Treasure Hunting

Fire Station No. 4, Balboa Island. May, 2011 Seeking His Treasures Afoot on Balboa Island After a somber morning of mourning on Memorial Day, my husband Rich and I set out on a treasure hunt in Newport Harbor. We’d visited the harbor countless times by boat. We knew the fuel dock, the sea lions shamelessly […]


Discovering Mom on Mother’s Day

Elaine, Mom, Cadence, and Me. Mother’s Day, 2007. Her Legacy Breathes Rich and I made two trips to San Diego, about eighty miles away, this past weekend. On Friday evening, we hurried to San Diego to attend a surprise birthday party for my daughter Elaine, planned by her husband Rob. Her birthday was yesterday; a […]


Discovering Mom on Mother’s Day

Elaine, Mom, Cadence, and Me. Mother’s Day, 2007. Her Legacy Breathes Rich and I made two trips to San Diego, about eighty miles away, this past weekend. On Friday evening, we hurried to San Diego to attend a surprise birthday party for my daughter Elaine, planned by her husband Rob. Her birthday was yesterday; a […]


>Discovering Mom on Mother’s Day

> Elaine, Mom, Cadence, and Me. Mother’s Day, 2007. Her Legacy Breathes Rich and I made two trips to San Diego, about eighty miles away, this past weekend. On Friday evening, we hurried to San Diego to attend a surprise birthday party for my daughter Elaine, planned by her husband Rob. Her birthday was yesterday; […]


Discovering Mom on Mother’s Day

Elaine, Mom, Cadence, and Me. Mother’s Day, 2007. Her Legacy Breathes Rich and I made two trips to San Diego, about eighty miles away, this past weekend. On Friday evening, we hurried to San Diego to attend a surprise birthday party for my daughter Elaine, planned by her husband Rob. Her birthday was yesterday; a […]