Such an interesting week. We closed on the house in Port Aransas and will be closing on the house in the Austin area today. In between, we loaded up a truck which we rented and moved. The estimates for a move did not make any sense. The prices were way too high. The primary factor was […]

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I’ll say it again: I’m not hard-wired to be positive and inspiring for one hundred posts. But since surrender is not an option I’m going to continue to enlist my blogging allies in this “fight” to convince people that embracing the emptiness of the dark is never the…

We are now at our new home in the Austin area. Lucy and Twiggy are adapting quite well. There are some differences, but I’ll let them explain. “Lucy. What are all these little crispy things on the ground?” “Leaves, Little Potato. The trees around here shed in the winter.” “I think walking on the road is […]

  It is Wednesday Story Day again, and last week we arrived at Mrs. Rafferty’s house to find a lawyer by the name of Sanders waiting to greet them. I think we better get over there to find out why she lawyered up and what she has to say.   “Mrs. Rafferty this is Detective […]

In Keith’s words. “Using this photo (below) as inspiration, write a short story, flash fiction, scene, poem; anything, really; even just a caption for the photograph. Either put it (or a link to it) in a comment or email it to me at keithchanning@gmail.com before 6pm next Sunday (if you aren’t sure what the time […]

  As you may know, I’m in the process of moving and today is unload day at the new location. So today’s Top Ten Things Not to Do has only one thing times ten. 10 – 1   If you are moving, do not try to do a quality top ten list. If you do, […]

As I mentioned on Friday, today the producer, Lucy, Twiggy, and I will be relocating to the Austin Texas area. Since this is my last Port Aransas post I decided to give you a view of my neighborhood. I have taken many pictures of other neighborhoods but this is a first for my own. We […]

  It is Stream of Consciousness Saturday time again, and this weeks prompt is “cele-” Yes that is right. Linda Hill says to use a word that has “cele” in it and to have fun. If you would like to participate, visit Linda’s blog and read how. Here is the link. The Friday Reminder and Prompt for […]

  Another Friday has rolled around, and it has been hectic for the last two weeks. The producer and I have sold our house here at the beach and bought another in Austin Texas. Yes, I know. The question comes up, “Why on Earth would you do that?” It is a good thing that there are […]

It was very foggy yesterday, and Lucy and Twiggy still wanted their walk. “Twiggy I think we should cut the walk short. It is way too foggy.” “Lucy. Are you flying a plane? We are walking for heaven’s sake. Besides, look at the gulls up ahead.” “Okay, but keep your eye out for cars coming […]