Winners vs Losers

Perhaps you remember a movie that came out in 2005, “Little Miss Sunshine.” You probably won’t be surprised I was drawn to the title. I do like good news. I do like to dwell on emphasize the positive. I do like daisies and sunflowers and sunshiny stuff. And, I do enjoy children. Now I wasn’t [...]

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Station Wagon Buddies

Think family traveling together in a station wagon across several states. We were traveling to my brother’s wedding in a Southern state…my parents, my aunt Tía and three of us siblings. I still remember the following…we stopped at a hotel, spent the night and got up early for breakfast one morning. As we entered the [...]

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Feeling blessed to be more…

September 2 is a new date on our calendar. Daughter #2 and SIL have given us permission to share their news. Papa has done well keeping their secret under wraps. He does like to talk and share good news about the family. You have probably guessed our secret. We are going to be grandparents again! [...]

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Jimmy Lee, the Story of an Outlaw or On Makin’ a Baby Laugh

Last weekend after a month of rain, Rick took this picture of the front pond. They show the trees around the pond and their reflection in the muddy but still very welcome water. This picture made me think about the laughter like rain that poured on a muddy situation. “He’s such a beautiful baby. He [...]

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Valentine Greetings

I have some Valentines for my family and awards to share with my blogging friends today. Everyone in my family lives further apart now so I thank wp for this blog to send virtual roses. I had fun yesterday photographing bouquets at the flower market. For my beautiful mother an hour away who has always [...]

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An Unforgettable View at the Museum of Modern Art

This is a story about something I could have missed… In spring of 1970 I had the opportunity to take a seminar entitled “In Search of the Histrionic” at Columbia University. Each night trips to Lincoln Center, a theater on Broadway and an off-Broadway theater were scheduled to view the latest and greatest shows. During [...]

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A Picasso in the Attic

This is a Valentine for my beautiful mother who loves beautiful things and takes care of them. My last post was about a case of mistaken identity. Imagine my surprise at the following case of un-mistaken identity. My mother found a doll in a trunk owned by her mother. She knew my mother-in-law and her [...]

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A Case of Mistaken Identity

My family loves it when I make a mistake. (If only they knew how often I keep quiet and don’t point out the error of their ways!) But the following story makes them laugh and shake their heads. I’m bad. Oh so bad. Our family took a trip to Corpus Christi for the weekend and [...]

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