For the July 4th long weekend, I’ll be taking two of my children up north. We’ll be at Tall Timber in NH. We will fish the cold headwaters of the Connecticut River, just a short drive away from Canada. I’ve been making flies and prepping our gear. I look forward to this trip each
‘Wonder Woman’
One of my children and I just saw the Wonder Woman movie. I highly recommend it. The movie has a little bit for everyone. There is a good plot, action, special effects, a love story. It is structured to be a quest for the characters: three acts that develop and ultimately end when the characters
My Father’s Day
What a great Father’s Day so far. I fulfilled my Sunday obligations yesterday, and so, slept in. Tied flies in the morning. Later this summer, I’m taking some of my daughters up north for our annual fly-fishing-with-Dad outing. So, I have to prep. After a few hours, I went to the gym. Mrs. T. made
Home Alone
Well, the family is out of town. And, for the first time, I am “home alone.” Our son is in California. Mrs. T. is away to visit her sister, and one of our other children is with her. Other children are with a school chorale trip in Ireland. Here is a view of County Killarney
Truths
Blog reader Petrina Buckley in a comment forwarded a link to a TED Talk. It is by Anne Lamott, and is called “12 Truths I Learned from Life and Writing.” It is very good. Here are some quotes: There is almost nothing outside of you that will help in any kind of lasting way, unless
Road Trip
My good friend, Mike Gaiss, had a health scare on Superbowl Sunday. It was good to chat with him a bit ago and hear that he is up and around. He and two of his children (one is in college, one has graduated) decided to do a road trip out west. Below, is a video