Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
The wind whipped wet snow in his face Wednesday night as my husband Vince stood behind our backyard grill. “I really like this new spatula,” he said, cheerfully flipping a grand total of 45 burgers and 64 brats for a cookout he was hosting the next day. Though born and raised in Illinois, Vince is [...]
Our friend Aaron likes to ride his bike. In fact, if you live in our city, you've probably seen him pedaling past. He bikes in any weather, wearing a helmet, a safety vest and his trademark grin. I've written about Aaron before. He's a very sweet young man with a contagious smile who has never [...]
Our friend Connie made it home for Christmas. What a celebration that will be! At 97-years old, our neighborhood's Cookie Lady has been anticipating this trip for quite some time. "Just roll me in there," she once called out to the construction workers paving the street in front of her house. "You can throw some [...]
I moved to a foreign country yesterday and I don’t speak the language. But, I’m learning. I’m taking deep cleansing breaths and learning. A lifetime Android user who politely shrugged off her children’s pleas to move to Apple-town for the past 21 years , I finally, secretly acquiesced. I thought they would all be thrilled [...]
It’s going to be especially hard to say good-bye to our old friend when the Erb Park Pool closes this weekend, because it has been especially good to us this year. Nearly every evening we have headed across the street for a little post-dinner swim and, nearly every evening we have walked home so very [...]