Category Archives: Summer of Smiles

Recalling a Special Memory

Last month Linda and I celebrated our 36th anniversary. In what has become our tradition, Linda prepared a special meal: shrimp scampi and lobster tail with Caesar salad (with Linda’s special homemade dressing), asparagus, and a glass of Chardonnay from … Continue reading

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R.I.P. Paul Hickman

Is began as a simple abrasion between two toes. The resulting infection would prove resistant to any antibiotics Paul’s doctors would prescribe. For the next five months dad moved back-and-forth between the hospital and a rehab facility called the Maples. During this … Continue reading

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