by Liz A | Jun 13, 2022 | Guest Blogger
Ruth Marie (Ruthika) Although she has just passed her first birthday, her personality is dominant enough to describe. She is the only daughter whose name fits her size. In looks, she resembles the two blood sisters who proceeded her. No one could mistake those fierce...
by Liz A | May 1, 2022 | Portfolio
Right before our PCS to Cleveland this past spring, 2022, I did get the opportunity to interview several brave Coast Guard divers in February– right in the midst of their participation in some “very cool” training at Camp Ripley, Minnesota. They...
by Liz A | Apr 1, 2022 | Guest Blogger
To my oldest daughter, Catherine by Diane Martin Child of the sun-drenched plains of Africa, moving in constant rhythm to the swaying grasses and pulsating beat of the drums, you smile gently on all you see. Your inheritance, my daughter, is fair: you carry the soft...
by Liz A | Feb 28, 2022 | Guest Blogger
To my daughter, Margaret Rose By Diane Martin Daughter of the sheer heights and lush green valleys of eastern Europe, your deep blue eyes and somber expression silently sweep over your little world of nature in our yard. As a tiny infant, you spent much time solemnly...
by Liz A | Feb 11, 2022 | Pepper and Bear
Born during a “wolf winter” Snow baby: Joseph Michael For winter lovers, snow symbolizes a season of rebirth, not just death. The middle of winter is the coldest and darkest time of year in the Northern Hemisphere. Yet, for those tuned into nature, the hibernal period...
