Mary "Monster" Park — Or Is It "Munford?"
Sam and I went to the playground at Mary Munford Elementary School today, which he promptly dubbed Mary “Monster” Park. I had to laugh, but ‘munford’ sure does sound a lot li...
Ponying It Up at the Farm
Today Sam had his very first pony ride — and loved every second of it. Holy cow! It seems just like yesterday that he couldn’t even hold his own head up. It’s all one big blur &#...
A Cool Time at Crump Park/Meadow Farm
Cool? Did I say cool? I did say ‘cool,’ but cool as in neat, not cool as in not warm. It was warm all right, beastly hot in fact, but we still had quite a cool time. Sam gave it th...
The Philadelphia Story, Part II
This recent sequel did not star Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, or Jimmy Stewart like the first one. Instead the main players were Sam, Daddy Mac, and myself. Yes, we wee not top-billing stars by a...
A Romantic Getaway to the Jefferson
As part of Daddy Mac’s vacation turned stay-cation, we planned a romantic trip for two. With a trusty babysitter at home for the Saminator, off we went to the Jefferson for the night. Six ye...
Fun & Games at Short Pump
Today we went to Family Fun Day at Short Pump, lured by the promise of a free beach ball and a fun time. We sure are easily bought, aren’t we? There is no need to mention that we could have ...
It’s Movie Time!
Sam saw his first real movie the other day in a real theatre with really stale, really salty popcorn. (No explanation necessary if you grew up in America and not under a really big rock.) Ah, the ...
Bi-Coastal Buddies
When I first met my friend Mary, we lived around the corner from each other in the Fan and had all the world in common. We were both relatively recent transplants to Richmond, worked in rather unful...