Grandpa’s Cellar I’ve not figured out the magical age at which one is allowed to be opinionated and set in his ways but I must be getting closer every day. Maybe my daughters are already sharing little moments of laughter at my Dad-isms. Yes, I rinse every dish until it is clean BEFORE it goes […]
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All about Homer Miller and what he taught me about life.
The Giving Grandpa – Episode 9
Grandpa’s Dogs I am one of those people who, placed in a room with many others talking at the same time, become lost in the noise. It’s ok. I would rather listen and watch because I have learned that squelching the need to talk has always been the way I learn the most. From observing […]
The Giving Grandpa – Episode 8
Grandpa’s Whirligigs Most of us have heard that expression, “He’s a spitting image of his father!” We may even have used it a time or two to describe someone. My father had a good friend who was a missionary among jungle tribes in South America and every time Mr. Missionary came through our town, […]
The Giving Grandpa – Episode 7
Grandpa’s Education The summer after I finished high school I got my first car – a very used and very ugly Ford Pinto. It was not a chick magnet but it brought freedom I had never known. One of my big trips that summer was a solo drive to see Grandpa before I left for […]
The Giving Grandpa – Episode 6
Grandpa’s Treasures We live in a material society where the goal seems to be get as much as you can and make a big pile out of it all. One of the growing businesses in the US is Self-Storage. We have run out of room in our attics and garages and rather than shed the […]
The Giving Grandpa – Episode 5
The MacGyver Factor Many of us remember the action TV series in the late 80’s called MacGyver. MacGyver could work himself into and out of every situation before the show ran out of time or commercials. He would use whatever materials he found around him – string, chewing gum, or a piece of tin foil […]