Tag Archives: memories

Painting the Barn Part Two

Posted on November 12, 2022 by Life in the 50's and beyond...

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 →

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Going after parts

Posted on October 5, 2022 by Life in the 50's and beyond...

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 →

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Memories

Posted on May 10, 2022 by Life in the 50's and beyond...

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 →

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Do You Miss Teaching?

Posted on August 5, 2021 by Life in the 50's and beyond...

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 →

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The Upright Piano

Posted on August 4, 2021 by Life in the 50's and beyond...

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 →

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farmhouse style

Posted on April 28, 2019 by Life in the 50's and beyond...

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 →

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Valentine’s Day 1957

Posted on February 9, 2019 by Life in the 50's and beyond...

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 →

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The Baseball Game

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Life in the 50's and beyond...

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 →

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Holiday Memories

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Life in the 50's and beyond...

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 →

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lunch

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Life in the 50's and beyond...

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 →

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