historical fiction writer, amateur photographer, retired computer guru and math geek
Last week was spent in Michigan visiting Charlie's brother, Dave, and sister-in-law, Joan. His sister Judy and her husband Doug were also there--all three of the Crary kids together again! We spent the first and last nights of our trip in Dunkirk, NY at my sister's house to cut the 8 hour trip into manageable … Continue reading Michigan! and…
I don't often think about my brother, Al. He was four years younger than I, in high school when I married and moved to Texas. But as I thought about the book review I planned to post this week, I realized that today--Sunday, December 22--would have been Al's 68th birthday. Born Francis Allen Benton, he … Continue reading In Memoriam
These hot summer days remind me of a time spent immersed in the world of baseball. Barely a night goes by that I'm not watching a baseball game. Usually the Yankees game. (side note: Did you know that Abner Doubleday, the man who supposedly invented baseball, was a Civil War Union Army General? ...You do … Continue reading The Boys of Summer
How many of you out there have sisters? Ooh! Ohh! I do!In fact I have two sisters: Kate is about 2-1/2 years older than I, Pat is nineteen months younger. We live in cities that are not close but not that far apart and, because we don't see each other often, we make it a … Continue reading “Sistas”
You may recall reading my posts about our three old dogs. The first one, in May 2021, introduced you to 15-year olds Emmit and Riley, 17-year old Kody, and Jelly Bean the cat. Emmit died shortly after that post. Then in August, we said goodbye to Kody. Fast forward one year, and the last of … Continue reading Three, two, one…
My fiftieth high school reunion was held in August of last year. At first I wasn't sure I'd go--I'd been to all the previous reunions: five, ten, twenty, thirty, forty--were there others? I even organized the first few before handing over the reins to our class president. But this time, I thought--what's the difference? I … Continue reading Fifty Years… Really?
Not everything in my life revolves around writing, and this past weekend is a prime example. We had guests from Junìn de los Andes in Patagonia, Argentina. They arrived via bicycle. That’s not an unusual occurrence for us—we are hosts for an organization called Warm Showers whose members volunteer to host touring cyclists for a … Continue reading Warm Showers
Susannah Willey Writes 