We enjoyed another active day. Jeff helped me pull the cap off the back of my truck so I could wax underneath it and wash those impossible-to-get-to windows where the front of the cap faces the back of the truck (yes, I am running out of things to fix and polish). After breakfast, and after […]
We’d just finished breakfast and my mother, the only person I know who enjoys the past more than I, asked me, “Do you remember the Brady’s, next door in Cincinnati?†“Of course I do. There was Cassie, Roger and John and their parents, Rommie and Gordon. I remember the camper Gordon made from plans – […]
“Helen, do you remember WildRoot Cream-oil?†“It sounds familiar. Do you mean Brylcreem?†“No, WildRoot Cream-oil. Brylcreem came after it.†“That was oily wasn’t it?†“Those old time radio shows, that I’ve been listening to on CD, play the original commercials. I remember that stuff. Can you imagine smearing something on your hair that they […]
Follow these directions: Select any three digit number such that the hundreds digit is at least two greater than the units digit. (For example: 672) Call this number w. Reverse the digits of w. (For example: 276) Call this number x. Subtract x from w. Call this remainder y. Reverse the digits of y. Call […]
Last night wind rattled the blinds covering wide open windows, and then the sky lit and the thunder clapped and by gosh if we didnÃt have an old- fashioned midwestern storm. However, it didnÃt last long, not even waiting for me to fall asleep. This morning the air is damp and much cooler, but I […]
Matt and his cousin, Emma, taken Easter Day. View larger image
ItÃs 4:30 AM, Matt and Diane are fast asleep, my truck is packed and IÃm about to jump in and drive to Indiana (Peter Finlay refers to all those interior states as ìSomewhere in the middle.î) to visit my parents. A planned trip that follows my sisterÃs visit where she was able to provide comfort […]
ItÃs 4:30 AM, Matt and Diane are fast asleep, my truck is packed and IÃm about to jump in and drive to Indiana (Peter Finlay refers to all those interior states as ìSomewhere in the middle.î) to visit my parents. A planned trip that follows my sisterÃs visit where she was able to provide comfort […]
Hil at one with her mom and her older sister, Laura. The Big Picture Hil at four. The Big Picture
An observant reader sent me this link to compare with the the sandy toes picture below. She asked, “Separated at birth?” My crop of this photo prompted Diane to say, “My God, it looks like they set her out to sea.” View larger image In many ways, those first days at school are not unlike […]
This week’s mystery child. Who is she? View Entire Image Diane’s birthday dinner at the Hopkins. The Big Picture
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