Category Archives: LIFE

By Allen L Phillips “He’s a gift from Malia.” Said Todd.  Our 17 year old son had just walked into the house with a white dog with black spots.  The gift looked up at us and wagged his tail.  Malia … Continue reading →

by Allen L Phillips September 10, 2022 She came into the auto repair shop where I was working with my son.  She said she had been referred by a friend who told her we were a family shop and wouldn’t … Continue reading →

By Allen L Phillips In what seems like a dark time in this world there are signs of life.  My granddaughter and her husband will boldly welcome a daughter, my great granddaughter, into this world later this year.  In a … Continue reading →

June, 9, 2022 By Allen L Phillips “Al, this is Duane, George’s youngest son.  Please call when you get a chance.”  At age 86, with severe diabetes, one of the few things George could do was be active on his … Continue reading →

By Allen L Phillips The squealing was deafening, startling us out of a deep sleep in the middle of a summer night.  It started just outside the open sliding door leading from our bedroom to the back yard.  The squealing … Continue reading →

by Allen L Phillips It’s a few weeks before Easter, 2007.  Pat and I are at the drug store looking at Easter stuff and there’s this rabbit.  He’s about 12 inches tall, white and fuzzy.  He’s sitting upright and between … Continue reading →

1/27/2022 By Allen L Phillips Well, we made it.  Since our move to a Rancho Bernardo retirement community on December 1st, life has been a whirlwind of unpacking, rearranging, hanging pictures, looking for things, learning how things work and meeting … Continue reading →

11/12/2021 By Allen L Phillips Holy cow, what a mess.  We have been putting off repairs to the house in order to take advantage of the tax code that repairs made within 60 or 90 days of sale are deductible … Continue reading →