Paper and clocks
The traditional gift for a first anniversary is paper. That's for married couples, of course; not for deaths of loved ones. And yet it...
The big five-oh
It occurred to me, not long after Dad died, that Mom shouldn't be alone on what would have been their 50th anniversary: February 4, 2017....
Dream Dad
Before Dad was a cyclist, he was a runner. On cold days he would don a navy blue half-zip shirt that pilled badly, a pair of baggy black...
Epic beginnings and last requests
Eric J. Wedell married Maida McIlroy on February 4, 1967. If you do the math, you'll realize their 50th anniversary is coming up. He...
House call
Dear Dad, Your granddaughter just threw up for the eighth time tonight (I think; I've actually lost count). At some point this evening,...
Going with the flow
There are things related to my dad that I think I'll never stop doing. Taking photos of sunrises over the Mississippi River on my morning...