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...
Just a moment
My mom sent me this photo today. She received it from her friend Shel, who, with his wife, was a travel companion of Mom and Dad's. They...
Tinglefingers
There's this thing that happens to me when I get startled, scared, or shocked. I've never told anyone this (lucky you!), but in my head,...
Notes from beneath the ton
"Watch out for the holidays," they said. "They can be really hard," they said. So I battened down the proverbial hatches. I hunkered down...
A Thanksgiving request
As you can imagine, my dad figures prominently in my memories of Thanksgiving. There are three things he did at every Thanksgiving dinner...
Rushing back
I should know by now that Dad's death will come rushing back to me when similar things happen to my friends. Considering the number of...