When I was a kid, we weren’t allowed to throw food away. If we weren’t hungry, we had to eat it anyway. If we hated those mashed potatoes? We had to eat them because somewhere, children were starving. By the… Read More ›
Childhood
WHEN YOU WERE TEN
And Other Mistakes, by Rich Paschall In decades past, my mother was a fan of what would be referred to as Supermarket Tabloids. They are usually displayed near the checkout counters of grocery stores. They were meant to catch your… Read More ›
PLAYTIME
A Photo a Week Challenge: Playtime In the good old summertime, there’s not better playtime than a dip in the waterhole, in this case, a curve in the Blackstone River is a fine old water hole. It even has a place… Read More ›
BITS AND PIECES
CMMC – October Pick a Topic from my Photo A fence, a lighted tree, children at play and a dog or two.
WHY I’M A BAD FRIEND
Coffee Morning Question Time Here are the questions: Are you easily irritated by people? If so what annoys or irks you the most? This is like asking why we can’t be friends. Easily irritated? Let us count the ways! As a… Read More ›
NOW USING TWO HANDS
FLASHBACK FRIDAY – FROM JULY 5, 2018 “And now,” said Mrs. Nelson, “You can try playing it with both hands.” This was huge. Before, I could only play one note at a time, one hand at a time. I was… Read More ›
MEMORIES OF OLDEN DAYS – THROWBACK THURSDAY ON FRIDAY
Throwback Thursday #47 – Hanging Out Think back to where you liked to hang out when you were young. Your stomping grounds might have been determined by your ability to get to a variety of locations. It’s time to pull on… Read More ›
ICE CREAM!
Fandango’s Provocative Question #171 In a nice break from all the recent bad news, today question is about (are you ready?) ice cream. It’s summertime, after all. What could be more “on point” than summer’s favorite treat? What is your favorite… Read More ›
FIDDLE DEE DEE, FIDDLE DEE DEE, THE FLY HAS MARRIED THE BUMBLE BEE
When I wrote that title on a post yesterday, I kept hearing my mother singing a song. I only remember one line: “Fiddle dee dee. Fiddle dee dee. The Fly has married the Bumbles Bee. Would you marry me sweet… Read More ›
ALL GOD’S CHILDREN
Found this in Garry’s office. Who knows from whom it originated or when? Yet it explains so much….. If your children don’t listen to you, take comfort that God’s omnipotence did not extend to His kids. After creating Heaven and… Read More ›
WHEELS AND CIRCLES
CFFC: Circles and Cartwheels The world goes round and round and we go around with it. We are now on the autumn side of “around” — and then will come winter. I remember when Kaity was younger and we took her… Read More ›
THE CHINESE TUNNEL
Like so many other kids my age, my mother told me “China is on the other side of the world.” From this I understood if you stick a pin in the ground in New York (a very long pin), it… Read More ›
MASTERPIECE
Everyone gasped at its originality. The family matron was bowled over by its original design and creative conceptual images. Even the family’s teenagers were awestruck by its astonishing combination of colors and textures. They took photographs of it, then sent… Read More ›
A QUICK TALE OF HOOK & PAN
“Shiver me timbers,” shouted Hook as, once again, Peter Pan eluded his grasp. “Shiver me what?” teased Pan. “What timbers? Where?” “You know,” said Hook. “Timbers. Like … I don’t know … the timbers on a roof. What do I… Read More ›
THE ICE RINK AND THE PANDEMIC – RICH PASCHALL
And Then Came the Snowstorm, by Rich Paschall “Can we build an ice rink in your backyard? The kids have nowhere to practice.” Two years ago my neighbor asked if he could build an ice rink in our backyard. He… Read More ›
UNDERSTANDING DEMOCRACY STARTS EARLY – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I never thought that parenting practices could have a direct effect on the health and functionality of our democracy, yet that was the thesis of an article in the Sunday New York Times (Sept. 1, 2018). The article, by Jonathan Haidt… Read More ›
FAMILY TOLL OF BIPOLAR DISORDER – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I never paid much attention to the Kardashian family and I certainly never thought I had anything in common with them. But now I suddenly have a connection with Kim Kardashian – we have both experienced the chaos of life… Read More ›
BUMPY ROADS
Life is a road which urgently needs repaving. It’s so full of potholes, rocks, broken branches, quicksand and mud, it’s amazing anyone can navigate the whole distance. What makes repaving plans tricky is no two people travel the same road,… Read More ›
HATS! – Marilyn Armstrong
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Hats I used to love hats and I wore them a lot, especially when we were down on the Vineyard and didn’t drive much. But when there was work and driving, the brims just kept knocking into… Read More ›
PRIVILEGED IN THE PARK – GARRY ARMSTRONG
It was really a lovely day. Cool, bright, not humid. The car, after these months of sitting under the trees which, these days, are covered with the remnants left by Marilyn’s birds. Our Renegade was not looking her best. And,… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 