One of the things that a few of us wanted to do during our recent trip to New Mexico was spend a little time in the great outdoors. My brother Dave had never been to New Mexico before and we thought that Bandelier National Monument would be a great excursion. So one day, while others partook…
New Mexico’s State slogan is “The Land of Enchantment”, and The Beloved and I it’s a pretty special place. We have a history there that dates back to the very beginning of our relationship and so it holds a lot of sentimental value for us. We thought we’d go back often, but in our time…
There was a period in my early adulthood — just after college until I was right around 30 — when every year, I could count on attending a couple of weddings. Like turning pages in the calendar, every few months, I’d decide what suit to wear, whether or not to bring a date (going solo…
When I first started writing here — nearly seven years ago — I had little idea about the topics I’d blog about. In a pre-everyone’s-on-Facebook era, I thought that it might be a good way for my family to keep up on things together. Of course, blogging and social media evolved and now I mostly…
A drabble is a very short story of exactly 100 words. Feel free to join in and write your own drabbles on Fridays and tag them with “friday drabble” and on Twitter with the hashtag #fridaydrabble. Pictured The picture is old. Black and white from a time that I think should be in color. I am the…
When I think of my mother two versions tend to predominate. The first tends to be the Mom of my most recent memories – the last several years of her life after my father had died. She’s the mom that I visited either at home or at my sister’s, or the mom that came out…
A drabble is a very short story of exactly 100 words. Feel free to join in and write your own drabbles on Fridays and tag them with “friday drabble” and on Twitter with the hashtag #fridaydrabble. With Thanksgiving on the horizon this week, this one comes with a double helping – 200 words. The Kid’s Table The…
So, this is a bit of an odd week when it comes to thinking about my mom. Today would have been her birthday (87) and later this week is the anniversary of the day she passed away in 2005 (six years already). I was thinking about the last time that she visited me for a…
Last week, the Beloved and I journeyed back to the Piedmont to head to a family beach vacation on the Outer Banks of North Carolina with her mom (MOMPAT) and my immediate family. We actually started at MOMPAT’s house in Richmond, Virginia and the three of us drove down to OBX. It was a pretty…
This year we’re heading to the beach for our vacation. Now this wouldn’t seem like such big deal since when you live in San Diego, you’re never really that far from the beach. Now being a pale redhead, I am certainly not a sun-worshipper by any stretch, but we spend a pretty decent amount of…
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