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my new orleans grandmother
Today is Eveline’s birthday. She was known as Evelyn, but the French version is the name on her birth certificate. Her maternal grandmother was the daughter of Rosa, a French Quarter orphan married to a flamboyant French doctor who had other … Continue reading
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why i ended up with a dozen water goblets
My mother sometimes frets about her attic. Some of my grandmother’s stuff was stored up there after she died and sometimes my mother frets about the mess overhead. I can understand that. I can get worked up to a decent fret … Continue reading
Posted in family, rhode island, secondhand stuff
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grandma and elvis
Every year my paternal grandmother proudly reminded us her birthday was the same as Elvis Presley’s. January 8th. She was a difficult woman to get close to, but she was clear in her affection for Elvis. I’m not too sure how she … Continue reading
banjo man’s other wife
Banjo Man gave me this for Christmas: Yes. Gardener’s Soap. Pretty box, isn’t it? The only problem here is that I don’t garden. Ever. I don’t touch dirt. I don’t know the names of flowers. I cannot identify trees. I … Continue reading
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ask mac & oatmeal cookies
“Ask Mac.” I heard that a lot when I was growing up. My great-uncle Mac was the only man in the family who could actually fix something. Build something. Take apart something and put it back together. Imagine the joy … Continue reading
Posted in family, food, rhode island
Tagged Donald MacKenzie, Laurabelle, oatmeal cookie recipe
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december birthdays
My grandfather’s birthday was December 17. He died in 1969, when he was 71 and I was 17. He loved to fish and read Mickey Spillane novels. He tolerated the antics of his three sisters and adored his son, daughter-in-law … Continue reading
it’s my party and i’ll laugh if i want to
Does anyone remember that song??? No? Okay. It’s from the 1950’s (I think) and the actual lyrics are: It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want, sigh if I want to, die if I want to; you would cry … Continue reading
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in texas: life in the sandbox
I shouldn’t tell you how many hours I spent hunting for a baby turtle sandbox for my grandson. Two months before his birthday I ran the whole sandbox idea past his mom and dad, who said okay, and I thought it would … Continue reading
Posted in austin, family, secondhand stuff, texas
Tagged first birthday, grandmother, Little Tykes Baby Turtle, sandbox, toddler
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