Category Archives: Family
Yosemite in November – rest of the trip
When we came down for breakfast Sunday, we met a new restaurant employee, a pleasant black man who greeted and seated us. He said he was from New York and asked if we knew anything about the people he saw … Continue reading
Yosemite in November – Exploring the Valley
Saturday morning we woke up to a clear sunny day. The fog had cleared for the moment. Temperatures varied from the high 30s to the low 40s, and as long as you were in the sun it wasn’t too bad. … Continue reading
Yosemite in November
My husband Jim’s birthday is November 12, and this year he turned 70. He likes to celebrate his “big” birthdays in Yosemite, so he made reservations for the weekend of November 15 – 17 at the Ahwahnee Hotel. We drove … Continue reading
Exploring the sewer
We’ve had to have the RotoRooter guys out twice so far this year, so we took their advice and arranged to have a team come out, excavate a possible blockage in the line and do a “spot repair.” They arrived … Continue reading
The Old Quilt
We visited my sister right after Christmas. Among other things she was recovering from a fall which chipped a bone in her foot, so we didn’t get out much, but we had a good time anyway. Jim and I went … Continue reading
Fall in Las Vegas
I've been spending the weekend with my sister in Las Vegas, keeping her company while her husband (as usual) is at the Reno Air Races. At least this year nobody up there died. One of the things I do while … Continue reading
Odd Week in Las Vegas
My sister has lived in Las Vegas for the last 20 years or so. (A long way from The Strip, I may add; we neither of us gamble; she’s a desert rat, and so is her husband.) She currently can’t … Continue reading
The Joys of Retirement
For once I’m not talking about my retirement; after four years I’ve got a routine established, weird as it may look to anyone else. No, this is about my husband. He retired a week ago yesterday, and turned off the … Continue reading
Going Dancing
The men in my father’s family were charmers, all of them – including Dad! My sister recently told me a wonderful story about Dad, which I must share. I assume this happened in the summer of 1975 because that’s the … Continue reading
Saying Goodbye
We never know when this will happen. My cousin Michael Maguire died the morning after Thanksgiving. I didn’t see much of Michael as an adult, but when we were children, his family and my family and yet a third set … Continue reading
