Quakes and Cakes

Donald Walker 1933 Long Beach

A Very Special Birthday Party It was a warm sunny day in the spring of 1933 in Long Beach, California. Marion Roan was working on crocheting a stuffed brown bear she was making for a special boy. She and her sister Kathryn had been up early; they’d done all the household chores, visited friends, and […]

Christmas Alive

Christmas Alive Dyana Hesson

Twenty-two years ago, Randy and I volunteered ourselves and our very cranky, colicky, two-month-old baby Sydney to act as Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus at Red Mountain Community Church’s “Christmas Alive.”  This is the only photo I have of that miraculous night. It was miraculous because our baby actually slept peacefully in the manger. No […]

Lessons From Aunt Marion

Dreaming of an Arizona Beauty Haven I’ve been down some serious rabbit trails lately. I blame my great Aunt Marion Roan, who I  just meet through her diaries. You’ll be hearing more about Marian and her life on the Verde Antique Ranch* in Foresthill, California from me soon, but for now, I have a clipping! ** […]

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