Old photos We don't have much info on Sam's WW2 history, he didn't like to talk about it. Scanned some photos to keep before they deteriorate and found what Company he was in.

Thinking about traveling again?
You'll need to know how little that dollar is going to buy:

American Dollars to 1 EUR (invert,data) lowest Oct 27 2008 1.2446 highest Jul 28 2008 1.5747 Apr 22 2008 1.601

Despite the dismal performance of the dollar we are getting itchy feet to go on a trip to Europe again. If you want to save time money and aggravation on your next trip, check out our collection of travel tips at TouristTravelTips.com
Spain, we love Spain... our last Spain trip was pretty economical Click here for the page on our trip

Spring flowers among the ashes
It was pretty bleak around Fallbrook and the house after the fire, but spring brought out the flowers
April and May
June
More on our lovely and hardy native plants at Fallbrook Source