The View from Squirrel Ridge

The ADA has finally admitted that low-carb diets are a good way to lose weight. Read Jimmy Moore's blog entry on low-carb and diabetes. ...

My daughter Marie has an interesting article on travel to Antarctica on Perceptive Travel Web Magazine . It's perceptive indeed, and her...

Since I carelessly let me camera's batteries run out of power right after Christmas, I wound up using a disposable camera for a few fina...

I drove past here the other day on my way home from shopping, just as the sunshine flowed in from low in the sky. Belle Grove was the site o...

This scene is from 35 years ago. My daughters and their friends are posing in our townhouse in Delray (Alexandria, VA).

I was surprised to see a new article stating that nonfat and low-fat milk seem to increase the risk of prostate cancer . Considering the mov...

My new year's resolutions include walking more and cutting back on sugar. Now I don't eat much sucrose; it makes my blood sugar spi...

Here's Ben in front of the Christmas tree. It's New Years Eve and we are staying home. I've never been a New Years party-person....

Here's a picture of Lynn and Marie in 1972. They are posing in front of their grandparents' fireplace.

A couple of days ago I got up early. As the sun lit up our view, the clouds parted enough to let us see the house across the ravine.

We've been dog-sitting for some friends. Their dog is a sweet Sheltie (Shetland Sheepdog). Scamp behaves so well; I am embarrassed for...

Frank's birthday falls even closer to Christmas than mine! He was born in Oakmont, Pennsylvania... a long time ago. Frank's Sites: ...

We had a nice Christmas. Both my daughters were here, plus my sister, and Allison and Dave. Left: Frank Below: Marie and Lynn

Above: Me, Ben, Marie, Peggy Below: Marie, Me, Lynn, Peggy

Here we are three years ago while my best dog ever was still with us.

LW, Christmas 2003

I'm no fan of the short days of December. What little sunshine there is ends before 6 PM, so we wind up walking the dog in the dark. But...

All the taxidermy items (left by the previous owner of our house) have finally been removed from the living room. Frank mounted one set of d...

Our tree is decorated and twinkling with lights. We talked about cutting one again this year but decided to take the easy route and buy a cu...

Golf Course in Mid-December, Basye, VA