Here is a photo essay of our recent trip to the county fair. Suffice it to say that food played a major role in this adventure. Lots of people, lots of fun, and well worth the trip! Welcome to the Ventura County Fair This is such a bad photo, it makes me laugh out loud….

We had an impromptu family gathering today with all of our kids and grandkids to commemorate the opening day of a vacation trip for Sarah, Gregorio, and their kids. We met at Ventura Harbor Village, a place I’d never been before, and had a little lunch and a quick trip down to the beach. It…

I noticed today in the stats for my blog that my most-read blog post this week was the eulogy I delivered several years ago for my former brother-in-law, Leslie’s husband, Ray Agutter. Often, people search for eulogies when they need to write one themselves, and I suspect this is why the post received more readers…