Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
Molly and I sported our game day colors yesterday as we flew through Detroit on a somewhat spontaneous Thanksgiving adventure. Having never flown on Thanksgiving Day, we were both shocked by how smoothly our trip to New Jersey went. Our biggest struggle turned out to be the spotty WiFi on both our flights, which made [...]
Our littlest bird rolled into town on a wave of toddler-generated sunshine that leaves everyone grinning in its wake. Our granddaughter Margo was SO EXCITED to take her seat in an airplane and her parents were SO DISAPPOINTED when they had to sit on the tarmac for 90 minutes due to mechanical issues. Then, she [...]
The first little bird is back in our nest and she came bearing her own seeds. My youngest daughter Molly came home for Thanksgiving. She walked in the door with an armful of Mason jars full of goodies she’s collected from the apparently prolific University of Iowa campus. The loot included homemade wild plum preserves, [...]
We counted our blessings under a waxing gibbous yesterday, so full of food, football, friends and family that we could hardly move. Molly’s turkey, Vinnie’s corn bread stuffing, the Askew’s famous sweet potatoes and a million other delicious treats sent enticing smells wafting through our rented cabin, and we eyed the giant wooden table longingly. [...]
The sun set brilliantly over Lake Harriet yesterday as we took a brisk post-meal, pre-dessert walk. I am grateful for beautiful sunsets and people who appreciate them as much as I do. I am also grateful for a quirky daughter who set brilliantly the dinner table in her Minnesota apartment with astonishingly delicious, mostly foraged [...]