INTRODUCTION What am I? Among other things, I am a writer. Also, I am a photographer, a weaver, a baker, a cook, a reader, a student, a teacher. But first and foremost, I am a writer. What does a writer …
My Roadmap to Success Read more »
Category: Personal History
Introduction In just under one month, I will complete my 71st circle around the sun, which means, as we count things, I turn 71 years of age. Yes, at my 40th birthday party, I thanked people for helping me celebrate …
Five For My Birthday: A Month-long Bucket List Read more »
Birds Got To Fly
Introduction Back in 1927, Oscar Hammerstein set lyrics to Jerome Kern’s music and wrote “Fish got to swim, birds got to fly.” Since then, numerous artists have recorded the song, Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man, again and again. And it …
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Introduction Yesterday, I didn’t feel up to snuff, or to anything else, for that matter. Today is slightly better, thanks largely to the roses, and lilies, and hollyhocks, oh my! that are blooming in my flower beds. Yesterday, I came …
Roses, and Lilies, and Hollyhocks, Oh My! Read more »
Introduction I used to wake every morning with a song playing in my head. That hasn’t happened for quite some time. In fact, I can’t remember the last time I woke to my own internal juke box. This morning, I …
Happy Days Are Here Again–But Why? Read more »
Tagged with: Cowboy Up Roadhouse, Full Moon, Happy Days Are Here Again, Home Landscaping, Rose Garden
What did you do your junior year in high school?
Last week, I took you through my school years at Portola Junior High in El Cerrito, California. Today, we’re still in El Cerrito, but this week looks at my high school years. My first job, marching band, taking courses at …
My El Cerrito Gaucho Years Read more »
Digger, Taz and Simon at Play
The past few Saturdays, I’ve talked about the dogs who have shared my life. With the deaths of Major and Rocky, Digger had the house and yard to himself. Kevin had repeatedly said “No more dogs!” So imagine my surprise …
Having Three Dogs at Home Read more »
The San Francisco Bay Bridge
In 1965, Heifer Project offered Poppa the opportunity to play goatherd for a herd of 50 goats destined for Korea. Poppa said yes, but his health disagreed. Forced into the hospital for minor surgery, his hospitalization coincided with the departure …
Crossing the Pacific by Freighter Read more »
Tagged with: APL President Lincoln, Freighter Travel, Heifer Project, Pacific Ocean, San Francisco, Yokohama
Mount Rainier Under Clouds
I’ve been to or through Tacoma and Pierce County, many times, but on October 3rd, 2016, Mike and I drove through on a photo excursion. If you want to read my Pierce County post from the Evergreen book, just click …
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The El Cerrito Methodist Church
In June, 1962, Bishop Donald Harvey Tippett appointed Poppa to serve the El Cerrito California Community Methodist Church. We left Colusa and moved to the Bay Area. As I mentioned in last Sunday’s blog, the temperature inside our Colusa house …
El Cerrito California Read more »