Okay, posts have been non-existent 'round these parts for quite some time. Thanks to the folks who have expressed curiosity or concern, and I apologize for not even confirming I'm still alive. Life's a bitch sometimes.
My eldest, Boyd Jr, the Marine, is returning from a six month government-sponsored pleasure cruise, which included some stops in garden spots such as Bahrain (pretty damned expensive for a 21-year-old Lance Corporal (at the time — he's now a Corporal) and Kuwait (from whence he had a few side trips to places like Iraq. At any rate, I'll be heading down to Camp Lejeune this weekend to welcome him home (and to see my latest grandbaby, not to mention my first granddaughter (see the girls here) and my daughter-in-law). Also on the positive side of the ledger, my son and daughter who live in Tennessee will be there.
I'm taking both the digital still camera and the digital video camera, but I'm notoriously lousy at taking pics and stuff. I like to be involved too much. But I vow that I'll do my best to actually capture some bits for you.