The John Ten Have Memorial Forest

Surrounded by an incredible forest is Clear Lake, also known as Clear Bottom Lake, the names are pretty much synonymous.

Anyway, this peaceful space of trees and winding paths, a space where one could clear the head, lighten the heart and forget the turmoil of life, was tended, maintained and watched over by John Ten Have, my uncle by marriage and a longtime friend. He didn't just own the woods he understood the trees, the plants and the world of this forest. Thank you Uncle John for sharing, your knowledge and yourself. His spirit is there now, in the place he loved most. . .

daughter Jennifer and Uncle John

It's never too early for Thanksgiving - thinking of family

With the passing of Uncle Martin VandenBerg I thought what better time to share a couple of photos of other family members with you.

The two Bergman girls (now married and with families of their own), Rachel and her big sister Christina, playing at Dick and Dorothy's house in Massachusetts in May of 2000:

And then there is Jennifer and her dad John TenHave, taken on a lovely afternoon out a Clear Lake in July of 2000: