Sweet Whimsy

Sweet Whimsy

Ice Cream Truck Judy and I were walking around Greenwich Village a few years ago when we spotted a culinary amenity we no longer thought available. Mr. Softee. These rolling ice creameries were once common in our hometown, but at some point they stopped coming around....

Musical Musings

ToonWare Some years ago I opened an online shop called ToonWareHouse (check out the menu bar, thank you). During some down time I created a series of musicians just for the fun of it. I didn’t intend these to be for any particular purpose other than playing...
Wild Work

Wild Work

All the widows stood beside him weeping and showing tunics and other garments that Dorcas made while she was with them. There isn’t a lot of detail about Dorcas (also called Tabitha) in Luke’s narrative in the Acts of the Apostles.  In addition to being a...
Whimsical Comments

Whimsical Comments

Yep, I know I just posted on Sunday evening, and the schedule is one post per week, but I have a favor to ask. My new website is now designed to receive comments on the blog page. This post is basically a test to see if the comments work, how convenient they are for...
I’m Talking to You!

I’m Talking to You!

A current exhibit at our Missouri History Museum in St. Louis shows what our city was like in 1875. Elaborately displayed throughout several galleries, it is a sociological education about life’s ups and downs in the late 19th century. St. Louis was the fifth...
And Yet, I Don’t Really Like Peter Pan.

And Yet, I Don’t Really Like Peter Pan.

Please forgive me for using this image from last week, but a flying kid is still on my mind. My flying dream boy, along with my airplane and whimsical bird recollections, might  erroneously suggest that I harbor a secret desire to revert back to childhood. Or maybe...