It’s Autumn Time 🍁
Technically, autumn begins on September 22. Many people consider Labor Day to be the end of summer and beginning of fall. I think of autumn …
Piano Lessons 🎹
My mother played the piano—and I loved sitting by her on the piano bench and singing songs when I was a little child. When I …
Daylight Savings ⏰
If there was a competition of power between children and Daylight Savings Time (DST), DST would win every time! As we change our clocks (spring …
Abraham Lincoln
February 12 will be the 211th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. I have always loved Abraham Lincoln. In the view of most presidential …
Rusty’s 100th Birthday Celebration
One of the things I love about Papa Rich is his devotion to family. As you know, he has a long-standing tradition Memorial Day weekend …
Reason to Celebrate ~ Ice Cream Pie
Ever since I can remember, I’ve had ice cream pie for my birthday dessert. At my request. And never any other time in the year (I don’t know …
My Mom
By Papa Rich My mother, Gloria, was born in 1921 in Eureka, Utah. She married my father in 1950. She was 32 years old when …
Reason to Celebrate ~ Oatmeal Raisin Cookies 🍪
National Oatmeal Cookie AND National Raisin Day! Just in case you need a reason to celebrate today it is National Oatmeal Cookie day AND National …
February 2019 Pointers from Papa
“Guilty Trip” Years ago, one of my Japanese friends was teaching a class and was giving a lot of positive examples. He was doing this …
