Weekly Schedule
Something new each Saturday.
Life, the universe and my circumstances permitting.
I'm focusing on 'family stories' at the moment. ("A Change of Pace: Family Stories" (11/23/2024))- Category: Family Stories
But if something else caught and held my interest during the week, that's what I'll share.
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Happy. Southern. Catholic. - Time for Reflections
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Brian H. Gill
I was born in 1951. I'm a husband, father and grandfather. One of the kids graduated from college in December, 2008, and is helping her husband run businesses and raise my granddaughter; another is a cartoonist and artist; #3 daughter is a writer; my son is developing a digital game with #3 and #1 daughters. I'm also a writer and artist.
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Category Archives: Journal
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Weekend
I started writing about a Florida fish farm that’s raising salmon for American groceries. Salmon don’t live in Florida’s lakes and rivers. The water’s too warm. Besides, they only spend part of their lives in fresh water. That’s why the … Continue reading
April Showers, Minnesota Style, and More (or Less)
(Wednesday morning, my webcam’s view. (April 14, 2021) Minnesota’s April showers can be rain, snow, or anything in between. Tuesday afternoon and evening’s were snow, which was gone by Wednesday afternoon. I gather that folks don’t generally talk about weather … Continue reading
Sunshine, Holy Water and a Trip to the Emergency Room
Between Saturday’s sunshine and today’s patches of green grass, I’ve enjoyed this weekend. For the most part. I picked up a bottle from the first of this year’s holy water last Sunday, following up with blessing the house on Tuesday. … Continue reading
Minnesota in the Springtime: And Loving It
That’s what my webcam saw on the afternoon of April 13, 2018. That’s not a typo. It was April, and we had snow on the ground. That was then, this is now. We’ve got a little snow in sheltered and … Continue reading
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!
The day being what it is, I thought sharing a bit of a prayer called St. Patrick’s Breastplate might be in order. “…Christ with me, Christ before me,Christ behind me, Christ within me,Christ beneath me, Christ above me,Christ at my … Continue reading
