“in”s and “out”s

We take our grandson out every chance we can. With life complicated enough for working parents, raising a two-year old, finding … More

The muffin man

“Do you know the muffin man? The muffin man, the muffin man.Do you know the muffin man who lives on … More

Simple pleasures

With the playgrounds finally open again after months,  we introduced our grandson, Zander, to a youngster-sized jungle gym and slides … More

Friday’s optimism lesson

therapy for chefs or spouses

My Pavlova was not horrible for a first effort.  Egg whites frothed into stiff peaks with sugar and then gently … More

Good neighbors have great fences

Love your neighbor as yourself; but don’t take down the fence. Carl Sandberg, poet, d. 1967 I know most of … More

soupy nostalgia

Having an early lunch with my wife at the Bread and Cie bakery in the Hillcrest neighborhood of San Diego, … More

family time

Seen through the lens of a secular viewpoint, there is not a lot in 2020 that holds any comfort, joy … More

splish-splash

My parents listening to Bobby Darrin fifty (sixty?) years ago probably were content to let me splash around with a … More