Category Archives: Family

Not Done Yet

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

Today’s guest post comes from tim. my moms visit to the hospital was a good reflective time for me. she has been spending her life as the caretaker first for the students she taught while shuffling family matters then for … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Guest Blogs, Health | 115 Comments

The Baldwin Acrosonic

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

Today’s guest post comes from Barbara in Robbinsdale. A few months ago we moved my mom from central Iowa to a lovely senior residence here in Robbinsdale. In mid-September past, this spunky little woman was uprooted from her home of … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Guest Blogs, Music | 108 Comments

Let Me Call You Sweetheart

Posted on January 28, 2012 by

Today’s guest post comes from Beth Ann. There are an amazing number of performances of “Let Me Call You Sweetheart” to be found on YouTube. Everyone from Alfalfa to Patti Page and from Kate Smith to the Mills Brothers join … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Guest Blogs, Poems, Words | 107 Comments

Everything Old Is New Again

Posted on December 9, 2011 by

If you’re entranced by the latest cultural throwback, a completely silent black and white film called “The Artist,” then perhaps you are charmed enough to try out another very old thing that was recently discovered – the world’s most ancient … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Movies | 103 Comments

Almost Real Recollections

Posted on October 18, 2011 by

Yesterday’s multi-dimensional discussion of Viewmaster reels reminded me that my late brother had an urge for collecting some unusual things. For some reason, he was compelled to accumulate recordings of Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf” with celebrity narrators. At the … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Nostalgia | 95 Comments

Buddy Photo

Posted on September 19, 2011 by

Yesterday was the anniversary of the taking of this photo, snapped from the Voyager spacecraft in 1977. It shows Earth and its moon – the first photograph ever taken with both in the same frame. Imagine, these two celestial bodies, … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Outer Space, Uncategorized | 44 Comments

Ask Dr. Babooner

Posted on August 27, 2011 by

Dear Dr. Babooner, My brother, his wife and their two snotty kids are coming to stay with us for the weekend and maybe longer – refugees from their home in lower Manhattan. They never miss an opportunity to tell us … Continue reading →

Posted in Dr. Babooner, Family, Weather | 34 Comments

A Tangled Family Tree

Posted on July 21, 2011 by

Today’s guest post comes from Ben. My Dad admired his brother Carl. Carl was a big man with a broad chest and a round face. He had a buzz cut and red cheeks and a voice full of gravel. He … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Guest Blogs | 51 Comments

Handing Down a Decent Car

Posted on July 19, 2011 by

Today’s guest post comes from Ben. I saw one of those plastic tips from the old ‘Tiparillo’ cigars lying on the ground the other day. It reminded me of my Dad as he smoked those for a time when I … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Guest Blogs | 51 Comments

Pretend

Posted on July 16, 2011 by

Today’s guest post is by Barbara in Robbinsdale. Welcome to a place where pine cones are medicine, a stick can be a baby bottle, a lily-of-the-valley is a fairy lamp with lots of little tiny lights. I get to see … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Nostalgia | 64 Comments