Monthly Archives: December 2025

Elfriede’s cinnamon rolls are legendary. When i’m finally let into the secrets of cinnamon roll construction it’s with the caveat that family is family. And not-family is…. not family. 

The end of an American dream….hitchhiking across the country and back again.

                  Mom finally gives in. Too much pressure from family, friends, neighbors, and casual acquaintances in the grocery store. If Grandpa can make the caboose safe by Mom’s standards, he can put one in our backyard.  I’m back on track to becoming the … Continue reading →