by Liz A | Jan 18, 2021 | Pepper and Bear
1/13/20 “New year’s written word felts the pen rather than vice versa. I hear the words mourn a lost love. I feel the girl drown under eons of good intention. I free the ankles that were once shark bait– tear a hole in this landslide of an undedicated love...
by Liz A | Jan 1, 2021 | Pepper and Bear
A discovery Diane woke early that Saturday morning. For breakfast she had a slice of rye bread with sweet cream butter. And for the first time—coffee. Her mother filled the stoneware mug, half with fresh steamed milk and half with dark roast. Diane let the warm liquid...
by Liz A | Oct 26, 2020 | Pepper and Bear
Veterans and their families serving in a new capacity: Public office The current political and social climate has kept some of our best and brightest leaders from wanting to serve in public office. So, now more than ever, veterans and their spouses should consider...
by Liz A | Sep 11, 2020 | Pepper and Bear
An antidote to 9/11 Talk to a Boomer Memories of that morning 19 years ago are vivid. Most Americans remember that day similar to what their grandparents and great-grandparents remember of December 7, 1941, the bombing of Pearl Harbor. I remember the day like it was...
by Liz A | Sep 2, 2020 | Pepper and Bear
Though it was incredibly difficult saying goodbye to Bear, our wonderful German Shepherd, this past spring, I know the importance of continuing to live life to its fullest. We are all on this earth for a short period of time – and I appreciate the cycle of life,...
by Liz A | Aug 6, 2020 | Pepper and Bear
He picked me I didn’t choose him. New Year’s Day in Germany we drove to a farm outside Frankfurt—not far from Eric’s Army unit. We were going to do a better, more professional job this time. We were going to do a test before buying. When we arrived, a stocky farmer...
