Letting Go of the Bay Leaf

Today was a long day.  The picture of Josie and Maggie tells it all.  We left Minneapolis at 9 a.m. central time and arrived here nine hours...

Yes, 2 places in 3 days that have the same name - not a typo!   Today has been a walk down memory lane in many respects, some memorie...

Today offered a little more sanity. Up at 8 am for a leisurely quality breakfast at the Extended Stay .... not.  We took a walk down the str...

Well, we made it.   Our day started at 7 am (hard for retirees who aren’t used to getting up until 9 am!) in order to be ready for the m...

Tomorrow is the day.   We start our seven-day journey from Ohio to Montana. So much has led to this point in time.   Selling the house ...

I am sad to say that our family experienced a sudden, unexpected death this past week.   Such times inevitably result in personal introspe...

One Christmas, the Christmas tree that we had painstakingly tied to the roof of the Chrysler mini-van flew off onto the roadway behind us,...