A few of Daddy’s 200 “I love you when…” moments he wrote on July 13, 1988. I love you when… 11. You give me advice when I need it 12. You talk about our future 13. You say you’ve never felt this way before 14. You call yourself lucky 15. You cook for me 16. […]

Jon: On “two weeks before Christmas (with apologies to Clement Clarke Moore)”

December 14, 2015 by Samantha Halle

It would not have been Daddy’s desk without his rhyming dictionary. Celebratory poems – be it for birthday-party invites, thank you’s or spreading holiday cheer – were his specialty. ‘Twas two weeks before Christmas and through the OC, Not a rumor was stirring on PMTV: Production Plans hung by the forecast with care, In […]

Jon: On birthday celebrations

December 2, 2015 by Samantha Halle

Jon: On 9 months

November 11, 2015 by Samantha Halle

Jon: On love

October 29, 2015 by Samantha Halle

Jon: On wedding countdowns

August 23, 2015 by Samantha Halle

Jon: On perspective and life mantras

August 5, 2015 by Samantha Halle

Jon: On Ode to Bette

July 15, 2015 by Samantha Halle

Bette Hair – someone I considered to be a sort of grandmother – ran the in-home daycare I attended. When Bette retired, Daddy wrote a poem to celebrate the wonderful, loving person she was. How lucky our lives have been blessed For we know that Bette’s the best She cared for each child And never […]