Daddy and me My birthdays were always exciting. Family. Good food. Cake. And presents. My fourth had been truly memorable, with a littl...

Diane - in trouble again. Mmm. Candy. The ultimate in gustatory delight for all children. Well, for most children. Okay, for me. The da...

You see a fire pit . . . we see a target We have a fire pit. The gathering place for our family for every day of the summer. When the wea...

Me - and my Disneyland Holiday hat It was the trip to end all trips. Disneyland. That magical place that only existed in my dreams. And ...

My Trees . . . and some of their brothers We went camping this week. In the great Canadian back woods. It rained. Only once, though. Fr...

Looks like building material to me! The headquarters/chief residence of the Stringam ranch, like most ranch houses then and now, was cent...

Admit it - this strikes terror into your heart! Mom and dad had a freezer. Chest style. 26 cubic feet. Whatever that means. To me, that...

Travel was so easy - Without Diane Dad loved to travel. And he was so much fun to travel with. Dad would drive us to amazing places and ...

Admit it, you want the 20 mule teams, too! On the Stringam Ranch, electronic media was in its infancy. We had one TV channel. And that ...

Stringam Ranch - everything . . . except a phone “I want to talk to Jody.” “Number, please.” “Six.” Electric ringing. “Hello?” “May I ta...

The ranch cook. With Chris and Jerry. Mom could make anything taste good. And it didn't matter what she had going in her life, meals ...

Mom and Dad, with Pimple Pants,Red, Jerry and Bert Parents put a lot of thought and even prayer into the naming of their offspring. ...

Ahh, Sinbad. Nightmare inducer extraordinaire. Movies are the greatest creation since . . . well . . . forever. Needless to say, I’m hoo...

Dad. He of the wondrous voice. My Dad loves to sing. Fortunately, for the rest of us, he has a very nice voice. And great rhythm. It...

Front to back: George, Me, Chris, Jerry, Dad and Blair. Look closely. Can you pick out the intrepid swimmer? I had never taken swimming...