Category: Updates

  • In Memoriam: Betty Weatherill, 1920-2020

    In Memoriam: Betty Weatherill, 1920-2020

    My maternal grandmother, Betty Weatherill, passed away on Sunday. She was 100. Her obituary, beautifully written my my mother and my aunts, says far more than I could hope to about her life, so I will include it in its entirety at the end of this post. Growing up, Grandma’s house was always warm and…

  • Catch a Fish, Release a Fish

    Catch a Fish, Release a Fish

    My parents recently visited, and our kids were very excited to go fishing with Pop-Pop. Ainsley caught a fish as big as her head! Grayson did a lot of casting and reeling, but didn’t actually catch anything. Dillon had better luck, though. Dillon was so interested in fishing that he got up at 6am to…

  • New Adventures

    New Adventures

    The first of September… that special time of year when it’s still summer… yet the air is changing, the nights come just a little quicker and soup for dinner is not longer out of the question.  Don’t get me wrong there’s plenty of sunshine, watermelon and corn on the cob to come- but I also have…