I was sitting around with a bunch of other “squeaky antiqueys” solving the problems of the world. As usual, the subject of the teenage generation came up with the usual litany of complaints. “No respect, selfish, all about how they …
DEAR BENJAMIN Today you joined a wonderfully confusing family who has loved you since the moment we found out you were joining the tribe. Your Nana and I are now blessed with 6 grandchildren who have made our lives full …
I confess that I love Christmas. The reason for the season, family, Christmas music, parties, being called Santa by the littles, all combine for a really special feeling. Unfortunately, every year around two weeks before Christmas, something happens to trigger …
Whenever we would visit for Thanksgiving, my daughter by choice, Alice, would make sure to have a pot of Minnesota wild rice soup ready. Christmas decorations would go up weeks early, and my son and grandchildren were under orders to …