Monthly Archives: May 2013

Bright and early Monday morning the phone rang. 7:00 to be exact. It was my mother, Paddy, asking if I was ok. I thought she was asking me because I answered in a groggy voice, she just having woken me. … Continue reading →

  Every year the small town of Mount Vernon, about 10 miles east of Cedar Rapids, has an art festival called “Chalk the Walk”. Over the weekend of the fest the City of Mount Vernon closes off two blocks of … Continue reading →