“My life is like a stroll on the beach...as near to the edge as I can go.” ~Thoreau Well, I am back with both feet in North Dakota. While I am happy to be home, I am a tish sad to be far away again from my brother and his family and my Cali friends. [...]
Tag: family
Summertime and the livin’ is easy…
Summertime and the livin' is easy...yes sir, Billie Holiday got that right. Especially summertime in a vaction framework in Southern California. So far my time here in So Cal visiting my family and friends has been idyllic and I have been reminded of so many things that I miss about this part of the country [...]
Pray for California…
Jeff, Narin, Paul and Danny at Lake Tahoe, CA on July 4th weekend Today I am off to visit my brother Jeff, my sister-in-law Narin, my nephews Paul and Danny and my soon to emerge, but not really shown in this photo, niece Rita (due October 27, 2010) in California. I was born in New [...]
Laughing with Lupe…
Last night the kids and I went to Jalapenos Mexican Restaurant to celebrate my birthday. It was the first chance we had to all be together for awhile, and it was a lovely time. I have to say at the outset, if you have not been to Jalapenos lately (2901 Main Ave in Fargo) [...]
Truth is stranger than fiction…
Do you know of the Walkers? They are a fictional family on a television show called Brothers & Sisters (on ABC). The family is compromised of a strong mother (the father died in an early episode) and five grown children (two girls and three boys). The Walker family, while a tad dysfunctional, is very connected. [...]
Santa baby…
The above photo is of my grandson Noah Jr. a couple of years ago during the holidays. It brings me joy just to look at it. I am not able to be with Noah and the grandkids (Noah Jr. and Cortney) this Christmas but with this photo I am reminded of the real joy of [...]
Recap…
Noah, Cheyenne, Sarah & Cory Well, Noah goes back to Canada on the first flight out tomorrow morning. He wants me to get up and cook him biscuits and gravy in the very early AM when I will likely still be half asleep. As if I don't have enough difficulty cooking when I am fully [...]
THE NEW FORTY 