Tales from FAR Manor

Late last winter, Mrs. Fetched started noticing mold spots in the ceiling above our shower, shortly followed by water coming through there. ...

Winter #2 arrived last night, after a very nice send-off from Spring #1 on Wednesday. We’ll be back in the cold soup for a while, judging fr...

Contents Charles : This isn’t what I’d expect as a venue. Blank white room? Why is it a white room? I’m in my bedroom. Wall panels some weir...

Our heroes — some of them, anyway — have another long day ahead of them… Contents Wednesday, September 21, 2011 Cody unscrewed the milk cap ...

With this week’s TB02, I figured it was time to update the error codes. Here’s a link to the old error codes . TB01 : Left home (again) TB02...

Well, it’s official: The Boy has moved back in. They cleaned out the apartment yesterday and finished cleaning it up today. To “honor” the o...

Thus concludes the long Tuesday… Contents Max walked in and picked up his cards. “Was she there?” Charles asked. “Yup,” Max said, straighten...

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 ...