Category Archives: This and That

The Dangers of Decorating

Posted on September 13, 2018 by Climbing Downhill

  We bought a happy-looking spring wreath for our front door this year.               I thought it complemented the daffodils that greet us in the spring.               The … Continue reading →

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Hotel Review-HAMPTON INN, ST. LOUIS/ST. CHARLES, MO

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Climbing Downhill

We stayed at the Hampton Inn St. Louis/St. Charles, Missouri for two nights.  We had reserved a block of rooms for an event.  The sales manager who coordinated our block of rooms was delightful to work with and very helpful … Continue reading →

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Stairway – Where Did They Go?

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Climbing Downhill

 In my last blog post “Stairway to Heaven?” (click here to see it), I wrote about images of the  path to heaven being a stairway – a unsettling vision for someone who cannot walk.  I’m not the first to think that way.  … Continue reading →

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Stairway to Heaven?

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Climbing Downhill

It will happen to all of us.  You know what they say, “life is 100 percent fatal”, and “it’s a hard and cold fact that one out of every one person dies”, and “nobody gets out of here alive”.  Yes, … Continue reading →

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10 Ways to Win at Life’s Finish Line

Posted on October 7, 2016 by Climbing Downhill

I put some information together for a small group of friends and have been encouraged to share it with a wider audience.  Hello wider audience.  What follows is my personal advice.   As we go through the course of our lives, … Continue reading →

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I Put A Lid On It

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Climbing Downhill

I have scanned a gazillion pictures.  It’s a sea of images created on our computer organized in files for easy access.  Sometimes I browse through them for fun and sometimes I’m looking for a particular one I remember. One day as … Continue reading →

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Otis

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Climbing Downhill

While growing up in our home, one of our sons had a bedroom with a window near our privacy fence. The neighborhood birds would often perch on the top of the fence slats and announce a very early, and very … Continue reading →

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Update – Bloomin’ Seasons

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Climbing Downhill

We didn’t have to wait long for the rose bush to know it was it’s turn to bloom.  It’s buds burst into blooms quickly.   If it produces like last year, we will have blooms on and off until fall.  I … Continue reading →

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Bloomin’ Seasons

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Climbing Downhill

Our house sits on a modest lot in a midsize city in the Midwest. And it’s wonderful.  We are thankful for this great place we live in and the land it sits on. We are also grateful for the resources … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Day 2015

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Climbing Downhill

You gave me life. And you have loved me minute after minute, hour after hour, day after day, month after month, year after year, from birth until now.  20,283 days, 18 hours, and 30 minutes is a long time!  You … Continue reading →

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