Tonight, as we went around the table giving toasts and telling each other what we were thankful for, my daughter tearfully talked about her grandmothers. Why? Because grandmothers are special. I am so happy she shares a close bond with two wonderful, strong women. My beautiful grandmother, known by some of us as “Betty The […]
Candlewood Forever
Candlewood, my childhood, always summer, floating and first loves and swim team ribbons, and the stone wall retainer, and that stairway down to the soft sand, and Sunnies nipping my toes, and splashing, and shrieking, and underwater handstands, and backward somersaults, and uncles throwing children high into the air, coming to surface with our long […]
A Camper is My Own Private Idaho
Kenskill, Shasta, Teardrop, Airstream, Scotty, Dandy, Bubble, Avalon. Even their names are cute. AND I WANT THEM ALL! What is it about a vintage camper that gets me all hot and bothered? Do I want to run away? Do I pine to live the life of a vagabond, a nomad, exploring the many secret (and not so […]