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Kevin and Baby Carly. Christmas, 2008. Just Ask. None of my (suburban, American, well-fed and cared for) grandchildren has ever told me, “I want a rubber band this Christmas.” Nor “I asked Santa for a bowl of oatmeal.” Nor “I wish for a tube of toothpaste.” No. They dream big: They ask for new bicycles […]
Kevin and Baby Carly. Christmas, 2008. Just Ask. None of my (suburban, American, well-fed and cared for) grandchildren has ever told me, “I want a rubber band this Christmas.” Nor “I asked Santa for a bowl of oatmeal.” Nor “I wish for a tube of toothpaste.” No. They dream big: They ask for new bicycles […]
My Beautiful Granddaughter, Carly. October, 2011. Photo by Ryan Lagrand. The jeweler and I huddled over his velvet-lined tray, arranging and rearranging the seven charms. “Where did you get them?” he asked. “I’ve been collecting them for a few months. There’s a charm for each of my grandchildren. The baby’s name is Sawyer, so the saw […]
My Beautiful Granddaughter, Carly. October, 2011. Photo by Ryan Lagrand. The jeweler and I huddled over his velvet-lined tray, arranging and rearranging the seven charms. “Where did you get them?” he asked. “I’ve been collecting them for a few months. There’s a charm for each of my grandchildren. The baby’s name is Sawyer, so the saw […]
Elaine and me, Quietly Happy Together. Tahiti. January, 2004. Reunions, Funerals, and Oil Lines My daughter Elaine, grandsons Cadence and Sawyer, her husband’s sister Crissy, and Crissy’s baby Annabelle land at LAX in ten hours and twenty-five minutes. Not that I’m counting or anything. The U.S. Navy sent my daughter and her family to Hawaii […]
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