Suprise Me

Still, on a quiet Sunday there is nothing more relaxing than working my way through that pile of newspapers. Read More

I look at this photo and sigh. This was my family’s Thanksgiving table seventy years ago. I’m the second child on the left, sharing a meal with two generations now gone. In fact, my dear cousin sitting directly across from me has also died. But the tradition of sharing a meal with folks you love… Read More

I remember seeing a policewoman in the open doorway. Read More

A guy had to go up into the tree, swinging around on ropes, a real life Tarzan. Read More

I was approached by a young woman who asked if she could come to my house to show me some amazing knives. I said yes. Read More

A summer love affair with a flimsy VW camper-bus. Read More

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As much as my family loved Christmas, we loved Christmas Eve more. Read More

As we’d let our fingers do the walking earlier in the day, Garth holds up his iPhone to show him the item we're looking for. There it is, supposedly in stock, in this store. Read More

On 2/2/22, my granddaughter’s school declared a “snow day” during a moderate snow storm that ended mid-afternoon. Parents and teachers were upset because the school made the call late, when staff and students who arrive early for before school activities were already there. Perhaps the strange date filled with twos made the day feel auspicious.… Read More