A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words

Last night, my visiting youngest daughter pulled out all the photo albums from years gone by. It’s amazing how a photograph capturing a special moment can instantly evoke memories. In less than an hour, my daughter flipped through 35 years of my life as a Mommy....

The Rise Of A Star

Two weeks ago, my daughter Heidi came back to North Carolina to be with loved ones, enjoy the beautiful Fall weather and focus on her music career.It is great to see her after a long absence and I am rejoicing about the focus on her music career! It was six years ago...

There’s No Place Like Home

Sometimes life takes a few sharp turns and even the most thought out plans get scattered in the wind. I believe it’s best to accept that certain things happen for a reason, even though we may not always understand why.Recently, I wrote about my youngest...

Meet "Bak Bak" The Cat

My favorite youngest child Paul Eric Drecksler, returned to Asheville recently with all his earthly possessions including his beloved cat, Bak Bak. The two of them moved into the old homestead, taking over a few of the rooms in the basement level. Since the house...

It’s Hard To Say Goodbye

My youngest daughter Heidi just relocated from San Francisco to L.A.The time had come for her to continue the journey that began last December.The hardest part was saying goodbye to her incredible landlords, who were like second parents to her during the eight months...

Fly Little Burdy…Fly!

As my faithful readers might remember…Child # 3..Also known as youngest daughter, moved to San Francisco at the beginning of December.  (Read… Another Journey Begins)When Heidi announced that she was moving, I was filled with concern. My daughter had never...