Remembering the Hula-Hoop

A few months ago I was involved in a discussion about, of all things, the Hula-Hoop. It set off a lot of memories, and only now am I getting here to post some thoughts…only to find that today is the anniversary of the patenting of the hula-hoop in 1963 by Hasbro Toys. I […]

Warm Memories of Cold New England

I’m watching the news as I eat my lunch…maybe not the best thing to do most of the time, but it’s funny what little things will trigger a memory. As they were showing the weather, and giving the amount of snow that has fallen in the Boston area, I immediately thought of my grandparents, […]

Cooking Hot Dogs in the Fireplace

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 […]