by Deb Farris | Jul 1, 2013 | Family
Daniel is our friend on the Island who mows the grass at the cabin and grades the drive. He came by this evening while I was in the kitchen making dinner and I stopped peeling potatoes to go out and say hi. “The rose bush is still alive!” He said, surprising me. How...
by Deb Farris | Jun 23, 2013 | Family, Uncategorized
Washington Island is a little piece of heaven–packed full of memories. Kids have grown up, some have passed on. Each year I come back, I am older but the Island never changes and when I’m here, it has a way of feeling like we’re all together again....
by Deb Farris | Jun 8, 2013 | Family
If I had waited until I had enough money in my life, I would not have gotten very far. I call it the Red Sea rule. You have to step into the water before the sea will part. I work at a nonprofit and there is never enough money. My first year, I taped a quote by...
by Deb Farris | Jun 2, 2013 | Family, Uncategorized
My Dad and brother were both pilots. When my nephew got his pilot’s license at fourteen, I watched him land a plane and it brought tears to my eyes. We heard a lot of talk about Cessna 150s in our house growing up. I didn’t understand the fascination at first....
by Deb Farris | Mar 31, 2013 | Family, Uncategorized
Dad and I spent the day at St. Joseph’s Hospital last week while he had the battery in his pacemaker changed. He felt good enough while the anesthetic was wearing off to talk about growing up with the Rag Man and Knife Sharpener — along with a few other...
by Deb Farris | Mar 30, 2013 | Family, Uncategorized
I want to tell you about the coal men and the ice men. They’re really two stories so I’ll start with the ice men. When I was a little kid, there weren’t any refrigerators – we had ice boxes. They were kept in the hall so the icemen...
