by mmooney | Aug 27, 2020 | The Friday Message
There are many things that bring back fond memories of my mother, Laura. Like the current Hurricane that bears her name, she was a force of nature. Laura was born on a cattle ranch in Helena Montana and grew up with 11 siblings. At fifteen she was working as a nanny...
by mmooney | Aug 21, 2020 | The Friday Message
I hope you are watching the DNC with an open mind and a good supply of Kleenex. It has been emotional, uplifting and frightening. I wrote a friend of mine that I hoped he got to hear the speech of Michelle Obama, he and I share a profound concern for our country,...
by mmooney | Aug 14, 2020 | The Friday Message
Only twenty five miles from downtown McCall, Idaho – with the last 15 miles on wash board dirt road – you will find the trail head to Upper Hazard lake. I have cat skied some of this territory in the winter but the summer provides a whole different view....
by mmooney | Aug 7, 2020 | The Friday Message
As our Fearless leader quite obviously read a speech extolling his signing of the Great American Outdoors Act he came across a curious word. Yosemite or yo-semites as he stutteringly uttered twice, along with the intended visual grandeur envisioned by the writers of...
by mmooney | Jul 31, 2020 | The Friday Message
Good Trouble I hope you were fortunate to virtually experience the celebration of life for the late Congressman John Robert Lewis. The man was a force of nature, a national treasure and leaves an inspiring legacy. The tributes and memories to a humble servant of...
by mmooney | Jul 24, 2020 | The Friday Message
A full week in McCall at the cabin with Megan, Hank and Margie. We have been biking, boating, tubing, water skiing, swimming, sand castle building, a large LEGO boat assembled, Lincoln log homes built and knocked down, Minecraft, sly fox, book reading, and even a...
