Car packed for a road trip in California #minivanlife With life returning to a new normal as Covid19 becomes more endemic and regional restrictions ease up, more folks are heading out on vacations. Some families are taking vacations that had been postponed as a result of the pandemic, while others are embracing a slower pace… Continue reading Ode to the Great American Road Trip
My girls hold close their grandpa's flag. Last year I wrote a post about grieving through the anticipation of death and loss. This year, on what would have been my dad’s seventy-third birthday, I am finishing up plans for a socially distanced compliant church memorial service. For over two years now we have felt the… Continue reading The Long Road to Loss
This post is a deviation from my usual travel or hiking article, and with a much more somber tone. Today is my dad's birthday. Usually I'd be leaving him snarky messages about how old he's getting, then take him out to lunch or dinner to really celebrate his ancientness. With his fun sense of humor… Continue reading Grieving Through Anticipatory Grief
A visit to Chicago would not be complete without spending some time on the North Side at Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs, longtime loveable losers until 2016 when they won their first World Series since 1908. As my dad is from Chicago and a lifelong Cubbies fan, so am I. Go Cubs go!… Continue reading Wrigley Field and a Lifelong Cubs Fan
The Cranky Camper 