Through this hilarious and touching story, Anne Bardsley paints a vibrant picture of her dad, who seems like he was quite the character! Read more from Anne on her blog, Anz World. My dad was a simple man. If anyone needed help, “Jimmy Lawless” was there. Our neighbors referred to him as “the Mayor of Willow …
Nostalgia
As Father’s Day approaches, Doreen McGettigan affectionately recalls her favorite memory of her dad. Read more from Doreen on her blog. My father was so proud of me when I got straight A’s on my final report card of first grade at Saint Christoper’s Catholic School in northeast Philadelphia. The next day he put me in his little …
This lovely reminiscence by MB Sanok takes us back to her childhood at the beach – a place most everyone loves. Read more from MB on her blog, Maple Brown Sugar Recently, two friends and I were discussing how much we missed having easy access to a beach house (I know – poor us). …
The childhood of the sixties and seventies was vastly different than childhood is now. Marcia Kester Doyle waxes nostalgic…mostly. Read more from Marcia on her blog, Menopausal Mother. We’re known as the “Baby Boomer” generation, but I prefer to think of people my age as the “Live and Learn” generation. We threw caution to …
Some of Suzanne Fluhr’s memories could be conjured up by any of us – and some are unique to her. What she, and all of us at midlife have learned, is that these memories are the stuff of life. Read more from Suzanne on her blog, Boomeresque. Sometimes travel is not measured in miles …