It is National Read a Book Day and I just finished reading Pretty Omens written by A. LaFaye Published by Anchor and Plume Press Under a full moon on Crowley Ridge, Cass Anne Marie was born to Mama Sela who had already lost three children. She and her husband loved that baby but when […]
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Faithful Friends
we’re celebrating our dogs this week. Life would be dull without them. Here’s to the dogs we love – those that live with us now Koda, Easton, Tuesday, and Bosco #2 and those who live on in our memories – Daisy, Yaja, Sheba, Bosco #1, Lulu, Jojo the angel dog, Gina, Sammy, Lady Ginger, Katie, […]
National Dog Day!
It’s National Dog Day – time to pamper our pooches! Tuesday, Bosco, and Easton are ready for a party. Here at A Field Trip Life, books are always a part of every activity. It also happens to be Mee Mee’s birthday so we all went out to celebrate. (Koda wasn’t happy because she wasn’t […]
There’s always room at the family table… a celebration
As I join fellow bloggers to Celebrate this Week, I want to celebrate the table where our family has shared not only meals but our hopes and dreams for the past forty years. When the time came to empty our childhood home, my brothers, sister, and I each chose something special to keep. The only thing […]
Bon Appetit! Happy Birthday to Julia Child
Many years ago, I was walking at sunrise on beach near Santa Barbara when I chanced upon a tall lady holding a mesh sack. She stopped to chat and I realized immediately that I was talking with the famous chef, Julia Child. She happily opened her sack and showed me mussels she had collected. She […]