Good Times

Good Times

Good Times “We don’t remember days, we remember moments.” Cesare Pavese The quote above is true. I don’t remember anything about this day, but I remember well the moments surrounding this picture. I was six or seven; that’s me on the bottom. My...
The Barbecue

The Barbecue

The Barbecue “Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.” Mark Twain Aunt Mary and Uncle Jack lived in La Cañada, near Pasadena. Aunt Dolores and Uncle John lived right behind them, one street over. When we were...
The Babysitters

The Babysitters

The Babysitters “In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun.” Mary Poppins By all accounts, my cousin Nancy was a precious baby. She was the first of the twelve cousins of my generation. So it took six or seven months for Aunt Dolores to...
The Long and Winding Road

The Long and Winding Road

The Long and Winding Road “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you imagined.” Henry David Thoreau My longtime friend John, and his dear wife Michele, moved north to Morro Bay about ten years ago to enjoy a slower pace of daily...
Jim and the Lion

Jim and the Lion

Jim and the Lion “One cannot plan for the unexpected.” Aaron Klug Way up in the forest, and miles from nearly anything else, stood The Christmas Tree Restaurant on a long slow curve of Highway 27. When we were up at Aunt Janice and Uncle Gordon’s...