The Compact

True Story.

We have all heard of women who would not leave the house without their make up on. But, what if the house were on fire?

The smell of acrid smoke woke me up out of a dead sleep. Read the rest

American Girl Rainbow Fish

“Pappy, could you help me make some rainbow fish?” My 10 year old grand niece, Bridget, called me in the middle of her school vacation week.

Absolutely. When do you want to do it? Saturday? Ok, I’ll be there. What Read the rest

Eileen Blossoms

Lesson #2 from my flying friend, Eileen.  (She told me her age, but privately, so all I’ll say is this: she was visiting her daughter who was retired.)

Ok.  So, along with courage, which was lesson number one, there was … Read the rest