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Tag Archives: Michigan
Fruits of Labor
I woke up to 57 degrees, opened the windows, turned on the oven. Now the house smells of blueberries and butter. It reminded me of a favorite post, with a much-loved recipe at the end. ** There is a huge advantage … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, Family, Food
Tagged Baking, Berry Picking, Blueberries, Dietary Iron, Michigan, Strawberries
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Kalamazoo
Yes, it is a real place, a lovely city in western Michigan. The only reference I’d ever heard of it was in a very old Glenn Miller song “I’ve Got A Gal in Kalamazoo”.It’s the first thing I thought of … Continue reading
Posted in Celebration, Travel, Writing Prompt
Tagged Beta Sigma Phi, Convention, Glenn Miller Band, Kalamazoo, Mackinac Island, Michigan, Moving, SoCS Prompt, Somewhere in Time, Sorority
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Camping
I was hooked from the very first time. October, 1962. As Monster Mash hit the charts, we prepared for sleep away camp. Girl Scouts. We rolled corrugated cardboard strips into empty tuna fish cans, covered them in melted paraffin and … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, Entertainment, Family, Nature
Tagged 1960's, Army Navy Store, Camping, Girl Scout Camp, Meet and Greet, Michigan, Monster Mash, Pennsylvania, Utah
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The Fortune Teller
Oda Mae Brown. She was the fortune teller so brilliantly portrayed by the Oscar winning Whoopi Goldberg in “Ghost”. She was a fake, a charlatan, until she met up with recently- departed Sam Wheat. Suddenly, things got real for Oda … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Family, Movies, Travel
Tagged Chesapeake Bay, Fortune Teller, Ghost, Gypsy, Michigan, Ocean City Maryland, Psychic, Whoopi Goldberg
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Urinary Tracks
Maybe we all have stories like this. Maybe not. I just know that Linda at Nutsrok has thrown down the challenge, and I reluctantly accept. Freud’s theory of penis envy is that “female adolescents experience anxiety upon realization that they … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, Family, Humor
Tagged Envy, Free range children, Hell's Angels, Michigan, Sand Dunes, Snowmobiles, Standing Up, Utah
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The Gathering
She had been given 2 months to live. They discovered a grapefruit-sized tumor on her bladder, inoperable. Two years later, after multiple sessions of chemo and radiation, and a few experimental drug therapies, she was still with us. My mother, … Continue reading
Posted in Family, home, Inspiration
Tagged April 30, Cancer, Michigan, Mom, Sad Anniversary, Siblings, Spiritual Energy
61 Comments
Antique Pitcher
Posted in Photography, Uncategorized
Tagged 1980, 35mm Photography, Antiques, Ella Sharp Park, Historical Building, Jackson, Michigan, Rural Michigan
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Autumn Scenes From a Country Road
Posted in Photography
Tagged 1970's, 35mm Photography, Autumn in the Country, Canon AT1, Michigan
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Ethnic Faces
Scenes from International Festival. Jackson, Michigan. 1981 Macro Lens Imagery
Posted in Photography
Tagged Cultural Event, International Festival, Macro Lens Photography, Michigan
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Full Color to Sepia to Black /White. A Year in a Photo Album
It’s interesting to me how much family history and mood can be reflected in a simple photo. A picture really is “worth a thousand words”. Never was this more evident for me than 1978. It was a year of mental … Continue reading
Posted in Depression, Family, Mental Health, Photography
Tagged 1978, Cancer, Family Mementos, Jamaica, Mania, Mental Health, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Photography, Salt Lake City
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