by Liz A | Dec 22, 2022 | Pepper and Bear
A dependable pair of muckers Can an Army wife retire? Chop, chop – the steel blades slid past each other like the propellers of the Black Hawk helicopters flying past the bathroom skylights of my Northern Virginia townhouse. Chop, chop… chop, chop, the metal smashed...
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...