“It’s that time of year” can mean many things. For some, it’s the holidays, filled with family and shopping. For…
Goff and I shared a rather unexpected friendship. Goff was married to my sister for nearly 41 years before he…
As I was skiing in Utah this past week, I sat in wonder at the amazing views and wondered why…
No neighborhood story would be complete without romance. My middle school romantic interest was Jeff Zanola (sorry Jeff!) At some…
Today is my Mom’s birthday. She would have been 84. The last birthday she saw on this earth was her…
Last weekend, I went to the wake for Mr. Bartels. Like many wakes, it was a mixed affair. We remembered…
I heard a couple days ago that Mr. Bartels passed away. The Bartels family was a member of the neighborhood…
We are entering day three of our captivity. Everyone is still alive, so there’s that. It all started quite festive,…
So this New Year, I actually did decide to lose a little weight. I generally don’t involve myself in quantifiable…
The other night, as I was going to bed, I noticed that Tessa was hard at work on some piece…