The Pirates of Tetiaroa

The Pirates of Tetiaroa

The Pirates of Tetiaroa “A shark will only attack you if you’re wet.” Sean Lock Back when, my cousin Hawley and I got the idea of getting licensed for scuba diving and going on some dive trips together. If you’re not a diver, you may find it...
Zuzu’s Petals

Zuzu’s Petals

Zuzu’s Petals “Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” Ralph Waldo Emerson I wrote this post a few years ago, but as my girls head back to school after Christmas break, this seems like a good time to repost it. My favorite...
Catch a Wave

Catch a Wave

Catch a Wave “The best surfer out there is the one having the most fun.” Phil Edwards When I was a kid, the “Slip ‘N Slide” was one of our favorite neighborhood activities. Every kid on our block joined in as we endlessly threw ourselves down the slide for...
The Agency Holiday Party

The Agency Holiday Party

The Agency Holiday Party “If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees.” Khalil Gibran When they think you might make it in the insurance business, they send you to career school for a week of...
Here Comes Santa Claus!

Here Comes Santa Claus!

Here Comes Santa Claus! “It is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty Founder was a child himself.” Charles Dickens I so remember the many times my mom took my sister and me to go see Santa at the May Company on...
Christmas Shopping

Christmas Shopping

Christmas Shopping “Glory to God in the highest: and on earth peace to men of good will.” Luke 2:14 When I was a kid, the first mall in our area was the Topanga Plaza. My mom and my grandmother used to do most of their Christmas shopping there. One...