2000s Nose Surgery and Ice Storm A routine grocery run turns into a comedy of errors when a distracted grandparent wheels an empty cart right out of the store — while a Kroger employee chases down the family with their actual purchases.
Joan's Stories March 2005 - Myrtle Beach Vacation While the family gathered at a Myrtle Beach condo, the women knitted caps for cancer patients and swapped memories — and everyone learned to stay out of the kitchen when the chief cook was on duty.
Family Stories Snow, Beautiful Snow On a warm Wisconsin spring day, everything changed by 5 AM — icicles, fallen trees, and a crushed truck turned a Mother's Day weekend upside down, sending everyone to the same restaurant hoping not to be spotted skipping work.
1980s Germany 1988 - Exploring Mainz and Wiesbaden Saturday June 18, 1989. We ate another great Frustoch at the Mag
1980s Germany 1988 - Along the Rhine to Koblenz A day trip along the Rhine from Mainz to Koblenz promised castles and vineyards — but delivered a locked gate, a futile climb, and the discovery that German lunch meant coffee and cake.
1980s Germany 1988 - The Adventure Begins When IBM insisted its employees use up their vacation days, a couple seized the chance to return to Germany — armed with a pocket translation book and an open invitation from an old colleague in Mainz.
Family Stories Grandad - A Tribute A young South African tried to join the army but was turned away for poor eyesight — while his brother Trevor would go on to escape a German POW camp not once, not twice, but three times, finally crossing the mountains to Switzerland hidden in strangers' barns.