Memorial day

It is a day for memories. We held the memorial service for Karen’s mom just 3 days ago. My dad died 10 years ago. His name is on the monument pictured here. The local VFW placed flags at the head of every veteran’s grave. The fading sunlight highlighted the red, white, and blue of the […]

Mom, remembered

Today we celebrated the life of my mother-in-law and remembered many of the ways she touched us.

One of my early impressions of Mom was that she ordered her life around a fairly strict set of rules. This fact was on my mind when I asked my wife to marry me.

We were on a […]

New Year’s day in Morgan Territory

Today Mark, Annmarie, and the girls wanted to go hiking, so I suggested a few places and they liked Morgan Territory. We parked at the main parking area and then took the Molluk trail on the west side of the road. The wind was a little stiff on the ridge tops, but it was clear […]