If We Could Only Go Back to Shakeys Pizza
Some of the articles I read on-line about the things parents do or the things they get in trouble for …
Category Archives: On Family
Remembering Loved Ones
To my Grandmother, Doris: It has been a year ago today since you left us and I find it hard …
Bedtime Math Stories
The three words that my son hates the most are “Time for bed” and this evening was no exception as …
Finding Sarah Woodward
If you are going to take the leap into genealogy, there are a couple of truths you must face: first, …
Guardians of the Forest
History has always been a favorite subject of mine but family history takes that to a whole new level for …
Honoring our Mothers
Call me a day late and a dollar short if you need to but there just wasn’t time to post …
To My Son, On His Birthday
Dear Son – Today is your 7th birthday and I simply can’t believe that you’re growing up so fast. Can …
Father Knows Best
Writing about people who have gone on is actually a lot easier than writing about people who are still with …
A Man Named Toots
I know some of my readers are probably wishing that I would run out of family members to write about …
Love In Many Flavors
Valentine’s Day is about love, in all its many forms, in all the ways it can be expressed and in all the meanings it has for each one of us
The Literate Pen 