To everything there is a season

December’s season. Families & friends, holiday greetings, travel, entertaining and celebrations of food, fun and fine beverages. It’s quiet in my little house today, with the crackling you-tube Fireplace video and holiday tunes on the radio. I’ve been out for a short walk, trimmed a good handful of rose-hips from the bushes to make tea …

I Just Called…

“…To say…I love you…” There it was again, playing on the radio as I drove my grandkids to school the other morning. “Have you ever been to a funeral?” my 8-year old grandson asked as we drove past the cemetery.  I’d just mentioned in passing, covering over the scary cemetary thinking, that I enjoy walking …

Hey, Rob!

Today is my son’s birthday. My first born. We were living in Monterey back then, just up the street from the US Navy Language School. My husband Dave worked at a supermarket and attended junior college. We had a tiny duplex apartment close to the parks, Monterey Peninsula College and the sea. It was a …