GRANDSON #3
He’s growing tall before our eyes. We have the luxury of having him stay with us for a few weeks while the family is between …
GRANDSON # 4
We literally watch him grow. This 11 year old wonder has shot past my modest 5 foot frame sometime during the winter, and continues to …
GRANDDAUGHTER #2
We bring her home for the night and I teach her how to make omelets. The next day is ours also; assembling chili and cookies. …
MAD RIVER JULY 2014
The hills close in on us as we turn off 93 North at Exit 28 and wind our way along the road that follows the …
MY BIG SISTER
She was a beautiful baby, this firstborn little girl, with a head of dark curly hair and sparkling blue eyes. But as she grew and …
55 YEARS AND SLIPPING
It’s somewhat of an anticlimactic number. 55 years. Well, it is divisible by both 5 and 11, for what that is worth. But here we …
AGING NOT SO GRACEFULLY
We’ve been telling ourselves that as long as we can keep up with the yardwork, we should stay in this home we’ve loved for nearly …
RUCKER ROOTS
My mother’s father, my beloved “Poppy”, knew little if anything of his Virginia ancestors. His parents came across the country from Ohio with their families …
SAN ANGELO 1967
Our memories are strange and unwieldy beasts. Have you ever had a song grip you in its power, sending you back through the years to …
THANKSGIVING FIASCO
It’s been many years ago now, but I remember it clearly. I woke up early to get the turkey in the oven. Everyone in the …