I promise I’m NOT going to share 56 birthday memories, my present birthday is still unfolding, very peacefully and nicely, and I don’t remember my first few. I am often asked if I feel gypped because my birthday is right after Christmas, no, and I’ll tell you why.
I loved my grandparents very much. […]
This is a simple memory that just popped into my mind as I was digging through my cleaning products getting ready to clean the bathroom and came upon a bottle of silver cleaner.
When I was a child, each year at Christmas we used the good silverware, and each year, it needed to be polished. […]
I remember when Dad purchased his first Reel to Reel Tape Player, it was a Sony, and my Dad was quite excited about it. My parents were pretty careful not to run out and get the latest thing that was out in the market, so when we finally did get something, it was an […]
Unlike many children’s programs today, or even of my childhood days, Captain Kangaroo was a calm, easy-going program. The “Kangaroo” part of the name came from those large pockets in Captain’s suit. The actor, Bob Keeshan, was only 28 years old when he started to co-produce the show. The show began it’s […]
We lived in the same home on Gurley Road in Nixon, New Jersey, which is in Edison Twp., NJ, until I was 14 years old, and ready to start high school. Then we moved to Bergen County, NJ, to an older somewhat historic home (the stones made by a bricklayer right next door to […]
Yes, that’s what we were called back then when we were bad, “naughty”, I guess it’s still a word that parents use. Especially this time of year, with Christmas on the way, and Santa determining whether to give you gifts based upon whether you have been “naughty or nice”. When I was young, […]
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