Stan & I experienced our most memorable adventure of 2024 when we hiked to Crystal Lake beneath Crystal Crag in the Mammoth Mountain area.

Every summer, we 11 siblings gather in MI for our reunion. My week started w/a tornado derecho in Ohare followed by 7 great days w/family.

Stan & I & our Boxer Henry are stranded in the middle of nowhere with a flat tire in early June 2024 – 10 miles from civilization.

This missive describes our lives in 2020 during the first months of the COVID-19 virus, our illness, and then living under the quarantine.

Our dog Ginger is a 10-year-old Australian Cattle Dog - the most lovable dog until you lock her up – then she will manage to escape.

In 1974, 4 sr. engrs. from Hughes go on a men's-only bike ride through Napa/Sonoma. One guy invites Marlene and me to 'crash' the ride.

I recently found my diary from when I was 12-14 years old, written in 1954 - 1955. It show me to be boy crazy & the hard work on the farm.

Here are transcribed contents my daily diary entries in 1954-55 when I was 12-14. I find it fascinating to read-maybe because I wrote it.

My name is Barbara, and I have led a wondrous life. To organize my life stories, I have divided my life into five segments.