Mailbag Meanderings

We are in the dog days of summer, as they say. That can only mean one thing. It is time for my second annual column as I respond to mailbag questions from my faithful readers. If your question was not included, it is because of space reasons…or possibly one other reason.

Judy in Woodbury asks, “What are some of your favorite summer memories as a child and an adult?”

For several years my parents owned a boat. I was either too young or too fearful to learn to ski, but I loved boat rides and watching my dad ski barefooted. I also liked the meals we would have on those outings. Family vacations we...