God Save the King! But I Miss The Queen!




- May 5
- 4 min
Nature or Nurture? No Doubt, it's Nature!

- May 1
- 4 min
"Didn't you Used to Have Four Kids?" An Unexpected Revelation as Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder


- Apr 25
- 5 min
Hollywood Lore and Fast Cars! A Birthday Celebration Perfectly Befitting a boy of Fifteen.


- Apr 12
- 7 min
Has it Really Been two Months? Where has the Time Gone?


- Mar 17
- 4 min
Miles Turns 8 Years Old and we Party Like it's 1999!


- Feb 25
- 4 min
On a day Devoted to Love, I Finally Determine What Love Language I Speak.


- Feb 8
- 7 min
A Remarkable Pioneer and Beloved Friend, Gone way too Soon.

- Jan 30
- 2 min
Winter is the Best and Most Underrated Season in Southern California! Here's Why...

- Jan 2
- 6 min
After a Rough Couple of Months we Enjoy a Much-Deserved Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!


- Aug 30, 2022
- 5 min
Our First Week Back to School is Tinged with Tragedy, Causing me to Take Stock of my Blessings.


- Aug 25, 2022
- 3 min
Catherine and Graham's Absolutely Smashing, Jolly Good, 10th Birthday Weekend Celebration.

- Aug 19, 2022
- 3 min
We bid a Bittersweet Farewell to Summer and Single Digit Birthdays, in Paradise.

- Aug 13, 2022
- 4 min
There is Life (and Summer fun) After an Out-of-This-World European Vacation.


- Jul 17, 2022
- 2 min
A Poolside Revelation: Teaching my Kids Sign Language!

- Jul 9, 2022
- 3 min
We bid Portugal a Fond Farewell as our Three-Week Adventure Comes to a Quiet Close.

- Jul 8, 2022
- 2 min
Our Last day in Porto. So Very sad to Leave....

- Jul 5, 2022
- 3 min
A Morning of Light Rain and Shopping, Followed by Lots of of Wonderful Family Time!


- Jul 4, 2022
- 3 min
A Day Trip to the Douro River Valley filled with Wine, Food, and More Wine!

- Jul 2, 2022
- 2 min
Garin Finally Gets a Reprieve from House Arrest, in the Form of a Much-Needed day in the Country.

- Jun 30, 2022
- 3 min
Garin Stays at Home, Convalescing, but plans Another Perfect day for us to Enjoy in Porto!


- Jun 30, 2022
- 5 min
As Garin Contracts Covid in Portugal, we do our Best to Keep Calm and Carry on.

- Jun 28, 2022
- 2 min
Algarve Beach Connoisseurs. It's a Tough job, but Someone has to do it. It may as Well be us!


- Jun 28, 2022
- 1 min
Toothless in Portugal! Miles Loses his two Front Teeth, on two Consecutive Days.

- Jun 27, 2022
- 2 min
A Speed Boat Trip Through Ocean Grottos, pet Crabs and a Beach to end all Beaches. Lagos Perfection!

- Jun 26, 2022
- 3 min
Beach-Bound at Last and a Sardine Museum Thrown in to Round out the day!

- Jun 25, 2022
- 3 min
With Uncooperative Weather to Contend With, we Headed to the "Other Edge of the World," Sagres.

- Jun 24, 2022
- 3 min
Goodbye Lisbon, Hello Algarve! We Head South for the World-Famous Portuguese Beaches.

- Jun 23, 2022
- 3 min
We're off to Sintra and Cascais for the Day. Garin and I are glad to be Carefree!

- Jun 22, 2022
- 2 min
We Spend the day High Atop Lisbon in Picturesque Alfama.


- Jun 21, 2022
- 3 min
Belem-bound, Home to a Monastery, Gilded Coaches and the Birthplace of the Famous Pasteis de Belem.


- Jun 20, 2022
- 2 min
On Day Two we Keep it Local, Touring the Baixa- Chiado Neighborhoods of Lisbon. Treasures Abound!


- Jun 18, 2022
- 3 min
Except for Some Pesky jet lag, our First day in Lisbon Goes Much Better Than our Voyage Here.


- Jun 17, 2022
- 6 min
European Vacation. When it's Your Life, it Doesn't Exactly Feel Like a National Lampoon Movie.


- Jun 15, 2022
- 3 min
Garin’s 8th Grade Culmination, In-person, Unmasked (Mostly), and Sweltering. What's a Little Heat?


- Jun 4, 2022
- 5 min
They say that God Never Gives you More Than you can Handle? But Five Children!


- May 30, 2022
- 5 min
Memorial Day Weekend. A Top Gun Extravaganza. Would you Expect Anything Less?


- May 29, 2022
- 3 min
A Once in a Lifetime Event we are Sure to Never Forget!

- May 14, 2022
- 5 min
Mother's Day Weekend: Why just Celebrate for one day, When you can Celebrate for Three?

- Apr 25, 2022
- 3 min
Re-Entry to the Mainland. Vacay Withdrawal. Call it What you Will, it's Painful.

- Apr 24, 2022
- 3 min
Day Trippers. Another fantastic day of exploration around this magical island.

- Apr 23, 2022
- 1 min
Does one Ever Tire of Going to the Beach in Hawaii? We'd be Willing to try it out to Find out.

- Apr 20, 2022
- 3 min
Garin Celebrates his 14th Birthday, Hawaiian-Style. Can we Come Back for my Birthday Please?

- Apr 18, 2022
- 2 min
Our First Easter Away was Certainly not Conventional, but Something I Could get Used to!

- Apr 18, 2022
- 3 min
Garin, our Trusty Tour Guide, Plans an Adventurous Day of Exploring for us on the Big Island.

- Apr 16, 2022
- 5 min
Aloha From Hawaii! An Action-Movie Start to our Long-Awaited Trip.

- Apr 4, 2022
- 1 min
Spring was exploding at Descanso Gardens with Color, Fragrance, and the Beauty of Nature Everywhere.

- Apr 4, 2022
- 3 min
Are Heavenly Birthdays Better Than Those on Earth? Quite Possibly so!

- Mar 19, 2022
- 2 min
St. Patrick's Day or Thanksgiving? Which is your Favorite Holiday?

- Feb 28, 2022
- 4 min
Mother (Often) Knows Best.