Memoir

Unlikely People

Sometimes, the most unlikely people sneak into your life and steal your heart. That person for me was my dear friend Mr. Caldwell. Though we had absolutely nothing in common, we made each other laugh and, eventually, were able to talk freely to one another about all subjects. Mr. Caldwell really never got past thatContinue reading “Unlikely People”

The Sea Bass Update Saga

Many years ago, we went to dinner at a restaurant in Chinatown with our friends Mike and Cindy. On the menu, sea bass was listed as ‘market price’. Since Mike was interested in the sea bass, he asked the waiter what it cost. The waiter responded with ‘market price’, which lead Mike to ask what the marketContinue reading “The Sea Bass Update Saga”

The King’s Dining Room

Some time ago, I wrote about our family summer house when I was growing up and asked each of my sisters and brother to draw their recollections of it. On a similar note, I asked each of them if they remembered what became known as The King’s Dining Room. We lived in a row house,Continue reading “The King’s Dining Room”

Love, Karen

There is a number of years between my oldest sister, Karen, and myself. In fact, I don’t even remember her living with us much other than here and there between different life events. She tended to move around a lot and travel a lot which most people, and I guess particularly women, did not doContinue reading “Love, Karen”

Obsolete?

Earlier this summer I spent several weeks in Maryland. I packed lots of ‘comforts’ that I depend on at home. One of them was this. I am a radio person, more so than a TV person. So when my grandson, age 4 1/2, saw my radio, he was very curious. I showed him how toContinue reading “Obsolete?”

Shopping with Dad

A few posts ago I shared a sketch I made of my mom from a memory I have of her. So it did not surprise me that lately I have been thinking about particular memories of my dad. What I decided on was a sketch of my dad shopping. As with the sketch of myContinue reading “Shopping with Dad”

Local names

An occasional series on local culture I spend a lot of time in the Baltimore area and recently I heard some commentary on WYPR (NPR Baltimore) regarding telephone culture of the past. My ears perked up because this was something I wrote about on my last Local Post which you can find here. The commentatorContinue reading “Local names”

Story Time with Mom

Not long ago, I was thinking about a short story my friend Claudia wrote about a train ride she took to see her son in Pittsburgh. The reason I was thinking about this story is because I remember reading it to my mother on a visit to her when she was living with my sister.Continue reading “Story Time with Mom”

Local? What does that mean anymore?

An occasional series The question What Is Local seems to be on my mind quite often lately and something I will be exploring . It is a term we utter quite a bit: the local post office, the local weather, the local time, etc. But many of these terms that we throw around so readilyContinue reading “Local? What does that mean anymore?”

Week Ending: March 4, 2022

Well this week was challenging so I am going to start off with something that I am very happy about and that is the salad of the week. Actually, it is not really the salad “of the week” in that I made another salad, a beet salad, which I have made several times but thisContinue reading “Week Ending: March 4, 2022”