Monthly Archives: January 2004

As a young farmer in upstate New York in the 1920s, Grandpa could only afford a modest diamond ring when he asked my grandmother to marry him. It didn’t look like much compared to the two and a half carat … Continue reading →

It was only a painfully sprained wrist – good for a few days of sympathy. An ace bandage insured physical and emotional support, but it could not eae the shock of encountering the reality of my vulnerability. The sprain happened … Continue reading →

The first headlines announcing “mad cow” disease in the nation opened an unofficial hunting season for red meat alternatives. Folks in southern Arkansas zeroed in on venison as a ‘safe meat’, but the menu options across the nation extend beyond … Continue reading →

The part Siamese cat lived for two years in a sterile cage at the local animal shelter before my daughter and her husband found it during their search for pets the winter after they married. They also found a kittenish … Continue reading →