Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
Did you ever have a dream so unlikely you hardly even bothered to put it in words? I did. I dreamed of traveling to Ireland with my family to celebrate my husband's and my 60th birthdays. I might have mentioned this dream a time of two and, even though I have about a thousand pictures [...]
Our plane rolled to a stop about 100 yards into our 2000-mile journey a few weeks ago. “We’re a little overweight,” our pilot announced, and we all sucked in our guts. “So we’re going to need to burn some fuel. We’ll be here about another 15 minutes.” “We probably shouldn’t have stopped for those Kwik [...]
I introduced a young man to the ocean this weekend and they became true and perfect friends. Oceans are what people can be when they remember their source of light — steady like the tide, uplifting like the waves and unbiased generators of growth. Earth hits its apex of beauty each evening when the sunset [...]
Did you ever misread a situation so dramatically it lead you to question your ability to read signs at all? I did several times last week. A lonely looking man approached my daughters and me as we were sitting at a rooftop establishment waiting for sunset. "Is it okay if I sit over here?" he [...]
I found everything about The Hotel Boulderado, with its Otis Elevator and historic decor, charming. My daughters had a different impression. “This place looks haunted,” Molly said as we checked in just after midnight last Thursday night. I cheerfully disagreed. I love old places. I have to. I'm old. We made our way across a [...]