Oddball Observations

 A few weeks ago Judy and I heard some disturbing news about our longtime friend, Diane Kalas. She had suffered a stroke in Flagstaff, Arizo...

 It was two weeks late but our first monsoon storm of the season arrived yesterday afternoon. As I remarked, it's as if it was making up...

 

  Guess what today is. Oh yes, just in time. It's National Ice Cream Day! So take the edge off of that heat and get yourself a cone. Or ...

Part of Judy's Coleus Forest, trying to take over the patio. (There are more in the house)  

  Vive la France! Yes, it's France's National Day also known as Bastille Day! So let's eat lots of snails! Or you could celebrat...

With summer's scorching temperatures recently we had been pretty much confined to our home. It is supposed to surpass the 100 degree mar...