Lessons From a River

Around here, the weekend started out with a good, slow rain, which we desperately needed. For me, that water song is sweet music anytime. I am a lover of water […]

The Memory Boats

There are times when you turn corners in life without quite realizing what’s happened. It’s only when you stumble across the reminders that you realize how much time has passed […]

The Legend of St. Patrick

Happy St. Patrick’s week, everyone!  Since it’s that time of year again and I am proudly Irish on my red-haired mother’s side, it occurred to me that, aside from “He […]

The Untold Tale of Gable and Luke

Because the best cure for cold-weather boredom is a warmhearted story (and there’s nothing better than unearthing an untold tale that comes with an underlying lesson) I present you the […]

Comfort Food

It’s interesting, the way food and stories seem to intertwine, as if the threads of memory are somehow anchored to the scent, the sight, the taste of something old and […]

Man's Best Friend

There are, in life, those friends we never knew we needed until they enter our quiet, comfortable worlds and shake things up a bit. Sometimes those faithful friends arrive in […]

My Reminders

  Many people will count items that remind them of their family history among their most valued possessions. In this story we take a look at a few reminders of our […]