Category: Family

  • Broken Bone

    After walking around for three weeks with a sore right foot, the retired nurse finally went to the doctor and discovered she has a fractured fifth metatarsal. That this the the long foot bone attached to the pinkie toe. Now I am clunking around with this boot for four weeks. I hope it works so…

  • Not Moving

    We decided not to move to Virginia after all. The house is off the market and we have a decluttered house. It just wasn’t the right fit for us. We will stay here for awhile and put off the retirement community idea indefinitely.

  • Family Gathering in Washington

    Dan and his nephew and four neices gathered at Sequim, Washington for a family get-together. It was the first time for many of them seeing each other in 40 years. We stayed for several days with Tim and Adrianne in Port Angeles. We also took the ferry to Victoria, BC and then the train to…

  • Carmelite Monastery

    Heather and I headed off to Pittsford, NY to visit my sister, the Sister at the Carmelite Monastery. Heather hadn’t seen her for 12 years. We enjoyed our visit spread over a late afternoon and morning before we headed to Baltimore to visit our parents. She visits behind the grate as you can see from…

  • Family

    My parents Tom and Ann celebrated their 68th Wedding Anniversary last week. Dan and I were in Baltimore the week before to get an early start on their happy day. The met in September and my Dad knew right from the beginning, she was the one for him. My mother had been in Minneapolis only…

  • Christmas in Baltimore

    This year we had a three-for with visits with brother Tom, Ali and Lauren in Midlothian, VA, Brenda and Kristin in Alexandria, and Baltimore to see my parents. The bonus of the trip was seeing Lauren and Jeff at my parents on the 28th. Lauren shows off her new bob after donating 10 inches of…