Mom gave Dad this Birthday card in the early years of their 41 years of marriage. She wrote this poem on the inside of the card.
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of [...]

When growing up, Mom would not drink coffee, but she loved these Mocha Log cookies. The buttery cookie, dipped in chocolate and nuts, melted in our mouths. We spent many afternoons together rolling out the dough, dipping the baked cookies in chocolate sauce, and grinding walnuts for the top. This was our cookie and our [...]

This house is nothing special. Built in the 1960’s, it doesn’t have a lot of character. It’s a 4 bedroom rambler with gray stucco exterior and dark framed windows. The driveway is curved and a hassle to back-out of.
On the back porch on Saturday summer evenings Mom roasted corn on the cob [...]