Three-year-old second-youngest granddaughter (hereinafter known as 2YG) and her Mama were visiting. It had been much too long since we wer...

  Mom, third from left, and five of her eight brothers. Her 'baby sister' Roy, alias Rosie, is far left. A selection from my Mom...

It should probably come as no surprise that I love children. And that I had (what I consider) a stellar childhood. I was raised with peace. ...

Once upon a time...in Norway... This story begins with a childless queen looking for advice on ‘how-to-have-a-baby’. Taking her royal self d...

I always have prized genius, think those who have it, GRAND, I know that I have benefitted from the things they’ve planned, But those th...

The talk around our house has been family. And babies. And that leads me to a story and a suspicion... Sally ending up in movies really wasn...

The criminals are seated second row: Second and fifth from the left. And they look so innocent . . . I was so excited. My cousin/pal, Jody a...

I just had to tell one more story about my dad and his nephew... Don't let the boy-scout outfit fool you. By request: The further advent...

 We make a pair, my phone and me, We get along (to a degree), And when it does the things I want, We sometimes even find detente!   ...

The dinner was exquisite. Every preparation completed. Pressed, linen tablecloth. Pristine, individual napkins. The finest china and crystal...

Only in our dreams... There’s an old saying, ‘Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth’. Now you should know that horses, as they get older, sho...

Stringams. At Gramma's house. My Gramma Stringam lived in a house in Lethbridge. She and Grampa had built it and moved there with their ...