Category: My Family
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Mom & Dad Visit in June, 2006 – Day 2
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23832 – 1271 Dear Sundry and Diverse Readers, Members of My Favorite Audience, Here’s the haps: In June of 2006, about 3 months before my mother passed away, my parents’ pastor paid for them to come visit. I chronicled their visit in the blog I had at the…
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Mom & Dad Visit in June, 2006 – Day 1
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23831 – 1270 Dear Sundry and Diverse Readers, Members of My Favorite Audience, Here’s the haps: In June of 2006, about 3 months before my mother passed away, my parents’ pastor paid for them to come visit. I chronicled their visit in the blog I had at the…
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Happy Belated Birthday, Dad – Reprint of A Walmart Bag of Stuff
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23830 – 1269 Hi all, Here’s the haps: I’ve got a few days’ posts scheduled but I’m writing this on May 1st. It’s my dad’s birthday today. He would be 99 years old today. It’s been fun keeping this streak going and being lighthearted and upbeat but today…
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Happy New Year
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23706 – 1231 Here’s The Haps: Greetings all! I know for many of my readers it’s already the year 2025 and in my time zone it will be soon. Thanks to all of you for stopping by and visiting, leaving likes and comments, and the many lurkers out…
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Happy Givethanksing Day! And A List Of Thank Things
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23670 – 1228 My dear Fans, Friends, Fiends, Foes, Foundlings, Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, Children of All Ages, and Creatures From All Galaxies, Here’s the haps: One problem with making a list like this is where to even start. How do you say it all? Is…
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A Shout Out To My Friends Here At The Blogosphere & IRL
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23601 – 1219 Here’s the haps: Consistency. A word that I have seldom laid claim to. When I posted the “Remember” picture on 9/11 I didn’t think about how long it had been since my last post. That’s where my Herbdate came in handy. It was 34 days…
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Day 2 – The Durango To Silverton Steam Train Ride
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23503 – 1213 Here’s the haps: Last April, on the A – Z challenge I did a post about wanting to ride the Durango to Silverton steam train. In 2022 the train company and the forest service decided to suspend the ride due to the dry conditions. People…
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Day 1 – Wolf Creek Pass to Durango, Colorado
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Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23502 – 1212 Here’s the haps: Back in 2022, when we went to the Grand Canyon for TNT’s graduation, our intention was to drive over Wolf Creek Pass, stop in Pagosa Springs and then go to Durango to ride the train. Well, we did the drive but the…