No real adventure this weekend, just a whirlwind ( Read more... )

This week I have had the chance to think about family. Specifically about those people who are not related to me in any way, but who are more a part of my family than some people who are related by blood.

Let me explain.

Two weeks ago a dear friend contacted me. Ann was my college roommate, and she still lives in Delaware. For the past year, ( Read more... )

On Thursday we went to dinner at a friend's house. I was happy to go, as I was able to see a mutual friend and to meet her mother. The mother is in her 80s, and I was told that she has lived a very interesting life. I looked forward to talking with her, and wondered what the conversation would bring.

Silly me! I forgot that I have a tendency to ( Read more... )