And just like that, it’s 2019

Another year has arrived – another birthday passed for me, another Christmas come and gone! We didn’t travel this year to the surprise of many of our friends.  Instead, we were home and were delighted to have Cath, Terry, Noah, Laura, and Mom with us for Christmas dinner. We haven’t been home for Christmas in…

The cards and notes are arriving

For many years, Wendy made, as part of our Christmas tradition, the buying and sending of Christmas cards to friends and family.  We didn’t do a great mailing – I think at the most we sent our 40 or 50 cards.  I did, however, enjoy putting together a letter of such – a newsletter it…

Running up to Christmas

The days are darker and the nights colder as we head toward mid-December. I’ve been sitting in the family room skimming through pictures that we have in photo albums. It seems that photo albums, like many ofter things that were at one time regular parts of the home are becoming a thing of the past…