Tales from FAR Manor

The snow is gone, the temps aren’t going below freezing past the end of the 7-day forecast, and the rain will arrive in the next couple of h...

Yes, I did mention the incredible spark-shooting refrigerator incident from late last month/year/decade (pick one). We packed the other fri...

Contents Cody gave a surprised “Mmmf,” but made no attempt to break off the kiss. He let go of her arm and pulled her closer; she shifted hi...

Between working at home as usual on Wednesday and Thursday, and icy roads on Friday keeping me here, I’ve mostly been cooped up in the Manor...

There were a couple of milestones this week. The biggie was me & Mrs. Fetched being married 25 years as of Tuesday. Doesn’t seem that lo...

Contents Well? Well what? What am I supposed to be doing? Talking about yourself. Oh. Well, my name is Sondra, and no I’m not a goth. I’m 18...

Contents Due to a request, I've backdated a “Table of Contents” page and added links to it at the beginning of each episode (and convers...

… of the year, anyway. As I type, we’re getting the classic wintry mix: rain, sleet, rain, and (at the moment) sleet and snow. I've been...

Contents “On behalf of all of us,” Charles said, “I thank you for your hospitality. With more people here to do the work, we can certainly g...

Mason ponders the true meaning of Christmas… or maybe he’s thinking about lunch. We got a pretty late start to the day, except for Mason of ...

Contents Cody put steaks on the grill as Tina and Kelly led the visitors into the pool area. Tim waved a wine bottle. “Hey, how do you guys ...

Taken from the ski hill on the west side of town, a bit before dawn, after Mason had gone back to sleep… ISO160, 60mm, f5, 2.5s, ambient lig...

We had a holiday party at work yesterday afternoon — good excuse to knock off for a couple of hours and nosh on some horsey-doovers. In the ...

Contents We’re still in Tuesday, and will be for the next several episodes. This is a long day. “Hey Dad!” Kelly pulled the gate open; he an...

Mason has been at the manor most of the week. Some nights Snippet has been here, some nights not… but this morning was the second time this ...

Contents I’m not much for putting myself forward. Don’t worry about it. Just talk about your personal history. Fine. I was born, I went to s...

Contents Tuesday, September 20, 2011 Tina helped Cody and Kelly push the inward gate open and squeeze the trailer through. Kelly was right: ...

Mason is three months old today, happy_birthday div 4 little dude! He’s been working lately on grasping things. Of course, he can grab anyt...

Contents Hi, I’m Tim Petro, proprietor of Town and Trail Bikes. Or was. Age 29 as of February. I’m told the family name was originally “Petr...