About the Book Raconteur extraordinaire Robert P. Simpsons warm and engaging stories are guaranteed to make you smile, laugh, cry, and remember. Hell have you in stitches one moment and tears the next. Friends and fans of Bobs trademark storytelling call these stories of love, family, and friendship Bob-Tales. Book Synopsis Bumblebees and Dandelions is the long-awaited collection of reminiscences and ruminations by Robert P. Simpson, a patent attorney well known for his humorous story telling. Simpson explores the milestones of growing up in middle class Niagara Falls, New York in the 1970s. The poignant reflections collected here are well known to Bobs friends as Bob -Tales-- stories shared over the years. The 33 Bob-Tales in this volume describe growing up in Niagara Falls with fresh insight into classical childhood adventures, love and learning, friendship and adventure, school and church by a master storyteller. Bob finds warmth and humor in every day situations. Some of these tales are laugh out loud funny. Others convey the strong emotions of deep friendship, close families, and true love. This nostalgic and humorous collection of short tales will inspire you to smile, laugh, and remember. Raconteur Robert P. Simpson takes you back in time with the authentic voice of a child. He will move you to tears as he shares the story of how her brought back his mothers smile by presenting her with the most beautiful flowers in the world. Bob will have you in stitches with his doubts about Santa Claus and his foiled plot to discover the truth by counting carrots. He shares the nightmare of getting lost and the joy of finding the way back home. He captures the mood of summer days spent swimming with friends, showing off on bicycles, and discovering girls. He describes the angst of dating and the backfiring of inventions. He tells about coming of age on an epic bicycle trip with stunning clarity. The tales continue beyond childhood, as this patent lawyer turned author explains why its a bad idea to attend a wine-tasting the evening before the law school admission test, or to tell your prospective bride that you are Italian and can make sauce, when youre actually Irish and cant tell the difference between a garlic bulb and a dahlia bulb. He also explains why its a good idea to go alone to the wedding of a woman you used to date but who dumped you to marry a doctor. He may be a first-time author, but Bob Simpsons loyal fans say that he paints pictures with his words and makes them read in color. Come along on a humorous journey with raconteur extraordinaire Robert P. Simpson. Bobs warm and engaging stories are guaranteed to make you smile, laugh, cry, and remember. Hell have you in stitches one moment and tears the next. Friends and fans of Bobs trademark storytelling call these stories of love, family, and friendship Bob-Tales. Review Quotes Your story about your mom was so sweet that it made mecry. Thanks again for sharing. Patricia Evans Oh my goodness, I was right there, riding with you in my mind. What a wonderful gift you have. Your memories become so clear in my minds eye that I could actually feel the wind in my hair and my adrenaline pumping on the ride up the mountain. Thank you for bringing me back to that simple time, I have missed it! Kim Devitte Bumblebees and Dandelions is your best story yet. I just realized I say that about all of them. You truly paint magical pictures of a little boys mind. You make me read in color. Thank you for this gift. Keep them coming. Rose Bruno I love your stories. You take me back to special times in my life like no one else ever has! Im right there. I see what youre seeing, hear what youre hearing, living this storywith you. Thank you once again for sharing these precious memories! Vandy Winker Palazzo His love story Destiny will warm your heartand inspire you to take chances - to zig when you feel like zagging. His friends have enjoyed these stories for years, and now you can too.. Angela Vicino Mecca Its always wonderful to hear a man speak so sweetly of his wife, as this author does in Destiny Toni Manzare I remember those days in church. You brought back so many memories. Wow! I love your stories. Keep them coming! Marie Leo Lorenzoni I think the bicycling story is my favorite so far. (Then again each time you write one it becomes my favorite so far.) Youtruly have a gift. I can see your stories playing out in my mind as vividly as if Im watching a movie. Jennifer Romanek Santora Top of the World really touched my heart. I love readingyour stories! Maureen Mahoney-Vitello OMG, Dahlia Bulbs is hilarious! Love those Italian names! Rena Ponzi Previte Destiny -- Now THAT is one great story. Barbara Roman As a former librarian, I cant help but love this piece about punctuation and emoticons. It may be my favorite. Gayle Miller Kerman Christmas, Carrots, and a Cat Named Charlie is one of my favorite stories. It brought back many childhood Christmas memories. Joy LeBrasseur Evans You did it again! I love the story about punctuation and emoticons! You, friend, are the gift that keeps on giving! Looking forward to reading your next creation! Cherie Visciano-Fineberg Lovely memories once again. Sometimes it is the simple things we remember that brought joy to our hearts. Lynn Field Draper