The "Banana" Family

A couple hours of sorting in the basement revealed this gem created by my girl Karen.  We figured it was created around 2002.  Represented as bananas are Mom and Dad, Kevin the Trekker, John the Star Wars junkie, Karen the soccer player, and Brian the scooter rider, as well as all the pets:  the cockatiels named Prisky and Woody, the guinea pig named Frodo, the iguana named Duncan, and the beta named Beta.  Finding gems like this among the rubble makes the endless project seem worth it!  My how things change in just a little over a decade.........

Ode to Grandpa's Girl

JUNE that day a year ago
WAITING heat, and time moved slow
LIGHT the world as she arrived
WARNING none and not contrived
VIBES of all those years that passed
GROWN babes, nieces, nephews, fast
RENEWED adored like none before
TIMELINE beams of light once more
EYES of blue and curls of blonde
THRIVE that Grandgirl-Grandpa bond
YEARS come, go, in just a minute
PRECIOUS life when Angel's in it

Senior Living

What did I do when 93-year-old Aunt Rose wanted some company on a senior citizen bus trip to see the Reading Phillies play? I went, of course, expecting a general admission seat and a hot dog, most probably because I got what I could handle out of the invitation...the main idea...and the details would come later. My son thought it was appropriate for me to accompany Aunt Rose and her friends on this excursion, as I would blend in nicely. As I began to examine the details, I realized that I was being treated to a seat at a table with an all-you-can-eat barbecue buffet, a fabulous post-game fireworks display, a group of fine people to spend a lovely seasonal evening with, and a bonus....Chase Utley working his way back to the Majors! I did blend in, and it was a wonderful way to spend an early summer evening!

Aunt Rose and me - 6/20/2013