Secret lives and private stories

There was a room full of books in the back of the Elder’s farmhouse. The adults would be gathered and … Continue reading Secret lives and private stories

Our Own Sweet Shirley

Once upon a time a little girl named Rose found her idol Shirley Temple underneath the Christmas Tree. It was … Continue reading Our Own Sweet Shirley

The air is getting colder as it gets closer to Thanksgiving. We still have sunshine and humming birds around unlike … Continue reading So tonight we shall toast…

In honor of Day of the Dead (Dia de Muertos) my brother Andy builds shrines for people he has known, especially … Continue reading Alters of Love

Let me remember My friend In my own heart With my own memories And the love I had. Don’t tell … Continue reading That was not my friend

Winter skipped my corner of the world this year. While the rest of the country is shoveling out their Winter … Continue reading Musings on a California Morning

My brother Val and I were the kind of kids who got into everything. If there was an open door, … Continue reading Musings on the curious child…and keeping secrets.