Camp Sherwood Forest at Leadbetter Point, c. 1930 Summer brings not only visiting relatives and friends, but also strangers looking to fill in the gaps in their fading memories. People stop me after Sunday Vespers asking about a boarding...
Sydney with Cousins Wallace and Charles, 1938 Danielle Wachsmuth turned three yesterday. Danielle is the granddaughter of our neighbors Tucker and Carol Wachsmuth, and she visits Oysterville frequently. News of her birthday set me to...
Our Colorful Lawn Our lawn has gone to buttercups and clover and to dandelions and those tiny little daisies – all signs that half of our household team is down for the count right now and the lawn-mowing chores are on hold. It reminds me of...
Espy Children on Danny, 1913 There are no longer any horses in Oysterville. In fact, there aren’t any barns anymore. In my childhood almost every household that included children also included a horse or two. Without out them, our landscape...