“A Little Princess” by Frances Hodgson Burnett I was one of those kids who lived in my head most of the time. Come to think of it, I still do. Thinking, pondering, imagining, pretending, projecting…my mind was and is a swirl of activity. Much of this tendency is book-fueled. I learned to read in…
Memory Lane Monday…First Grade
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Memory Lane Monday…Songs of the 70s
Music can evoke a memory and illicit an emotional response almost as strong as the original experience. While I’d never want to go back and relive my high school days, I do have many fond memories. David and I were high school sweethearts and spent a lot of time driving around in his 1966 Mustang…
Memory Lane Monday…A Family Affair
I loved this show when I was a kid. I think part of the reason is that it was so different from my own life. While I was totally happy with my own childhood, I must admit that living in a high rise in New York City seemed quite exotic to me. Sort of like…
Memory Lane Monday – Candy Cigarettes
Did you ever “smoke” candy cigarettes? Apparently they are still available online although I haven’t seen them in stores for years. Somewhere along the line the idea of children pretending to smoke lost its charm and candy cigarettes disappeared from common use. I’m sure that’s for the best, although I’m not convinced they really encouraged…
Summer nights…
One of my favorite things about New Orleans is all the live music. There’s nothing quite like spending a summer evening with good friends listening to music. Here in our little Oklahoma town, that sort of thing used to be hard to come by but things, they are a changin’. This past Thursday evening I…
The Pirate and the Princess…out on the town
A friend of mine in New Orleans mentioned this great idea she had for getting local bars to host “Tiara Tuesdays”. Ladies wearing tiaras would get reduced price drinks. I thought this was brilliant. I mean, really. A good excuse to wear my tiara AND save money? What could be better. The other night while…
Memory Lane Monday…Del Taco and Swimming Lessons
Today is the first day of summer and I find myself thinking back on the summers of my childhood. I grew up with six cousins nearby, as well as my two younger brothers. My mom and two aunts often did things together with all of us. Or sometimes one of the moms would take all…
The Wisdom of the Mockingbird
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publishing of one of my all-time favorite books, “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee. I have an old hard cover version which I picked up at a used book store many years ago. I have no idea how many times I’ve read it. One time on…
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