Finally – Summer is Here!

June 14, 2016June 14, 2016 / beckmank / 6 Comments

It's June! I will do my best to keep regular updates on my blog this summer, but things are getting busy around here...

How can you read that?

April 4, 2016April 4, 2016 / beckmank / 4 Comments

We've all been asked this question. But how can/why do you read a book when the topic is difficult for you?

The Lost Art of the Road Trip

March 29, 2016March 28, 2016 / beckmank / 13 Comments

Taking an (unexpected) road trip? Allow me to share some rules of the road.

To my Dad. Merry Christmas.

December 24, 2015December 24, 2015 / beckmank / 5 Comments

Neil Young's Falling Off the Face of the Earth. Merry Christmas, Dad.

Finally back from a fabulous vacation.

September 14, 2015September 14, 2015 / beckmank / 7 Comments

Yes! I'm finally back. My husband and I took a trip to California in celebration of turning 40 (yikes!) last spring. What a trip! Started up in northern California at Napa Valley for wine tasting, and drove our way down the coast to end at Disneyland in southern California. (Not my husband's favorite place, but he … Continue reading Finally back from a fabulous vacation.