My Family – The Haps With Herb

Happy Birthday, Willy Shaking Spear!

April 23, 2024 Herb 19

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23453 – 1207 Hi Gang! The problems with the website are getting better but not perfect. Still working on what to delete. Mostly memes with alphabet soup for names. Many of my personal favorites will resurface, of course. The weekend Continue Reading[...]

A Toddler Presents A Dispensable Duodecahedron Generating Interest In The Empire Of Rome

April 4, 2024 Herb 22

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23434 – 1199 Here’s The Haps: There is something that is indescribably fun about a toddler with a new word. Now, on occasion, they will pick up a new word that you really don’t want them saying but the best Continue Reading[...]

Mrs. Herb’s Wish Comes True

January 19, 2024 Herb 38

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23358 – 1189 Dear and beloved fans, friends, fiends, foes, foundlings, frogs, foundling frogs, fingerlings, fish, and feather dusters, First, a very brief note about the ambiguous announcement I made back in November about life getting busier and crazier and Continue Reading[...]

A Pause In The (Non)Action For A Grand-dog & Grandkid Moment

December 13, 2023 Herb 19

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23321 – 1183 Here’s The Haps: Greetings all, I still have a lot going on but I had to share this picture with you. My plan is that over the next couple of days, I will post some Terrible Poetry Continue Reading[...]

A Two Year Old With Great Rubber Chicken Fashion Sense

November 18, 2023 Herb 19

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23296 – 1181 Here’s The Haps: Everyone needs a rubber chicken. One of the most useful items on my desk, it is a great inspiration. This one’s name is Ralph. Ralph Rubberchicken. He has been a great friend and boon Continue Reading[...]

Untitled Brief Update

July 23, 2023 Herb 26

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23178 – 1143 Here’s the haps: There are a lot of things going on in real life at the moment and so the Internet and The Haps With Herb takes a backseat. I do want to thank you all for Continue Reading[...]

B.E. F.A.S.T. to Beware

July 7, 2023 Herb 39

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23162 – 1142 Here’s the haps: If you are blessed to be on hand when someone needs you to evaluate their symptoms you still have only a limited amount of time to act. Sometimes you are not fortunate enough to Continue Reading[...]

Maybe Not All The Way To Canaan But…

June 20, 2023 Herb 15

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23145 – 1140 Here’s the haps: Our church is having its annual Father/Son – Men’s campout. This means that I will not be around to visit much. I go with my son, a couple of “adopted” sons, my two teenage Continue Reading[...]

Tunisia on the Blogging A – Z Challenge

April 24, 2023 Herb 14

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23088 – 1113 Here’s the haps: So, to be honest, Tunisia doesn’t hold a lot of interest to me at all plus the U.S. State Department website says it’s not really a safe place to go. The big tourist resorts Continue Reading[...]

Scotland on the Blogging A – Z Challenge

April 22, 2023 Herb 15

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23086 – 1111 Here’s the haps: As you may or may not remember my wife and I are Scottish landowners. But that’ll be just the icing on the cake of our trip. Well, as far as we know and as Continue Reading[...]

Bernadine J. Pike 2/18/30 – 2/18/20

February 18, 2023 Herb 29

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 223023 – 1073 Here’s the haps: I have a couple of stories for my new Nice on the ‘Net series but I just wanted to pause and take a moment to reflect on my wife’s mother, Bernadine Pike, who passed Continue Reading[...]

Bloguary Prompt: Describe Your Perfect Birthday Cake

January 28, 2023 Herb 19

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22302 – 1066 Here’s the haps: As in my other posts based on these prompts, I am going with the very first thought that pops into my head. This is actually a description of the most beautiful birthday cake ever Continue Reading[...]