Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
Miss Rachel scored our mornings this June, along with the Wiggles. We moved in a haze of happy chaos, with shoes piled up by the door and extra beds in the living room. We made new friends, tried new foods, planned new adventures and stored lots of new memories. What a great little run! Though [...]
We experienced a festival of kindness this weekend as we gathered to celebrate our daughter Katherine’s marriage to Ed Rhee. When our crotchety old lawn mower broke down a few days before we hosted the wedding on our property Up North, our friends Nicolle and Ron loaded up theirs and delivered it right to us. [...]
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 [...]
Holiday time moves gently anyway. Blur-edged days roll past, unobstructed by tasks, just the quick shake of a Monopoly dice or the studied placement of a puzzle piece. Maybe you mine the leftovers for a little afternoon snack, order takeout or convince someone to make their famous popcorn for dinner and a movie. You could [...]
The real gift of any birthday is the celebrant's presence on this old earth, and the precious opportunity to honor it together. And, if the birthday boy happens to choose a classic Up North Supper Club for his birthday party, well, then, everybody wins. We got to celebrate our daughter Katherine's fiance Ed's birthday Wednesday [...]