We Were Americans
Mom and Dad brought a common heritage to their first and only new home on Rubberneck Avenue. Our table had…
Category: A Daughter Still
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Time Keeper
Mom was a stickler for being on time. She’d managed with a couple of alarm clocks, a watch and a…
The Census Takers
Contrary to today’s penchant for overdoing all things, Halloween was pretty much a one day dress-up event years ago. Beyond…
HAPPIER TRAILS….
Internet emails continue to circulate long after they first debut; so, I was recently reminded of a vacation highlight that…
The Green Easter Egg
The year was 1978. Thank God for my dear aunt by marriage; she invited me to make sugar eggs with…
Innocent Bystander
For the most part, my father was a very unassuming man in attitude and countenance. It didn’t help him at…
Postponing the Inevitable
Mom, do you want me to call them? No, that’s okay. Let them enjoy their Thanksgiving. Call them tomorrow if…
Everything is Relative
Mom’s maternal instincts were just that; instinctive. Her own mother had died while Mom was still a toddler; her father…
If It Started with the Letter F…
On a regular basis, Brat eagerly climbed the fence two doors away to spend time with the neighbor and poodles. …