Family – Getting Older: Charting the Uncharted

The Pull of the Ocean

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Changing our mind about a family beach vacation.

Memories: the Annual Family Vacation

We have broken a family tradition. Every summer my husband, Ernie, and I have rented an oceanfront house in Emerald Isle, North Carolina. We started when my first grandson was one year old. Now he is 23 and has two brothers, 19 and 15 years old. We may have skipped a year a couple…… Continue reading Memories: the Annual Family Vacation

Looking for a Good Woman

https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/margaret-donat “Old Friends are the Best Friends,” Watercolors by Margaret Donat My husband and I moved from the home where we raised our two children. We left them behind. They were excited to start their new lives, new jobs and independent lifestyles. While I was excited for our new adventure, the reality that we were…… Continue reading Looking for a Good Woman

Hedda Hopper’s Lemon Pie

When I first read that men thought of sex every seven seconds, I thought that’s me. No, not that I think of sex but that I think of food frequently. Even when I worked full time, I planned our family dinner each evening. Meal planning and cooking seemed more of a hobby that a chore. I…… Continue reading Hedda Hopper’s Lemon Pie

Spring Break

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Growing Older – On Turning 77

Originally posted on Write Along with Me:
“Can I help you?“ a butcher yelled from a packaged meat display. A few feet away, I was standing, clueless, in front of an impressive array of glass-encased chunks of red meat. “Yes, I guess,” I bellowed back. When he was situated across from me, I asked, “How…

Dad and the Bride Doll

In memory of my father’s death 50 years ago.