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WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING MEMORIES

I hope all of you had a happy and memorable Thanksgiving Holiday!  I like to think of myself firmly in the present moment most of the time, but you’ll have to excuse my wanderings down lanes of happy memories. I’m looking through a distant lens of…

SO MANY THINGS TO BE THANKFUL FOR THIS THANKSGIVING

The Thanksgiving Holiday for me is a magnified reflection on all the many blessings in my life. I have been very lucky to have reached an age where almost every day is a day of Thanksgiving and of supreme gratefulness. I am very happy and thankful to have Marla as…

A VERY SPECIAL BIRTHDAY!

Our daugter Stacy is celebrating her 50th birhday! I can’t believe our youngest is having a milestone birthday! Stacy is a truly amazing wife, loving mom to 4 children, an accomplished athlete & coach, organizer, and entrepreneur. When she is passionate about something she is all in 115…

A BIG ADVENTURE WITH OUR GRANDSONS VAUGHAN AND OWEN TO SOUTHEAST ASIA. FIRST DESTINATION WAS THAILAND AND AMAZING BANGKOK

Marla and I took our grandsons Vaughan (18) and Owen (15) to Southeast Asia for a fabulous adventure last July. We took our oldest grandsons on a similar trip in 2019. Thailand was our first destination, an area we new well from both business and personal trips beginning in 1995…

A VERY SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY…A LOVE STORY

Marla and I are celebrating our 55th wedding anniversary today. To be perfectly honest, I really can’t grasp the magnitude of this special anniversary for both of us! 55! Yes it’s a big number…but filled with love, a wonderful family, triumphs and trials, personal…

HEROINES…AND HEROES

Marla and I joined our daughter Lisa, son-in-law Ray, and granddaughter at Denver’s Pride Parade celebration last Sunday. Thousands turned 14 blocks of East Colfax Avenue and the Civic Center into a kaleidoscopic rainbow extravaganza. We were very motivated to be part of Pride this year…

I’M SEEING RED…”GO RED FOR WOMEN” LUNCHEON FOR THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION

Our friend Patra asked us to attend the “Go Red For Women” luncheon at the Denver Botanical gardens for the American Heart Association. She said there were two seats available at a sponsor’s table. We were very happy to say “Yes.” “Since 2004…

THE POWER OF THE PORTRAIT…our last day visiting Washington DC museums. A day of surprise, inspiration and transformation.

Our last day visiting museums was wonderful in every way. We organized our itinerary at breakfast with the National Portrait Gallery as our first stop. It was fascinating to see how the museum curators wove a visual story of the people who have shaped the country…presidents, poets, activists, and…

WASHINGTON DC VISIT WITH FRIENDS AND AND A MIX OF EMOTIONS IN THE MUSEUMS…from an arc of goodness to the darkness of tragedy…and finishing with the beauty of creation.

Marla and I were amazingly fortunate to spend four full days exploring Washington DC museums with our grandson and dinners with friends. Paxton enjoys museums as much as we do so it was a major treat for all. The famous cherry blossoms had peaked but there were a few colorful…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARLA…A LOVE SUPREME!

This is a birthday card for Marla. She embodies the very best as a wife, a mom, grandmother, and a friend. The “slings and arrows of outrageous fortune” she has sometimes encountered in life are simply momentary setbacks to be overcome by her intellect and unique strength of…