Familial Trough — JM and Me — Happy 4th

"So the things we did to one another, the tragedies and failures of our lives, the successes, such as they were—revolved around the things we ate. Food kept us together, but maybe as important, the particular likes and ways in which we ate this food and drank our libations—the style each of us chose to …

Happy Birthday, America

Here we are, four weeks plus gone by when I like to blog weekly.  My family, nearly every member, has had extensive health challenges which have precluded blogging and even writing, yet it seems imperative that I pause this 4th of July to reflect on the blessings this country has afforded us and to send …