It was early in the morning when John called from work and told me to turn on the television. “Our country is under attack,” he said. With a cup of coffee in hand, I turned on the TV. Every channel was showing the effect of the plane that had slammed into the twin tower, the…

I love a great bargain, especially when fresh produce is involved. So when I could pick up fresh pears for 50 cents a pound, I did what any halfway normal person who loves cooking, canning, and baking does – OR not- I bought a whole box. Yep.  Thirty-five pounds of pears, just waiting to be…

Although it has been over 7 years ago, it feels like yesterday that we stood on the hot tarmac at 29 Palms before the 2-7 Marines left for Afghanistan. The soldiers filed into their lines for final roll call, surrounded by those of us who had traveled to send them off. Young wives, in the…

John gave us a tour of his home town of Defiance Ohio. We went to the Saint Mary’s Catholic Church where he attended school and he told the kids about missing the bus home because he walked to the cookie bakery with the big kids in hope of a tasty treat. We went to the…