Despite the pool in our backyard, my dad managed to make it an oasis. Potted roses lined the deck around the pool, we had a fishpond with a waterfall surrounded with tropical plants. The covered patio had pots galore with climbing vines and hanging baskets. Gardens and ponds must […]
Chapter 13 Spring 1942 The train station teemed with soldiers and their sweethearts by the time Jim and Abby arrived. Her heart sank like lead under the weight of all the other goodbyes on the platform. Jim drew her near. “I can see your aunt’s ballroom full of soldiers […]
James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause. Clark Gable in Gone With the Wind (and most other movies he was in!) Harrison Ford in Star Wars. John Travolta in Grease. Heath Ledger in 10 Things I Hate About You. Bad boys all. The list goes on and on and on. […]
Have you ever ridden a bus in a foreign country? When my husband and I got married, we were young and poor as church mice. (We actually were church mice!) We had reservations just outside of Ensenada, Mexico, for our honeymoon. My parents had taken off on a trip of their […]