Uncategorized – Umbrella Terms

State of the Umbrellas Address

Dear readers: First, let me say thank you. Since I began posting my fiction, my readership—both on a daily basis and my total follower count—has grown steadily. To see the…

Patch Notes 2

Even back in my first draft, I wasn't satisfied with the description of what the made the Stranger so incongruous and upsetting. As you've seen, I use the similarities in…

Some notes on this week’s post

This week, I decided to do something a bit different. Some months ago, I posted an update saying that I wanted to start using this space to exercise my writer…

Dear Readers:

First, I must thank you all for your continued support. We're nearing a hundred WordPress followers, and I can't emphasize enough how much that means to me. Unfortunately, because I…

DIY Local History Lessons

This week, we get another excellent Morgan idea. Our wedding reception is a brunchish, tea party type of thing, so we've been getting our hands on as much old tea…

Fun…

Some Labor Day Lake Love

Summer is waning, friends. I personally don't mind all that much; colder weather, nighttime, and snowsports are my favorites, but that's no reason to waste what warmth remains. So, as…

Happy Labor Day!

1 Sep 20191 Sep 2019

Hope everyone's enjoying the last bit of their summer! I spent a good chunk of time this past week working on restructuring my Patreon from a per-post model to a…

Burundi 2019…

Sensational Services: Burundi 2019

I’ve mentioned before that there’s a strong Christian component to these trips. I’m not going to try to convince you of anything other than that this is good for Burundi,…

Burundi 2019…

First Steps: Burundi 2019

**PSA: The wifi here has not allowed me to upload photos through WordPress, so all those I planned on having in this post will be up on our Instagram (@LittleBlueUmbrellas). …

Fun…

The Falls Trail (Ricketts Glen)

29 May 201929 May 2019

I always forget how rigorous hiking can be. In my head, it's a simple walk along a forested trail. Years of Boy Scouts trained me to take even simple outings…