I’ve never been a great fan of Halloween. I didn’t understand the “let’s scare the heck out of each other” part of the holiday. Don’t get me wrong. I took part when I was a kid, and certainly enjoyed the candy that I gathered as part of “trick or treating”, but the older I …
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Another Northern Tale
Elizabeth was in the third grade, David the fifth and Michael was in second when we took the kids to Mackinac Island for the first time. We had a great time exploring the island. We walked through the main streets, bought fudge and t-shirts, held photo shoots like this one, and rented bikes. The five …
North Country
Ruth and I traveled to the upper peninsula the first week of August. All the kids were there so we joined them. Sutton and Elizabeth were making one last stop in the mitten before heading west. David and his family joined them to go camping. Mike and Kate flew in from California and camped a …
Unfinished Business
This is my 200th blog. One of the main things I’ve discovered during my 200 posts is my stories have resurrected memories for others. I think that’s a good thing. Some of you lived the stories with me, others were reminded of similar tales from their own past, and still others garnered a smile or …
If
If my dad was still alive, he’d be 100 years old tomorrow. He lived until June 27, 1999 a few months short of turning 80. That’s way too young, especially when I consider that I’m heading that way myself. He lived a simple life, worked hard, and above all else, he loved his family. My …
$66,234.59 + $15,000 =
I’m buying Ruth a new car!!! AND I’m taking the family (Ruth, David, Lindsay, Brady, Eva, Elizabeth, Sutton, Michael and Kate) on a cruise!!! When I first got married my dad had one common question for me. “When are we going to Vegas?” I suppose that he was jealous that I went without him when …
You Never Know
I have always believed that you never know what you might do or say that could change someone’s life forever. A kind word, or act, could mean a lifetime of positive change. A negative response could have equally negative results, but I prefer to look at the glass as half-full rather than empty. I’ve been …
The Dermatologist
I had a couple of dry skin spots on my face near my temple. They had been there for awhile. They weren’t responding to the assorted creams, lotions and salves that I tried so I decided to ask my doctor about them during my annual “wellness exam”. (For my young readers, “wellness exams” are a …
They Came With Instructions
Ruth and I spent last week taking care of our two grandchildren, Brady (14) and Eva (about to turn 12), while David and Lindsay were out of town. David and Lindsay made a pact early in their marriage to share quality time together – just the two of them. They have date nights, over-night getaways, …
Walnut Street
Gary, Jim, Dan and I decided to live together our junior year. I didn’t know Dan very well but he was a high school friend of Gary’s and came with Gary’s reference. Jim was another resident of the sixth floor of Eldridge Hall. We were known better by our last names: Maher, Wilke, Walsh and …