I looked at my beautiful Christmas tree and sighed. It was time. The New Year was a week old and my tree still stood in the corner of our room with its collection of memories proudly displayed in a shower of colorful lights. I'd procrastinated long enough.I got up,...
A steady wind blew across the field, spun the little patch of hair I have left on the top of my head, and pushed at the kite I held in my hand. It was a great day to fly a kite.The green field stretched into the distance, where it met the blue skies at the...
She was eighty years young and still very active. In this small town in southwest Virginia, not much happened. It was just another empty day for a senior citizen who lived by herself. Although she has four children, five grandchildren and several great grandchildren,...
I opened my email at work and saw a rare mail from a former co-worker and friend from eastern Canada. Don Moase is one of those friends who emails twice a year, at the most. The subject line read, "Will be in Caldwell tomorrow evening." The email was sent the night...
Many years ago, my first wife and I decided to add an addition to our house. We had contractors do the bulk of the work, while I did the smaller jobs. I did all the siding on both the old and new sections of our house. I installed 1000 square feet of parquet flooring...
I pulled my car into the garage and stepped outside. It was a beautiful evening.Stars sparkled in the dark sky, unusual for the area we lived then, which is close to the bright lights of Manhattan and Jersey City.Instead of going inside, I walked around the corner,...
Like the Christmas before, we didn't send Christmas cards; we called my family in Canada. Ginny and I talked to my mom. We spoke to my uncles and aunts. I haven't seen any of them in seven years and Ginny hasn't met them yet at all, but she knows they are family and...