It is a precious circumstance that I share my life with a superlative being. I did not know or suspect that such a beautiful, marvelous, extraordinary, phenomenal, and remarkable person might exist. She is my best friend, my boundless confidant, my supporter, my lover – the person with whom I share nearly every waking hour…
Jewelry has never been something that I value much. I skipped the bracelets and the necklaces for the most part – other than to perhaps buy something for a significant other. I do like watches but recently purchased a Timex to replace my broken Citizen’s watch (paid $35 for it) and have liked that watch…
Living up here at Love’s Landing places us a bit far from the kids and their kids. We really value the opportunities to get with any of them. This weekend Kim went down to get Elly and brought her up for a couple of evenings. We basically proofed up the house and set into the…
Today, a unique picture was taken. We did it in the spur of the moment – my daughter-in-law, Malika, snapped it. I believe this is the first picture ever taken, along our own Risley lineage, of 4 generations of Risley males, all with the name Risley, in a single pose. Here stands great granddad (Uncle…
Bryan and I finished our trip today (Monday 2 Aug 1999). We were gone 10 days (9 nights) and covered 19 states with highlights in Branson Missouri, the Tuskeegee Airmen training field in Alabama, Ozarks of Arkansas, a Flight Service Station in Nebraska, the Badlands, Custer, Mount Rushmore and Wind Cave in South Dakota, Devil’s…
Have you ever noticed how family are the ones that love you most but often know you least? I’ve heard it said that one is rarely a profit among his own. I believe that is because of high familiarity. This is rather rampant in families – though I think it is only an apparency. This,…
My sons and I took a weekend to fly down to Key West for some diving. We left Tampa in my airplane and arrived in Key West a couple hours later. We found a place to stay (no pre-planning here), made our dive trip arrangements and basically had a great time. There is nothing like…
A few years ago my dad wanted to use that sailboat that had been sitting behind his home. So the plan was hatched to take her out and down to Key West. I quickly offered for Kim and I to help crew the boat. I asked my son, David and Bryan, if the would like…
I am NOT a cat person. But I could be accurately called an “animal” person. Cats have, to me, always been a bit mysterious; a bit too independent for my blood. It seemed that they really could care less about whether we are around or not. Well this cat, the one that, basically, owns us;…
Early memories are difficult to sort, at times. The fleeting pictures with differing indices of backgrounds. “Was that there – or maybe there?” or “Had I lost my first tooth yet?” My memories of Mom seem to start with a hand. How interesting. It was a hand pulling a sled. I recall laying in that…