Marla started teaching our Grandsons to make pancakes when they were very young. When Logan and Paxton stayed overnight on their Christmas break, they made scratch pancakes for us using my Mom’s old recipe. Master chefs at work! Logan looks very pleased with the result! They came over…
I love looking at photos of Christmas memories, past and present. Marla and I finished decorating the tree last week. A scary moment on Santa’s knee! Logan and Paxton last year. Logan in a school Christmas play as Jack Frost. A happy moment with Santa. Papa with his…
The Thanksgiving Holiday brought a few very happy surprises. We had the whole family together at our daughter’s lake house on Cedar Springs Reservoir, a little over an hour south of Dallas. We loved seeing the grandkids have fun together as in special times past. I witnessed the…
Touring by bike is one of the most enjoyable ways to truly immerse yourself when traveling. I enjoyed a wonderful week of cycling in Provence with Backroads last September. This was my 22nd bike tour in places like France, Italy, and Spain. Our group was picked up by bus in…
In mid-September I traveled to Avignon for two nights on the eve of a bike tour of Provence with Backroads. Marla and I once had stayed across the Rhone River from Avignon in Villeneuve-les-Avignon at the wonderful Hotel Le Prieure Baumanerie. On that trip we were so…