Desert Reflections

Empty cardboard cores of toilet paper, what do you call them?  In our family they were called Doot Ta Dos.  When we emptied a roll of TP, we...

A salute to Mom on Mother's day. She was 5' nothing tall, highly religious, piano and organ player, was the organist at the nearby c...

  Easter traditions, how did they get started?    I never saw an obvious connection between eggs, rabbits and the (alleged) Resurrection.  I...

Trish planned a train trip on the California Zephyr, from Emeryville, CA to Denver, and back  We wanted my sister-in-law, Linda, and her guy...

  Maserati, Lamborghini, Corvette - and Ford Edge ST? Never having owned an expensive sports car, I'm wondering how high their speedomet...

 Several posts back, I displayed the Mini Man Cave at our summer digs, 18" x 36". This year, I got upgraded to a 10' x 12'...

 We watched the movie last night.  Excellent! The coach was tough but fair, and his career was on the line, would likely have been fired if ...