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MARLA AND I BEGAN OUR BIG ASIA ADVENTURE IN TOKYO WITH OUR GRANDDAUGHTERS.

I spent over a year planning a trip with Marla and our granddaughters to Japan, Thailand, Bali, Singapore, and Hong Kong but it almost didn’t happen! A week before our departure Marla was in the hospital for 3 nights with a fracture in her foot that had not…

FATHER’S DAY REMEMBRANCES OF MY DAD

Father’s Day brings back special memories of my Dad as well as my journey as a father to 2 wonderful daughters. This is a photo of my Dad as a young boy in California. My father often visited his grandfather who was a country doctor in rural Missouri…

FOR “WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH” I’M HONORING ALL THE AMAZING & BOLD WOMEN IN MY LIFE, NEAR & FAR.

March is “Women’s History Month” and I have been reflecting on all the amazing women is my life. I have been very fortunate for the women who have loved me dearly and helped me navigate life’s pathways. They have taught me to persevere and…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARLA

Wonderful Happy Birthday wishes to Marla! She has a special “Je ne sais quoi” of beauty, kindness, sensitivity, and intellect. An explorer at heart. Near Moezz Street by the Khan Khalili Market in Cairo. A lifetime student of history. At the Edfu Temple in Egypt. I love her…

A BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

I was going to light candles for my birthday cake, but there would be so many it would be a major fire hazard! At my stage of life every birthday is a big event. It’s funny how one’s mind reflects on the past and the present…

REFLECTIONS ON AN AMAZING YEAR…A LOOK BACK AT 2025…FAMILY, FUN ACTIVITIES, MUSIC, TV & MORE

I’ve been reflecting on the past year and how grateful I am on so many levels. Sometimes it it easy and understandable to focus too much on the negatives and the chaos in the world. Through it all I try very hard to be cheerful, hopeful, more patient…

2025 CHRISTMAS MEMORIES…PAST & PRESENT

I cherish memories of the Christmas season past and present. This is Marla with Lisa this year at her home. I’m with Santa at Capwells in Oakland. I’m probably in heavy discussion about the size of my weekly allowance. Stacy’s family at our house…

EARLY CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION AT THE LAKE HOUSE IN TEXAS

Marla and I celebrated an early Christmas at Stacy and Stan’s lake house on Cedar Creek Lake in Texas. The family will be touring India during the Holidays so we were happy to join them for early Christmas festivities. Vaughan is home for Christmas break from Auburn University…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY STACY!

Happy Birthday Stacy! You are a beautiful light who brings wonderful happiness to Mom & Dad and your family. Two beauties! Dinner at Javier’s in Dallas. We all were missing Vaughan who was at Auburn University and Stan overseas for work. The glow of sunset at the Lake…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LISA! FABULOUS MEMORIES PAST TO PRESENT.

Happy Birthday to our wonderful daughter Lisa! You are beautiful inside and out, passionate about important causes, a talented business woman, a super Mom & Wife! We wish you a happy and healthy year. We love you so much! I’ll share Lisa’s visual story from earliest…