Another trip back in time
Once a year I like to go to a place that seems back in time: steeped in history, relaxed, and where everything seems to move a little slower. Harpers Ferry, […]
Category Archives: Nostalgia
My old violin
It’s time to tell a family story. My mother wouldn’t have approved of this story, but I think my dad would have. They are now both gone, and I […]
Blogging, a long time
It’ll soon be 8 years I’ve been rambling along on my blog. 2/11/10, 457 posts ago. MaChatte was about one year old, I was young(er), many things have happened, many […]
In memory of a fine lady
She’s such a cute little girl. She was made for me by my dear old aunt, who is gone now. She made her probably 20 years ago, when her fingers […]
Happy New Year
It’ll be a new year soon. The old one was good cos lots of good things happened, among some not so good and also bizarre ones. The status of our […]
The cold of the winter
Now in December we rest and wait for the light to return. We had a beautiful super moon and my camera wouldn’t take a good picture. But while I was […]
A thin little coat
Grandma never complained. She had a rough life, raising a family during the depression. They were poor, had lots of kids, and my grandfather was a drunk. Not a polite […]
Small town America again
Now what could that be………..pretty colors…what, they look like folding chairs? Yes, folding chairs and chairs of other kinds laid out on the sidewalk all up and down our downtown […]
The shrinking of the garden
Well, we all get old(er.) The bad part is admitting it. OK, I admit it. The garden will be smaller next year. That rough area on the right will be […]
A wonderful diversion, when we needed it
We are living in a world of such chaos. Devastating hurricanes and fires, threats of war that could change life forever. And that’s just in our country. The same issues […]
