The best places to eat sometimes are in strip malls. When visiting my family with my daughter Aynsley, she convinced us to go to “the best Pho place ever!” She had read about it online. My mom and I were… Read More ›
Family 
The joy of the lost art of wearing hats
I am invited to two weddings within the next few months. I adore attending weddings. I’m not so sure about being in weddings since the great “Bride Meltdown of 1992″ where I almost lost an eye and my first born…. Read More ›
A Chesapeake Bay long gone, but fondly remembered.
I was lucky enough to grow up spending large quantities of time on the Chesapeake Bay. Sadly, pollution, and a growing Washington DC population that loves to buy vacation places on the shores of the bay, have perhaps changed forever… Read More ›
East Coast Cowboys
Family photographs reveal generations of wannabe cowboys in my family. I have to admit my little brother Mark was an exception, as for many years this blue eyed blond wished to be a Native American. My grandmother assured him we… Read More ›
Cloud Watching….or Pareidolia education for the young
As a teacher I often chose to teach all year by taking part in the Summer Camp run by the school. The camp allowed parents that worked to have a safe, but enjoyable place for their children, and was an… Read More ›
Food from Adversity: Irma’s of Houston
A few weeks ago, I was treated to my first lunch at Irma’s in downtown Houston. There is a story here, more than just the excellent food and warm atmosphere. First let me tell you about the place, and then… Read More ›
Why the words “failed” and “marriage” don’t belong together.
I somehow lucked out and have been married to a wonderful man for over 30 years. My husband and I were not aware of this, until one day we sat down to figure out just how long we had been married…. Read More ›
Ingeborg family, I have your trunk!
I enjoyed many things about living in Manitowoc Wisconsin. We discovered there were 15 bars within a 20 minute walk from our house. I’m not kidding. The bars all had high chairs, because going to the bar was a family… Read More ›
Sketchers Shoes, how my shoes were the star in the ER
I recently posted about my recent visit to the ER, which resulted in the diagnosis of a heart virus. It certainly felt like I was going to die any moment. I was rushed into the ER wearing my favorite pair… Read More ›
The Cookie Jar
Like most people who attend college and aren’t on the Daddy’s Credit Card™ plan, I was always broke. My husband and I both worked, quite often full time, while we were in college so while we graduated without student loans… Read More ›
