Family Tree

Family Tree

This family tree representation is also contained in the book. The tree is designed as a way for readers to connect the names of characters mentioned in the book’s stories with family lineage and history. Five generations are represented in this visual version. There...
Book Club Guide

Book Club Guide

Suggestions for General Discussion Stories in Two Floors Above Grief: A Memoir of Two Families in the Unique Place We Called Home beg to be read aloud. Read your favorites in your group or to a family member or friend. Share which stories or chapters mean the most to...
Celestial Real Estate Sale

Celestial Real Estate Sale

Final Bedtime Conversation The last time I saw and talked to my father was thirty-eight years ago today. September 7, 1984. A Friday evening. He was in hospice care after a two-year battle with prostate cancer. My mother, two brothers and I had him moved from the...