Matthew and Sonia bought the condemned house in Maine that had belonged to Matthew's great great grandfather. Restoration was progressing well until a gas line leak exploded in the night. They decided to start from scratch to rebuild the historic house. What happened next?

This book contains a collection of 30 short stories on a variety of topics. Some are clearly fantasy and others are a combination of non-fiction and fiction. The characters display traits that may be recognizable in friends, relatives, or yourself. The situations that the characters get themselves into and how they are resolved may sound familiar.

The Old Brown Shoes is about a little girl named Nancy who always wears old brown scruffy shoes everywhere she goes. They take her off the beaten path to many unusual adventures. She gets them stuck in the mud, wet in the rain, and snow but continues on in her adventures. She travels with her parents to many different states.