Childhood Home Our family moved quite a bit; but, the place I associate as my childhood home was the house I lived in from ages five through nine. 10 Memories about My Childhood Home: A recent photo of the house I grew up in. 1. My childhood home was located in Portland, Oregon. 2. It was located …
Childhood Memories, Scars – Sunday May 27
Childhood Scars. Do you remember how you got them? 1. Two scars under my chin. I remember getting one of them (bicycle accident.) The other, I was told, came from a fall down the stairs when I was a toddler. 2. Right knee – I put my knee on my sister's glass mouse cage. It broke. 3. Left …
Receipe for… Shopping Habits – Friday, May 18
Grocery Shopping Habits When Kevin and I were newlyweds we lived in a third floor apartment (with no elevator). The last thing we wanted to do was buy huge amounts of stuff that would have to be lugged up several flights of stairs. (The goal was to be able to carry everything up in one climb.) There are many …
It’s My Life – Favorite Fiction – Tuesday May 15
My favorite fictitious couple is… Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett. I can relate to their story. image source: www.fanpop.com 1. Elizabeth had a big "crazy" family (not so different from my own.) 2. Elizabeth didn't have a good first impression of Mr. Darcy. (He made a lot of girls swoon with his southern accent; but, I was not exactly excited …
Childhood Memories, Mother – Sunday May 13
A family photo – My mom – pregnant with me, my Dad, my three older siblings, and my grandmother. My mom was one of those wonderful mothers. 10 Childhood Memories of my Mother: 1. She seemed to always be in the middle of sewing clothes, quilts, curtains, etc. 2. She baked bread and made wonderful cinnamon rolls. 3. …
Snapshots – Friday, April 20
Posed portrait shots are great – but generally I'd have to say my favorite shots are snapshots. Those are the shots that record how we live our lives. The lighting isn't generally perfect and there is often "undesirable" clutter in the background but flash forward 10, 20, 30+ years – it surprised me how much fun it can be to …
Spring in the Garden – Monday, April 9
Spring in the Garden When I was 9 years old my family moved from the city into a house surrounded by fields. That summer, while doing yard work, my mother discovered a neglected garden in front of the house. She enlisted help from my sister and I. The three of us began pulling out the weeds and uncovered an …
If I only had a Brain-Heart-Courage – Saturday, March 10
Off to see the Wizard! If you could go to Oz and see the Wizard would you ask him for a brain, a heart, or courage? It would be a difficult decision. But if I could only pick one… I'd have to pick a brain. Because if I were a genius… 1. I could carry on a conversation …