Today, January 13, holds a couple anniversaries for me. I remember the day of the Air Florida Flight 90 Crash in 1982 so well. We were living in the Metro DC area and our young son had just turned 2 in December. Tom, my DH, worked in DC and I was never sure the route that …
Tag: Christmas
Dec 18
December 18
I was always very proud of my paternal grandmother. In the early part of the last century she had been living in Scotland with her husband and they had a young son – my father. My grandfather was in the Black Watch during World War I, and he was killed in Peshawar, India. My grandmother left …
Nov 14
Giving Thanks, Day 14
TiVo. I love that I can fast forward through commercials and have all my favorite shows waiting for me when I lie down on the sofa (and fall asleep!) I probably wouldn’t have gotten one of these when we did but our son got us one for Christmas many years ago. He had it …
Nov 12
Giving Thanks, Day 12
Today I am thankful for my church choir. A few years ago the “low voice choir” formerly the Men’s Choir will be singing this: I’ve had a long history with singing from the time I was a kid singing in the choir at my Dad’s church in Springfield, Mass. In High …
Jan 13
Anniversaries
Today, January 13, holds a couple anniversaries for me. I remember the day of the Air Florida Flight 90 Crash in 1982 so well. We were living in the Metro DC area and our young son had just turned 2 in December. Tom, my DH, worked in DC and I was never sure the route …
Dec 25
It’s the Thought that Counts?
It was one of those brilliant, yet failed ideas. Last night, I set up a bunch of gift cards in amazon to send today, Christmas. I had planned to send them to myself so I could give them out individually to our son and family in New York. When I got to my amazon cart …
Oct 27
40 Days of Thankfulness: Day 15
Today I am thankful for my church choir. Two years ago at this time, the “low voice choir” (formerly the Men’s Choir) sang this: I’ve had a long history with singing from the time I was a kid singing in the choir at my Dad’s church in Springfield, Mass. In High School we had a …
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