by Francie | Jul 20, 2012 | Family, Travel
BEAUTIFUL! (Gustavus) A lot of tough girls and guys out there are inspired by the Alaska trip and asking for specs. It’s a big state and truly the last frontier, literally untouched. It took some sorting for us to pick our trip. We are not cruise people, hence the...
by Francie | Jul 13, 2012 | Family, Travel
Alaskan Taxi We are back from South East Alaska where my family and I stayed for a week. And no, we did not do a cruise. Funny how those two are an automatic pair, like it’s in the human DNA to think Alaska is to cruise as air is to breathing. We flew into Juneau...
by Francie | Jun 29, 2012 | Family
Say “Yes!” After awhile, my family and I took my Dad’s lead and decided to break some rules. At this point, when the days are literally numbered, what kind of trouble can you really incur? We wheeled my Dad outside to enjoy the warm weather and gentle...
by Francie | Jun 24, 2012 | Family
I learned a lot from my dad in the last two months. I have so much to tell I am breaking it out into two posts so readers don’t feel overwhelmed. I promise it’s light and funny. “Como Estas?” What? “COMO ESTAS,” my dad shouted. Ahh, “Bien Gracias y...
by Francie | Jun 12, 2012 | Family, Music
My Dad’s Rose Garden I’ve been missing you. Have you been missing me? A tornado blasted through and it wasn’t just the normal end-of–school-year stuff. My super-old pop took a turn for the worse. So I spent some time with him. He passed away last Thursday,...
by Francie | May 9, 2012 | Family, mom
It’s my favorite celebration of the year: Mother’s Day. Next to the first day of school, it’s one of my happiest happenings. And it’s a real holiday, sanctioned by the government back in 19O8, at the request of Anna Jarvis of West Virginia. She wanted all of us...
