A Long Preamble — there will be Boots!
I’m going to try telling you a long story in order to tell you a short one — some of my dissatisfaction with my blog recently is that I so often abandon the stories I…
View PostI’m going to try telling you a long story in order to tell you a short one — some of my dissatisfaction with my blog recently is that I so often abandon the stories I…
View Post35 years ago, on a sunny afternoon, Pater and I tied the marital knot in front of family and friends, celebrating afterwards in a lovely reception at my parents’ home. Afterwards, in a borrowed car…
View PostA few days ago, I showed you a picture of this guy, my “little brother,” being inspected by my granddaughter, and I warned you I would come back to think more about why it was…
View PostYes, one more day of pretty pictures while I rush around picking up supplies for feeding the 30 or so family members who will hang out at my place this week. Six of my siblings…
View PostWhen daughter #2 was about 9 or 10, I was French-braiding her hair one morning before school. She was kneeling on the carpet so that I could reach the top of her head easily, and…
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