Day: 07/14/2017

MY MOTHER WAS A TAILOR – HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN

By Marilyn Armstrong on 07/14/2017 • ( 23 )

My husbands’s father was a tailor as was my mother. This classic folk song was not written for either of them. These are The Animals and they did not write the song either. They did record its first major commercially… Read More ›

NO MORE FAKE NEWS! I AM SAMOAN! – GARRY ARMSTRONG

By Garry Armstrong on 07/14/2017 • ( 28 )

I’m a Samoan. It’s something of an inside joke in local media. Maybe you’ve heard it before and then again, maybe not. Back in the early 70’s, Boston was grappling with court ordered school desegregation and forced busing. It was… Read More ›

WOODEN THINGS IN BLACK & WHITE

By Marilyn Armstrong on 07/14/2017 • ( 10 )

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Things Made With Wood

TRASH GOES OUT MORE OFTEN THAN ME

By Marilyn Armstrong on 07/14/2017 • ( 24 )

“We are made of sterner stuff than most people,” my son said. This was in answer to the question how come we hurt so much and still function. Well, sort of function. I have good days and not so good… Read More ›

A TOXIC TRIP – BY ELLIN CURLEY

By Ellin Curley on 07/14/2017 • ( 7 )

My mother had a cousin named Paul. She grew up with him and even babysat for him on occasion. My grandparents adored Paul and he adored them. As an adult, Paul became a lawyer and handled all my grandparents’ legal… Read More ›