The Hale Family Weekly Update
The Hale Family Weekly Update (8/2/26)
My hope is that this email finds you enjoying a beautiful Sunday morning. Jerilyn and I watched an excellent movie on Netflix last night, one we had been putting off for weeks before finally deciding to try it. The title is “Song Sung Blue”, starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson, both of whom do their…
The Hale Family Weekly Update (7/26/26
The week opened with errands, gadgets, and a few noble repair missions, then rolled toward rain, friendship, and the usual retirement mystery of why a simple task always turns into a project. It was a week of inspections, sharpened things, sharpened wits, and more than one attempt to persuade technology to behave itself. Monday, July…
The Hale Family Weekly Update (7/19/26)
Monday, July 13, 2026Today was cloudy, starting at 76° and heading for 83°. Our friend Charles Mackay had a birthday, and my feet had a workout. We walked the Matteson Trail, then took Jerilyn to Ken Matthews, where she happily adopted three new flowers and planted them after lunch, turning the yard into a small,…
The Hale Family Weekly Update (7/12/26)
The Hale Family Weekly Update July 6–12, 2026 The week opened under partly cloudy skies and closed the way life usually does—busy, meaningful, and dotted with small victories (plus a few uncooperative gadgets). I’ve attached my latest attempt at a short story — Storms of Life, my fifth so far- and I’m hoping I am…
Hale Family Weekly Update (06/22-07/05/26)
Tommy’s Two-Week ChronicleJune 22 – July 5, 2026 If the past two weeks had a theme, it would be this: part road trip, part reunion, part heat wave… with a generous helping of good food, good people, and a few technological adventures along the way. Back in Business (and Online!) 6/22The week kicked off on…
Hale Family Newsletter – June 15-21, 2026
This week featured trail walks, birthday celebrations, church and Bible study, website drama, grocery runs, guitar practice, and enough dinner conversation to qualify as an Olympic event.
The Hale Family Weekly Update (06/14/26)
This has been a fine week for the Hale family—no major disasters, just a few mechanical mischiefs and plenty of good company.
I’ve been starting my mornings with coffee in one hand and a book in the other. Lately, I’m enjoying books by my friends Joy and Stephanie; reading the words of people you know feels like getting a little more of them each day. I also started “Shapely Fiction,” a gift from Dean, which is teaching me how to write fiction with more shape and less wandering. Before that, I was a kid in the woods without a compass. As long as I have a book beside me, I’m never lonely.
Now, on to this week’s adventures.
The Hale Family Weekly Update (6/07/26)
It has been a very good week for the Hale family—one of those weeks where life keeps you busy in all the right ways. Between doctor visits, tinkering with my new website, and getting a much-needed haircut (because Lancaster deserves my best appearance), we’ve stayed on the move.
I’ve also been enjoying two books written by friends right here in our community: The Life and Legend of Turkey Pete by Joy Morris and Leavings, a thoughtful book of poetry by Stephanie Kay Sugioka. Both are excellent reads, and I highly recommend them—no, I’m not on commission, just a satisfied reader.