Pater Familias

When my dear mother visited us some time ago, my daughters continually echoed her exclamation of: "What a feast!" whenever we serv...

Yes, I miss the puke and the poop. Not really in the "Oh, I miss stepping in and then cleaning poop and puke." No, I don't mi...

He was the cat who got locked in the cat food closet overnight almost 13 years ago. We found him the next morning, a few pounds heavier, ne...

Our cat, Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy ("Mr. Darcy" for short) has been fading away this past six months very slowly, but this past week h...

I wrote a chapter for my story, "My Sister Rosalie," entitled: " With the Depression On " that looked at (thematically) ...

It's the little things, isn't it? After every meal, I make sure I thank my cara spoza for it, telling her how good it was. I may h...

So, I was preparing breakfast for my cara spoza yesterday. What kind of oatmeal do you want? I asked her. Oh, she waved regally, any kin...