Barbara J. Hamby

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A Ride Through the Gorge

Trying to get over a cold and deal with a trying computer problem has put me into a bad mood. I’ll try to forget about it and remember the ride we took today.

We drove up the Columbia Gorge on Washington Highway 14 to Carson, then came back through Cascade Locks and down the Oregon side. The trees… click here to continue

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November, 16th, 2004

Red Hot Flash

With a few lingering twinges in my stomach, but feeling much better today, I tackled learning how to operate my new flash drive. This tiny device is quite complicated.

Smaller than a cigarette lighter, this drive will, I’m told, hold everything I have on my computer and then some. Modern technology is incredible and more technically challenging every… click here to continue

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November, 15th, 2004

A Sick Day

A question I have not resolved in the years since retirement concerns when I’m sick enough to take to my bed and sip broth. There have been very few such days. At first, I would ask myself whether, if I were working, I would have stayed home on such a day.

Since today was Sunday, I didn’t need… click here to continue

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November, 14th, 2004

Flash Drive - Flash Life

The flash drive I’ve been waiting for finally arrived yesterday by Federal Express, but I’ve not had a moment to try it out yet. I want to be positive there is no virus on either computer before I move files from one to another. So, today, I ran Norton anti-virus on both.

Now, I just need to get… click here to continue

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November, 13th, 2004

Robins’ Rest Area

This morning I feasted my eyes on the biggest bunch of robins I’ve ever seen in one place. They scattered themselves among the three trees that fill the window above my computer. They flitted here and there for several minutes. A few brunched on bright red berries on the bush below the nearest tree. A couple of smaller birds mingled… click here to continue

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November, 12th, 2004

Veterans Day

We had a very busy Veterans Day. I helped Al move things around and load the station wagon this morning. Then my daughter and son-in-law stopped by to pick up some lamps we don?’ need and I went to lunch with them.

When we got back from lunch, Al was back with a load of furniture. We got… click here to continue

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November, 11th, 2004

Falling Leaves, Not

Wind has gone on strike. No nearby trees have been denuded yet. They wait for breezes to carry their leaves away.

Leaf-raking, leaf-blowing, leaf-burning season is extended to a longer career than usual. Noisy street sweepers run through our quiet neighborhood every few days.

Meanwhile, inside our cozy dwelling, we push furniture around here and there,… click here to continue

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November, 10th, 2004

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