Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
Our Irish eyes are still smiling thanks to a Saturday that included songs, shamrocks, shenanigans and a successfully executed sisterly surprise. It all happened, as so many good things do, at the Humble Moon Saloon. We had come to Maiden Rock for the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade and shindig. This year we brought a [...]
My daughter Katherine scooched herself into this old world less than an hour after I arrived at the hospital to give birth to her. She has always striven to make her schedule efficient and her mother’s life easier. I am grateful to say she succeeds on both counts every day. Both an empathetic middle child [...]
I’m not sure there’s a better way to spend a Saturday than tooling up and down a boardwalk on a sunny afternoon. We got to do that this weekend on Venice Beach. The weather, the atmosphere and, especially, the people made the day extra special. A couple of us rented scooters, another rode a long [...]
The sky can do magical things. It dances, glows, inspires, nourishes, connects. Last week, that big, glorious sky gussied itself up to witness a proposal that will expand our family in beautiful ways. Ed proposed to our daughter Katherine under the Northern Lights of Iceland and we could not be more thrilled for both of [...]
I'm wrapping up my series of posts about our family trip to Ireland with Dublin, the last chapter of an epic adventure. Our stops along the Wild Atlantic Way exhilarated all of our senses. I will, for instance, always remember the bowl of mint pea soup I ate at an unassuming roadside tavern overlooking both [...]