Tales From The Travels

Before my father died, he wrote his memoirs for all of us kids. It was really wonderful and I’m very glad he did it. It gave me a chance to learn a lot more about my father than I ever did before. Later, at our request, our mother wrote her memoirs, also. Then, for Christmas one year, she had it professionally bound, along with our father’s. She also included letters and diaries from her parents. This gave us a record of who we were and where we had come from with first hand accounts going back to 1870. I enjoyed these so much that I began to think about writing my own memoirs for my son, to continue the story. He is 13 and enjoys listening to my stories when I tell him, but he hasn’t shown any interests in understanding his heritage. Who is his father? How did he get to this point in life? Why is he the way he is? He may not be curious about these things now, but he will be one day.

So, I’ve started writing snippets of my life and my Travels. I’ve been very fortunate to have led an adventurous and event filled life and have been enjoying this endeavor. My son isn’t the only one to learn from this. I’ve been learning and relearning a lot about myself. This inspired me to start my own blog and to share my stories with you. All of the stories I will tell are true. Plus, sometimes I will write little op-ed pieces about things I think about or things people ask me about. My purpose is to entertain you, to make you think sometimes, and, hopefully, to think about writing your own memoirs for your children.

I hope you’ll come back and read my stories and share your comments with me.