Marla and I had some serious decisions to make. We hadn’t visited with our youngest daughter Stacy and her family for over a year. We missed them all like crazy! Would our grandkids still remember us? Well of course they would,…but we wanted to see them…
The COVID lockdown has given many of us an opportunity to declutter, edit our personal belongings, and revisit accumulated detritus of our lives. I began by “watching” Marla go through household items, deciding what to keep or donate. I thought “two can play this game” and…
Charles Dickens said it best in his “Tale of Two Cities”, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity…
We are experiencing an unprecedented confluence of challenging events at the moment. The list is daunting, long, and often terrifying. I’ve tried to edit my normal high media input of TV, newspaper, and internet news but the onslaught of obfuscation from the present occupant of the Oval Office…
Marla and I felt a little cooped up and really needed an outdoor fix to elevate the spirits. A hike in the nearby mountains was the perfect remedy! We were both craving fresh air, the smell of pine trees, and the sound of a stream as a bonus! The big…