Author Archives: conrad reynolds

The cat’s all right

A while back, I reported my fear that one of our cats had started suffering from migraines. This week, I took her to the vet and described the systems to the doctor.  I told him that it looked just like … Continue reading

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A new stripe

It appears that hard work, dedication, and a good attitude sometimes pays off. Who knew?

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Stories from the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center

Each year, there is a family of birds that nests in our carport shed.  I think they like the ready supply of crickets there, as well as the worms and bugs in our garden. Last week, CVH found a baby … Continue reading

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Fern Creek Roadtrip

Roadtrip!  To Fern Creek, Kentucky! Actually not as much of a road trip as you might think; Fern Creek is a suburb of Louisville about ten minutes down the road from our house.  We only seem to make a trip … Continue reading

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105°

I’ve said it before, but I still don’t understand how it can get so hot in a place where it snows.

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Historic times

I took Grandchild 1 back to Indiana today to see the museum at the Falls of Ohio.  This time we learned about how the Ohio River Valley was formed, how the indigenous people of the region lived, how the U.S. … Continue reading

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At the zoo

Tonight we went to the zoo, courtesy of Norton Healthcare, one of the local hospital/doctor chains.  I’d like to think that we were there as part of their healthcare outreach initiative (promoting healthy lifestyles, early disease detection, etc), but perhaps … Continue reading

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How to get in shape

Yesterday I took Grandchild 1 downtown to the big spray park and playground.  We ran around for about two and a half hours, climbing the hills and monkey bars and spinning on that spinning thing which was my favorite piece … Continue reading

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Old stuff. Really old stuff.

During the summer, like right now, it doesn’t always rain a whole lot here, and the Ohio river gets low.  This was a problem back in the day when getting around the Midwest meant going up and down the Ohio … Continue reading

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SAW ROCK CITY

We decided to take the advice of the barn sign and see Rock City. I had seen Rock city before, when I was about the age of Grand Child 1, and when CVH said she had never been, I thought … Continue reading

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