My relative from Maryland in his uniform. Civil War, we aren’t sure if he’s the one we have a few letters from or not, so unsure of his name. (any suggestions what the ribbon means?) WWI, have cigar, will travel!… Read More ›
Vietnam
Pho heaven
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 ›
Beaver War! (or those DAM beavers!)
The title of the blog post may confuse people. Just to be clear, this isn’t about the “Republican War on Women.” This blog post is about the war on beavers, the tree cutting down, endlessly busy engineers that inhabit the… Read More ›
Pho Tai and Chicken Fried Steak
I’m sitting in a small restaurant, located in a strip shopping center at the edge of Conroe, Texas. It’s a family-owned place, clean but sparsely decorated. I’m not sure what the theme is supposed to be. There are paintings of… Read More ›
Two Different Girls 