My early fascination with railroad trains began when I received a Lionel train set one Christmas. Dad gave me a corner of the basement where we placed a piece of plywood on a couple of sawhorses. We set up the oval track; added a few buildings, a station, a tunnel, trees, crossing gates and a coal dispenser. There were little pills to put down the…
A Walk Back In Time
It was during a visit with my cousin Maureen in 1999 that planted the seed, resulting in this trip in 2005. Maureen had shared with us a life story, as told by my uncle Alfred. In it he described his parents emigration from Sweden and their early life in this country. As we began preparing for our 40th anniversary celebratory…
Buddy/Two: Chloe
The kids had long left the nest and we had settled into a relatively quiet semi-retirement. Looking back, I guess it must have been too quiet for Joanna! A couple years before, our daughter had been given a cute little pug she named Zoe. Joanna fell in love with that dog, and just had to have one of her own. My…