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Painting the Barn Part Two
Bright and early the next morning, I awoke to the sound of paint scrapers. Bill and Eleanor started early and were now on the south side of the barn working hard before the sun made it uncomfortable. I watched them … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Life, My Life
Tagged blog, boomer blog, campers, family, memoir, memories, relationships
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Going after parts
I’ve put in a few miles driving to and from parts departments of farm equipment dealers. I remember one trip that lasted all day… returning time after time because they kept sending the wrong parts or not enough of something. … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Life, My Life
Tagged boomer, boomer blog, farm life, farm wife, hydraulic hose, memories, relationships
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Memories
Once in a while I run into a former student. I call them “former” students because “old student” somehow just makes me feel older. I live in a small community so the odds of running into former students is pretty … Continue reading
Do You Miss Teaching?
Who hasn’t missed something in the past year? While I am not as isolated as some, my life has been turned upside down and like everyone else I miss the way it used to be. And suddenly I have been … Continue reading
The Upright Piano
Piano was my destiny. I really believe that. From an early age, I was fascinated by the keyboard and the sounds. I was just past toddlerhood when I discovered pianos at both of my grandmother’s homes. Now that was a … Continue reading
farmhouse style
If you have to hang a sign in your house that says “Farmhouse”, then it probably really isn’t one. I like the farmhouse style of decorating that is trendy now. It makes me reminisce about the farmhouse style I grew … Continue reading
Valentine’s Day 1957
The wooden classroom floors were scuffed and worn from first graders hard-soled shoes skipping, jumping, occasionally walking, and dragging mud and snow in from outside. By the time it was my turn to be a first grader in the old … Continue reading
Posted in My Life
Tagged 1950 school, classroom, first grade, memories, school, Valentine's Day
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The Baseball Game
It was Spring, 1960. The last day of fifth grade. The last day of school. There were two fifth grades in our small town elementary school. I don’t know how we got split into two grades back in those days, … Continue reading
Posted in My Life
Tagged 1960, baseball, blogging, elementary school, growing up, life, life changes, memories, personal, rivalry, school
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Holiday Memories
Memories are a big part of holidays for me. In preparation for Thanksgiving, my youngest child removed my mother’s flatware from the storage box and washed it for the holiday meal. There is a specific ritual used to clean the … Continue reading
Posted in My Life
Tagged Betty Crocker, family, Holidays, memories, Onieda, Silverware, WordPress
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lunch
First grader: What’s your favorite subject? Third grader: Lunch! An old joke, for sure, but it has some truth to it. Most of us look forward to our lunch break whether we are employed full time, are a … Continue reading
Posted in My Life
Tagged blogging, break time, favorites, memories, personal, regrouping, school lunch, tomato soup with rice
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