Posts tagged "grandchildren"
Dancing with the Dark Side

Dancing with the Dark Side

I hope you are having a good summer wherever you are.  As I began this post I was winging my way home after a precious and memorable month with my two kids, and theirs, my four grandchildren.  We had good weather on the flight, allowing a final glimpse of grandeur of the Austrian alps, the...
Austrian sweetness!

Austrian sweetness!

It’s been a week now, since I winged my way for the extended visit here in Austria with my son’s family.  My daughter with her family, also along, has been taking a few days to sightsee in and around Venice. And today I had afternoon and evening, just me with the two local grandkids, and...

Baghead, Filet, and Sabre :-)

I mentioned in my last post that one story of transformation, one with personal appeal and meaning to me!,  is where an octopus goes from being a villain to a celebrated hero.  Here’s the skinny.  My dad told my brother, Jim, and me, when we were little, an exciting story about an octopus named Baghead....

Journeying again

Home again, after a most amazing trip and the treasure of family time, which warms my heart and nourishes me deeply and daily.  I am enjoying our new and thriving home window garden, and it’s a certain relief having two instead of ten to feed!  At the same time, I still relish and want to share...

Wild Wonders

After the red rocks of Utah, we are now among the mountains and rivers of Wyoming.  It continues to be an adventure, seeing the plants and animals, the Jackson rodeo, floating the roaring Snake River, with Nick and Lilly, and experiencing them together.  On seeing the stunning Magpie, Nick, who is fascinated by whales, said, “Look,...