Tag Archives: family
Happy Birthday Mom
Today would have been my Mom’s birthday. She would have been ninety two years old—which, no matter how you figure it, is old. I often wonder what she would have been like as a really old lady. I’m pretty sure … Continue reading
Wedding
There was a wedding in my family this past weekend—a celebration of and an affirmation that love does exist. It was a wonderful weekend, bringing together family from both coasts and points south and west. The bride and groom … Continue reading
Lan Su Chinese Garden
In the heart of downtown Portland, Oregon is the Lan Su Chinese Garden which is built on the site of a former parking lot. It’s modeled after gardens found in Portland’s sister city of Suzhou, China. The name Lan Su … Continue reading
Portland, Oregon
I visited my daughter a few weeks ago in Portland, Oregon where she lives. Portland is a city I thought I knew something about. A few years ago, I did a PowerPoint presentation for the Travel Club in … Continue reading
I Was Thinking
“I was thinking about my mother the other day,” Lori said. Rick looked up, rattled his newspaper and stared at her. “Yes,” he intoned. “Well, you know that it’s getting harder and harder for her to get up … Continue reading
Happy Birthday!
My daughter had a milestone birthday recently, she turned forty. What a wake –up call that was! It made me wonder how I could have a forty year-old child. Can you even call a forty year old a child? And … Continue reading
Smile, Smile, Smile
I’ve decided that I need to try to focus on the blessings in my life as a counter balance to the losses and problems that I’ve encountered over the last few years. What woke me up was the reaction of … Continue reading
The Ghosts of Christmases Past
I was supposed to celebrate this Christmas with my daughter and her spouse in Oregon. That didn’t happen. I needed to have unexpected surgery on December 11th and came home from the hospital a few days later. Luckily, … Continue reading
Favorite Christmas Decorations
Do you have Christmas decorations that are special to you? Among my favorite decorations are a gift, a decoration that was my father-in-law’s and one that I made. The Christmas Mop Doll was a gift from a good friend. She … Continue reading
The Beatles
The Beatles were the first wave of what was to become a virtual tsunami of British rock and roll bands to capture the imagination of American teenagers in the 1960’s. Like most people of a “certain age,” I … Continue reading