2008 - Funeral Trip
On July 15 we were on our way to the funeral of
Bob McGaffin
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.
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.
Moving to Springmoor
Moving to Springmoor. After 38 years in the house, Mom and I
Thanksgiving 2003
Thanksgiving 2003: Here we are again at a condo in Myrtle Beach
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.
Germany 1988 - On Our Own
TUESDAY June 21, 1988
This was our real venture on our own.
Germany 1988 - Exploring Mainz and Wiesbaden
Saturday June 18, 1989. We ate another great Frustoch at the Mag
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.
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.
1987
1987 PT development trip to England. Rewrite this with the two trips
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.