the past

A Different Thanksgiving

When I close my eyes and think about Thanksgiving I smell onions. Every year my mom would start cooking the…

4 years ago

HOME

When I was a child and we would return home from vacation, I would shut my eyes really tight and…

5 years ago

Life in Words

I often say "I could write a book about all the {insert randomly connected experiences here} over the years." The…

6 years ago

On Forgiveness

I’ve held a few grudges in my life. Like the time a girl in my third grade class made a…

7 years ago

Little Girl at the Beach

I recall loving the ocean when I was little. Except for the salty taste on my lips after I went…

7 years ago

Chocolate Covered Cherries

The left side of the huge room was lined with vinyl rocking chairs circa 1950 0r 1960-ish. By the corner window,…

8 years ago

Ten Years A Blogger

Today is my ten-year blog-iversary. Yes, that's right, TEN years. Hard to believe! I wish I had screen shots of…

8 years ago

Fixer Upper

I walked the dog through my parents' neighborhood yesterday, trying to remember which families lived where. I passed by my…

8 years ago

Puzzling

When my brother Larry and I still lived in the same house, back in the late 80's, early 90's, we…

8 years ago

Scars of the Past

His arm has two scars. I sort of know the story of how they came to be but I did not…

8 years ago

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