Notes from the Wayside

I am not a “dog person”.  To be honest, I have spent most of my life as an actively anti-dog person, after a couple of frightening run-ins with big dogs during my childhood left me fearful and wary of … [Read more...] about Notes from the Wayside – January 2023

November 10, 2022 Yesterday my 8-year-old son, Cirocco, celebrated his First Reconciliation, an important step on the way to receiving his First Communion this spring.  Our church put together … [Read more...] about Notes from the Wayside – November 2022

October 15, 2022 My uncle, Andrew Jude Aber, recently died of pancreatic cancer.  It was Uncle Andrew who, 45 years ago, sang in a rock band called Knowhere and introduced his bass player (my dad) … [Read more...] about Notes from the Wayside – October 2022

September 15, 2022 The Ludwig family closed out our summer this year with a visit from my cousins from New York, along with their children and families.  For two weeks our house was filled with … [Read more...] about Notes from the Wayside, September 2022