I've been lax on blogging this year, so I thought I'd ease back in with some photos of what I've been up to during 2017. First off, Tamara and I toured Scotland for 2 weeks in September.
Continue readingIn June 2015 we took an incredible trip to Russia. After a few days in Moscow, we sailed north along the Volga-Baltic waterway to some towns deep in the Russian countryside (Uglich, Yaroslavl) and then
Continue readingThis is the special story of Tigger. I have shared most of my life with cats, typically 3-6 of them at any time. Though Pippin is my current favourite, Tigger remains the most dear to me. Let me tell
Continue readingBack from a fun vacation in Florida. Here's a small selection of the hundreds of photos we took: A gallery of Orlando, including Disney, Universal Studios and Kennedy Space Center: &nbs...
Continue readingHello. Hey, it's me, in case you're wondering who this stranger is. I haven't posted for a whole month because May has been an insanely busy month. My mother came over from England for 3 weeks and we had
Continue readingI know it's not Thanksgiving, but today I want to give thanks for some things. I have two lists: General My darling wife: She is a wonderful friend, mate and companion in life. We don't have everything
Continue readingHere's a look at a hobby I picked up a few years ago: Building wooden ships. I'm sure you just imagined all those plastic kits that we boys loved to make as a child, typically of aircraft and spaceships.
Continue readingAnd now a change from writing about writing. For your enjoyment and overdose of cuteness, I present a gallery of our six cats:
Continue readingWhere do I write? In an earlier post, I showed some fantastic photos of famous sci-fi and fantasy authors and their writing nooks. The two common denominators appeared to be overflowing bookshelves and
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