growing dark causing the solar lights out front to come on, one by one. A flickering against the approaching clouds. From the woods, the tree frogs call … Continue reading
Words from The Dirt Road 