Played any good books lately...

This is the Fortieth article in a permanent column for Stroud Arts that appears in the Stroud American. The mission of these articles is to inform, educate and inspire you, the reader, to Make Art Happen in your life and the life of our community.

Large flying insects

I mowed on Monday evening, then Kindra and I sat on the porch and watched the lightning bugs float through the dusk. We have a good crop of them this year and they come out every evening to put on a show just for us. It is hard to estimate how many might be in the yard at any time.

Time for closure on Meeker case

Last September, a former vice mayor of Meeker filed a complaint claiming the Town’s Board of Trustees had violated the law.

Observing Memorial Day

This weekend America will celebrate Memorial Day Weekend. It’s a holiday that can be bittersweet for many people. I look forward to enjoying this long weekend.

Impact of words often underestimated

The dark grey wall paint of the doctor’s office was almost as depressing as the words coming out of the doctor’s mouth were. It would have sounded laughable, if he hadn’t been so serious: 16 years old and diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome. At first, I didn’t want to believe it.

Read any good books?

This is the Thirty-nineth article in a permanent column for Stroud Arts that appears in the Stroud American. The mission of these articles is to inform, educate and inspire you, the reader, to Make Art Happen in your life and the life of our community.

Keep adapting and make art happen

This is the Thirtyeighth article in a permanent column for Stroud Arts that appears in the Stroud American. The mission of these articles is to inform, educate and inspire you, the reader, to Make Art Happen in your life and the life of our community. Happy Mother’s Day!

Town Talk

Town Talk along with the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary will hold a Memorial Day Ceremony at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, May 25th at the Stroud Cemetery. There will be a short program and a 21-gun salute to honor our deceased veterans.

Houseplants

Saturday was interesting. First, we put together a picnic table that Kindra had ordered online. The picnic table came from Indonesia, I saw on a label, and was made from a synthetic material that looked like gray barnwood. I salute Kindra for choosing this material instead of actual tree wood.

Birthdays with family

Earlier this month, my wife Pat and I celebrated our birthdays. As many of you may be aware, my wife and I share the same birth date, but three years apart. I am the older one. This year our birthday was a little more special than some have been in the past.