Fiddling On The Roof

Okay, our son-in-law Kenny wasn’t really fiddling while he was up on our roof yesterday, but this picture of him made me think of my favorite Broadway musical, Fiddler on the Roof.

Kenny came over after work yesterday and we went to Ace Hardware and bought some roof patching tar. When we got back to our house, he went up on the roof and hopefully sealed the leak we discovered during a hard rain a couple of days ago. I say hopefully, because there wasn’t any evidence up there of where the leak might be. But based on its position, we suspected it was the seal on a roof vent that Kenny says looked suspect. I guess we’ll know if he was right or not the next time it rains. 😊 Thanks Kenny, you always come through for us.

Since Kenny won’t take any money for all the things he does to help us, (probably because I never offered him any, being the cheapskate that I am), Terry rewarded him with a couple of her delicious homemade pizzas, one with tomato sauce and one a white pizza. She also made one with veggies for herself. Tiffany and Kenny both loved the pizzas and said anytime Terry wants to make more, they’ll be here with smiling faces and empty tummies.

It’s Thursday, so it’s time for a new Free Drawing. This week’s prize is an audiobook of Ken Rossignol’s Chesapeake 1850 (Steamboats & Oyster Wars: The News Reader). The life of Ethan Aaron Douglas is chronicled as the ten-year-old joins his grandfather for a life on the Chesapeake Bay. With his grandfather as captain of a steamboat traveling between Norfolk, Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, the boy learns quickly about life on the water. From hurricanes to blue crabs, life on the Bay changes quickly.

Learning Shakespeare and witnessing a hanging are just part of the life along the river. Ethan Douglas’ life brushes past major events in the United States, from slavery to the Underground Railroad and the days leading up to the Civil War. How did those who lived along the Potomac deal with active warfare during the War Between the States? Ethan’s younger brothers and sisters soon join him as they grow older and become entrepreneurs – and as the nation’s capital city grows and changes, the lives of the Douglas family become part of the history of the young nation. This book is the first in the series that will tell the story of life in the tidewater Chesapeake Bay region from 1850 to 1950.

To enter, click on this Free Drawing link or the tab at the top of this page and enter your name (first and last) in the comments section at the bottom of that page (not this one). Only one entry per person per drawing please, and you must enter with your real name. To prevent spam or multiple entries, the names of cartoon or movie characters are not allowed. The winner will be drawn Sunday evening. Note: Due to the high shipping cost of printed books and Amazon restrictions on e-books and audiobooks to foreign countries, only entries with US addresses and e-mail addresses are allowed.

And finally, here’s a chuckle to start your day from the collection of funny signs we see in our travels and that our readers share with us.

Thought For The Day – Listen more than you speak. Then you will know what you know, plus what the other person knows, too.