That is the problem with moments. If they were minutes or hours or days it would be easier to fill them up with things to remember. If a moment lasted longer you could gather your wits about you and have some warning that the moment would matter because you could …
There is nothing more beautiful than an autumn day. I have recorded years of days just like this one. They center around family, beautiful weather, good food, things from the garden and animals. Grandpa let the carrots go. And they did. The longer he leaves them in the ground the …
Literature and Illustration for Children and Adolescents Elsewhere on this blog is a post about my Children’s Book Collection. This post will select several books from that collection which are my favorites. I often read adolescent literature in between more difficult-to-read-and-remember books. Since I don’t have children at home any …
My experiences and observations of COVID 19 in my community, my personal life and the world in 2020. Having read several books about previous historic Pandemics, I felt that it was important that I record my thoughts and experiences for future review but primarily as a component of journal keeping …
Introduction to Part Four. Here is list number four. As time passes, I will add comments to many of the books. Tom has been the one who has prodded me to make these lists so that I will remember the important things I have learned from my lifetime of reading. …
Introduction to Part Two Part Two Contains some titles without commentary. I will add the commentary as I find the time. This is Part Two of Five lists of books I have read and want to remember for many reasons. Among those about which I have commented are many …
A not-for-everyone list of some books I have read and enjoyed, read and loved and even read and disliked. I do not, for one minute, suggest my list to anyone because it is tailored to ME, by me and for me in a completely self-serving way and since you are …
I couldn’t resist including the most often uttered phrase during the week of the Family Gathering. The younger the child, the more likely he or she was to repeat it. I CAN’T FIND MY SHOES. Even though I put a laundry basket by the back door, flip-flops ended up in …
I have always thought that fresh flowers were good for my spirit. During the winter, I love to buy a bunch and split it between the kitchen and the bedroom. I love to add a drop of oil to the water. Sometimes orange and sometimes something herbal. I have a …
Grandpa said he had only one request. He wanted an unplanned talent show. So, the parents herded their offspring into our little parlor where the piano lives and, starting with Tucker, each child made a contribution. Clara plays the piano, sings with a beautiful voice and today tunes a …
