My daughter has made out her list to Santa. Some of the items are new toys she has seen advertised on television. Some of the items are long standing toy traditions. One of the items she is asking for is a Barbie doll house. I reminded me of the Barbie doll house one of my […]
Thank You, Veterans
November 11, 2010 by
When I was little, I remember pictures of all of my mom’s brothers and my cousin hanging up near my maternal grandmother’s telephone. They were all wearing uniforms. I had no idea of the importance of these photos. Like three of my uncles, my dad served in the military during WWII. Unlike my uncles, he […]
A Great Pumpkin
October 31, 2010 by
One year my dad decided to raise a giant pumpkin to enter into the county fair. I was home for the summer from college, so I got to help the family in this endeavor. He decided not to plant it in one of the gardens because of the size of the plant. Instead he planted […]
Ernest Hemingway and Me?
October 23, 2010 by
I have something in common with Ernest Hemingway. Can you guess what it might be? Literary genius? Well, you are kind, but no. Propensity for alcohol? Oh, you apparently do not know me very well. Love of Key West? As I have only been to Florida once and it was not to Key West, no. […]