In the scheme of recent events, Father’s Day did not make headline news. Even so, a weekend item in USA Today about a Dad posting pics of him ‘babysitting’ his daughter’s doll caught our eye. Hilarious!

At the same time, a New York Times weekend Editorial Observer considers a certain sadness that comes with the sudden realization Dad’s toddler daughter has outgrown the need for help falling asleep at bedtime.

For this woodtrader Dad, absorbing a week’s worth of Mexican water splashings of two swimmingly active young daughters on San Jose del Cabo sun-drenched beaches spelled memorable time and special joy that even heady lumber markets rarely offer.

With my Dad, Lauren, Evie (12 June 2016)