The Scattered Crew

Summer is finally here in a sense, that it is what you call this season, but looking outside most days you would never know. We all are enjoying the little bit of sun we have been granted these past weeks and all have things to do. [...]

In Flanders Fields

In tribute to our fallen soldiers on this Memorial Day,
we reprint the John McCrae poem…

WWI: In Flanders Fields
John McCrae (1872-1918)

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset [...]

Starry, Starry Night

“We’re sleeping outside tonight so we can watch the stars before it gets too cold,”  Richard announced.  By dusk we were packing a mattress and sleeping bags from the attic to the east yard to set up our star gazing post.  Although we’d planned to share our backyard adventure with our dog and cat, they stood [...]