WHATCOM COUNTY – FOURTH CORNER
This ragged northwest edge of our country has a personality all its own. Had you been born there, as I was, you might have considered …
GIFTS FROM THE OAKS
I, like our friend Robert Frost, have safely trodden under the leaves of another year. We have successfully removed the oak leaves from our 15000 …
SAN ANGELO 1967
It’s a quirky little duplex with no central heat source, but the price is right for our Navy pay. $60 a month rent. And it’s …
STEPHEN KING
I’ve never been a big fan of scary stories, especially those involving the supernatural. Perhaps it’s because my cousin and I were allowed to view …
THE DENTIST
The history of dentistry is replete with horror stories. Mark Twain tells of a dentist who extracted a patient’s entire skeleton along with a stubborn …
CAROUSEL DRIVE-IN
If I were to dream up the ultimate drive-in, it would be Carousel.It is high summer, a perfect afternoon in June. People line up with …
WALMART IN WARRENTON
After 44 plus years in the same house, the same community, with the same friends, the thought of moving to a new state was daunting. …