Sherry | April 5, 2011
I’m very thankful for the comfortable and congenial relationship my brother and his ex-wife maintain. Suzie is as much my sister now as she was for the forty years she spent married to my brother. Their willingness to bury past trouble for the sake of their family means we all get to hang out together [...]
Sherry | April 3, 2011
We usually eat and go to church on Sunday, but here in Florida eating and church are very different from our norm. Whereas Mauri is usually up before the sun on Sundays, here we leisurely woke to birds singing outside our open window. At home we grab bowls of cereal for breakfast at different times; [...]
Sherry | April 2, 2011
We often quote my brother, who has been saying for years and years, “It’s great to be alive and in Florida!” Everyone knows I love living in Oregon, so I don’t ever quote him with the wish I could live here—though I did enjoy living here seven years, back when my first two children were [...]
Sherry | April 1, 2011
Yesterday we flew to Jacksonville, Florida, to spend a week with my brother, John, and his family. We both did a double take when we saw this at the airport. Had to walk closer to figure out that it is simply something on the window. This was a much better sighting! Living on opposite corners [...]