My 8th Birthday

My 8th Birthday

Yes, my birthday. I was eight years old with all the family in Gravesend, Kent. I am the one behind the cake. My nickname was “Lord Epping” because when I did not get my way I would bounce up the hallway screaming. I would get even madder when my Mum and Dada would...
Spencer – A Big Part of the Family

Spencer – A Big Part of the Family

To paraphrase a quote from Elizabeth Stone, “Having a child is like forever having your heart go walking outside of your body.” When that child grows up with a pet, that companion earns a pretty prominent place in your heart as well. Our Golden Retriever “Spencer”...
Victoria Falls – Gazed Upon by Angels in Flight

Victoria Falls – Gazed Upon by Angels in Flight

After leaving Kimberley, South Africa, in 2012, Janet and I traveled north by train. Some people and places become part of the vernacular… or everyday conversation. When British explorer Henry Stanley was sent to find and then discovered David Livingstone in 1871, he...