Tales from FAR Manor

Some things never change… and some, they change and pretend not to. Sunday, April 23, 2045 The Rat Race, Continued Coffee’s a luxury item th...

OK, so… yesterday, the bum knee started to get a little better, but I went to the doc’s to have it checked out anyway. She sent me to X-ray,...

Note: any resemblance to The Last Drop is purely intentional. (Thanks to Andi, Lisa, and Beth for helping me beat on an extended version fo...

It has been a while since the last one of these… in fact, I had to go look it up. Seeing as I’m off work for the next two weeks (hooray!) b...

The road out front of the manor is lined with all sorts of stuff this time of year. Some of it blooms, some doesn’t, and the economy sucks e...

Tuesday, November 22, 2044 I’m History A history student followed Pat down from the college to interview me for a paper he’s writing. I was ...

Sunday afternoon, we were eating lunch before going to the cinema… and Daughter Dearest’s phone rang. Her (now ex-)boyfriend Sasquatch has a...

The blueberries peaked and dried up the week I was suffering from cramps in my back muscles, so I didn’t get too many. Even more unfortunate...

Tuesday, October 25, 2044 Dreams I’ve been having odd dreams lately. In one, The Boy was an old man with no feet, riding in a cart while you...

After repairing the shelf in Daughter Dearest’s closet, I got started on supper. I had put myself on the hook to make rolls and pasta salad,...

…west? This is Planet Georgia. The sun sets wherever the pod people say it sets. Just ask them! The three-day weekend is about 1/3 over. Som...

Since I was working at home today, Mrs. Fetched’s mom invited me down to help scarf some leftovers for lunch. DoubleRed was invited too, but...

So begins the final sub-series. 2037–2044 To Sleep, Perchance to Dream After disruption, a new equilibrium. The new sea level worked its way...

Summer is hitting Planet Georgia with both barrels… as I’ve said before, the weather here has attitude. But it’s not stopping the flowers… A...

The last first episode of summer… we’re about to start the home stretch. Thursday, November 20, 2036 Homecoming And almost exactly a year af...

The daylilies are gone, but the tiger lilies are out now: A couple of them near this pair may have cross-pollinated with the daylilies; they...

Opium Magazine has printed a story on the cover that takes 1000 years to read . (Yes, I had to leave a comment plugging a certain novel that...

Wednesday, September 3, 2036 The Boy Goes to Washington (and Beyond) Anybody who watched the President’s special address last night probably...

Note: the comments link is now at the TOP of the posts. I've been fiddling with stuff but haven't figured out how to move it to the ...

A fitting name for this guy; it shoots straight up about 5 feet: The sheer height, plus the poofy looking ball on the end, means that you re...