1994 Nikiski, Alaska Every single evening about an hour after dinner my husband, Rufus, would go to the kitchen, retrieve a small mixing bowl from the cabinet, fill said bowl with ice cream, a sliced banana, and Oreo cookies. He would then return to his recliner in the living room and eat the entire contentsContinue reading “The Curious Case of the Disappearing Cookies”
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A Woman Who Loved Life
a tribute to my mother When she was just eighteen Mama met my father and they started seeing each other. One summery Texas evening my father picked up my mother for a date and my grandparents told them that she had to be home by the time the moon set. So, for the entire nightContinue reading “A Woman Who Loved Life”
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The Man Who Taught Me to Fish
a tribute to fathers We hopped into the family car and headed to the lake while my mother stayed at our campsite to prepare the evening meal on a green Coleman camp stove. I had been begging my father to teach me to fish and my preschool excitement was bubbling over. Daddy pulled out twoContinue reading “The Man Who Taught Me to Fish”
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Coffee, Tea, and Reverie 