In over forty-five years, we have owned several wonderful golden retrievers. I don’t know how a golden could be anything but wonderful. Copper was our first. Lady, the princess, was our second golden. We raised her from a pup, she helped us raise our triplet sons, had a litter of twelve puppies, and left us …
Author: Dale Parsons
I love my wife, my family, and our dog, Maggie. I started blogging in 2018. A Coffee State of Mind covers a lot of topics. I hope you enjoy it.
Discovery Prompts Day 19: One Plus One Equals Three
In ninety seconds we went from a family of three to a family of six. We knew we were going to have triplets six days before they were born. The due date was April 10. They were born ten weeks early by cesarean section. We had no idea what to expect. We were supposed to …
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A Week on Mackinac Island, a Boy’s Dream Come True
The closest he had ever been to the Island was the Mackinac Bridge. Twice during family trips to Marquette to visit friends. Twice on the way to Wawa, Ontario for fishing and hunting. It was actually his father who did all the hunting and most of the fishing. The hunting wasn't successful and the fishing …
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Magical Mackinac Island, Michigan
One of our absolute favorite destinations rests between the Lower and Upper Peninsulas of our Great State of Michigan. It is Mackinac Island. Mackinac Island is a perfect combination of shopping, eating, walking, bike-riding, sight seeing, and history. The beauty of the Island is hard to describe, but very difficult to match. Less than a …
When Your Kids Outshine You
Graffiti Rock It’s a gift to be able to watch our own children becoming all they want to be. With a daughter and triplet sons, and now a son-in-law, three daughters-in-law, and eight grandchildren, it’s hard to imagine life getting even better. Our daughter has been drawing since she was little. She used to love …
An Exercise in Patience
Are you tired of waiting for patience? Model railroading is a great exercise in stretching your ability to wait for something good to happen. My current layout project began, literally, on the floor. The room I am using was a storage place for all the overflow stuff. I had to move, package, stack, sort, discard, …
HO Scale Layout Progress
Are you working on your HO scale train layout? Are you anxious to see trains moving through your scenery? So am I! This new layout I'm working on has taken a very long time, but I am taking serious steps to move forward. I have never used extruded foam as a base before, so I'm …
Adventures in Model Railroading – Small Beginnings
People who consider themselves model railroaders, or someday hope to be, had to start somewhere. Not very many start with a bunch of locomotives, tons of rolling stock, loads of scenery and a ready-made layout just waiting for an engineer. Usually, they start with a "train set" and a dream. Even a small oval on …
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Another Dog Who Loved Us
After our golden retriever, Lady, left us it was some time before another dog found us. One summer afternoon, I played a terribly dirty trick on our little boys. I retrieved a new tent I placed on layaway and put it together in the back yard. I went inside where the boys were eating lunch …
Dogs Who Love Us
Our lives would not be the same without the many dogs who shared our home. Each in his or her own special way brought happiness, love, laughter, and heartache. Lady was a beautiful golden retriever who claimed us as her own when she was just a pup, a few weeks old. (I realize the photo …
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