Piping Hot Pizza!

Piping Hot Pizza!

Piping Hot Pizza! “No one is so brave that he is not disturbed by something unexpected.” Julius Caesar When our girls were preteens, they went to summer camp near Yosemite. They loved it, and made friends they are still close with today. The camp sits on...
Peanut Butter and Jelly in Paradise

Peanut Butter and Jelly in Paradise

Peanut Butter and Jelly in Paradise “A lot of hard work and sweat went into this meal.” Mike MacLean Ahh… it’s the kids’ lunchtime up at the cabin, in the summer of 1961. And there’s not a grown-up in sight, as there’s no need for grown-ups when Pat...
Grandma Knievel Rides Again!

Grandma Knievel Rides Again!

Grandma Knievel Rides Again! “Live your life and forget your age.” Anonymous When I was in my teens, my whole family was crazy about old cars, specifically Model A Fords. My Aunt Janice and Uncle Gordon planned Model A trips in the summers. We usually had...
Being a Kid

Being a Kid

Being a Kid “How long does adolescence last? A while…” Thomas W. Phelan, Ph.D. Nancy was the first of my many cousins to become engaged, though my cousin Johnny and I, pictured above, were less than ecstatic at the news. We loved Nancy, but being...
Time to Go!

Time to Go!

Time to Go! “‘Just in case’ is the curse of packing.” Alexandra Potter Let me say this: I’m terrific at stuffing the travel belongings of five people into a mid-sized SUV. But the very thing that serves me in packing a car hurts me in packing a...
The Blaneys’ Plymouth

The Blaneys’ Plymouth

The Blaneys’ Plymouth “Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.” Simone Weil Mrs. Blaney lived at the end of our street in an old, Spanish style house, whose every room opened to the garden. The house had been the original farm house of the...