“Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out” ~ Vaclav Havel
Tag: family
Boatel and storage
Spent a few days on the road with my peeps last week, and didn't get as many photos as I had hoped. Seems family time trumps picture taking time. I also discovered why I don't photograph people... I should really stay away from taking portraits, it ain't pretty. And, no I won't share. (Photos shot … Continue reading Boatel and storage
Sum… summ… summertime
Summertime road trips Limitless togetherness I pray we survive Haiku Friday is hosted by Lou at LouCeeL. For the next few days, the peeps and I will be taking some family time off. Visiting relatives, celebrating anniversaries and birthdays. It should be fun... no, really... it should be.
Memorial Day: No greater love
There are at least five military installations within a 60-mile radius from where I live - one Army fort, three Air Force bases and a Naval air station. To say this is a military town would be an understatement. My father served in the Navy in the late 1950s aboard the USS Forrestal. My father-in-law was … Continue reading Memorial Day: No greater love
Teach your children well
For the last six summers, my daughter, JM, has worked at a local Gulf front seafood restaurant, first as a hostess and later as a server. Having worked as a server myself during college, I empathize with how difficult this job can be. Long hours, unpredictable customers, low wages, and physically demanding, working in a … Continue reading Teach your children well
Better now
She moved home, even if only for a few months, along with everything she owned, minus the old TV and cabinet she sold on her second trip to empty out her old apartment. The $40 she got from the new tenant paid for her gas on the drive home. She accumulated a lot of junk … Continue reading Better now
Thin spiral notebook 