Rhonda Bracey: At Random

I drove down to Anna Maria Island today, to visit with family. My second cousin, his wife, his dad (my 1st cousin once removed) and his dad’s partner, and his aunt (also a 1st cousin once removed) were all there, and we had a lovely time catching up on family news and family history. I last saw the aunt when I was is in Michigan last October, but hadn’t seen the rest of that branch of the family since 2002 when we all in Nashville.

I hear the beaches on Anna Maria Island are beautiful, but we spent the day in the rental house just talking — the beach will always be there, but my family may not (the older members of the family are well into their 80s now).