Following up on Emily’s recent musings on the dilemmas posed by holiday cards, I am reminded that we have not yet put together our 2009 card. There are many reasons for this, but we could begin with the difficulty of obtaining a photo that everyone likes. Things were easier when the boys were little and [...]
There are two approaches to Father’s Day. The first approach is the “I am Father, hear me roar” approach in which Dad wants to spend the day with his little darlings doing fatherly things such as fishing, hiking, watching sports, etc. It is ALL about togetherness. The second approach is the “I am Father, can-I-please [...]
The laughing child at left is my grandmother, Lorene. She’s with her brothers Paul and Ted. Holding baby Isabel Clare is their mama, as they called her, Mabel Kelsey Owen – just one of the many mothers of brothers in my family tree. The Owen family moved, in 1905, from Minneapolis to Mexico City. They [...]
