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Easter
It started as a typical Easter weekend. There was a new outfit, frilly dress, white patent leather shoes, white gloves and flowered hat. The Sunday meal was planned. Good Friday was mysterious. For reasons not yet clear to us, we … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Beauty, Books, Education, Entertainment, Family, Food
Tagged Childhood, Easter, Good Friday, PAAS egg dye, Reblog
135 Comments
Beekeeper
As with most fears, there was a reason. It came from a childhood memory. Her much- loved uncle raised honey bees on a farm not far from the family home, more like the family block. They were immigrants who stayed … Continue reading
Stealing Elegance
On my first trip to New York City, I stole a spoon from the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. It was not only the first time for me to the biggest of cities, it was the first and only time I committed … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, Education, Entertainment, Inspiration, Travel
Tagged 1960's, Catholic School, Childhood, Country Mouse/City Mouse, NYC, Waldorf Astoria Hotel
79 Comments
Day 1 Quote Challenge
Thank you to the lovely Erika for inviting me to the 3 Day 3 Quote Challenge. https://erikakind.wordpress.com It is my favorite challenge. I may not have thought of a vampire, but I knew I was different. I didn’t want to … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, Entertainment, Random Thoughts, Writing Challenge
Tagged 3 Day Quote Challenge, Angelina Jolie, Ballerina, Childhood, Power, Vampire
36 Comments
Ponytail
For most of my life, it is the way I have presented to the world. Long hair, pulled back into a pony tail. It started very young. My older sister and I shared an evening ritual with my grandmother. She … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Childhood, Family
Tagged 1950's, Childhood, Grandmother, Hairstyles, Long Hair, Pixie Cut, Ponytail
70 Comments
The Handwriting on the Wall
If you know what this is, you most likely grew up learning the Palmer Penmanship method of handwriting. The sight of these drills may still haunt you. I, for one, could never quite get my circles to look like the … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, Education, Writing
Tagged 1950's, Catholic School, Childhood, Handwriting, Palmer Penmanship
24 Comments
Indoor Camping
Some of my favorite memories have involved being snowed-in, and without electric power. There is something about the challenge that is so special for me; and I share that joy with my family…like it or not. It doesn’t happen as … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Food, home, Memories
Tagged Batteries, Camping, Candlelight, Canned Food, Childhood, Featherbed, Gas Range, Lanterns, Power Outage, S'mores, Snow, Survival, Winter
7 Comments
Role Model ?
On every survey, on every application, on every questionnaire: Father’s Occupation: _____________ Mother’s Occupation: _____________ Like most of my hometown friends and classmates, I entered “Steelworker” for Dad. I always paused, and was often almost ashamed to enter “Housewife” … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, Family, home, Inspiration, Memories
Tagged 1950's, Baby Boomer, Childhood, Housewife, Leave It To Beaver, Ozzie and Harriet, Steelworker, Working Mom
18 Comments
Ode to January
I truly love January. It is dark and cold and I am often stuck inside for days. Don’t care. Love it anyway. It is with great joy that I start up a new personal calendar, turning the page, as it … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, Family, Food, Memories
Tagged Anniversary, Baking, Childhood, Cooking, December Birthday, Expectations, Farewell to Christmas, Holiday Stress, January, OCD, Perfection, Post-Holiday, Thanksgiving
10 Comments
A Box of Darkness
Did you ever wonder how your life would have turned out if you had not been” gifted” with a troubled childhood ? I have probably given this more thought than it deserves. Photography has helped. There is visible evidence of … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Childhood, Education, Family, News, Photography
Tagged Childhood, Darkness as Motivation, Depression, Ernest Hemingway, Mary Oliver, Writing
30 Comments
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