Autumn in NJ
It was uncannily warm during most of my 2.5 October weeks in NJ this year, but towards the end of my stay, the cold finally swooped in to give us a taste of deliciously crisp Fall. But just a week...
View ArticleHeaven on Vancouver Island
My words here honestly cannot express the peace and magnificence of Vancouver Island, my uber-dream home. We took the ferry from Horseshoe Bay (just north of Vancouver), into Departure Bay (near...
View ArticleOh, Victoria!
Located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia. Named after Queen Victoria, it was settled (in this incarnation, at least) by the British in 1841,...
View ArticleBirthday Brother!
As much as I know he’ll be over-the-moon thrilled (YAYAY!), Happy, Happy, HAPPY Birthday to the kindest, sweetest, most wonderful brother a girl could ever hope for in this life. I still wear boots...
View ArticleA Personal Face to the Date Which Will Live in Infamy: Dec. 7, 1941
On December 7, 1941, my beautiful, kind, and brave grandfather was in Pearl Harbor, far from his Indiana country upbringing. My handsome grandfather hamming it up in Pearl Harbor (on the left) Before...
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