Monthly Archives: September 2011

Dad, age 18, 1939 Mom, age 18, 1943 Whenever possible I will include photocopies of the actual letters and the cartoons, holiday cards, and photos that Dad included in them along the way. One irony may be that I am sending out … Continue reading →

This card game was wildly popular during the 1940’s and 1950’s.  My parents played it often with friends when they weren’t playing pinochle.  I still enjoy playing the game, which works for two up to five players.  Sometimes people like … Continue reading →

     Too Late Write a narrative of at least four pages describing how it feels to come back as a spirit after your own death.  This is not intended to depress you, but rather to help you appreciate what … Continue reading →

           In April of 2001 my brother David died of lung cancer.  A man of great insight, sensitivity, and intelligence, he also possessed a terrific sense of humor and was always able to become a child again on Christmas mornings, on … Continue reading →

The wonderful YouTube creative team, that calls themselves ‘onecoffeeaweek’ has brought another chapter of John’s memoirs to life. I won’t give away what happens here, in Chapter 5; one clue is below. Beware if you are wearing mascara that is … Continue reading →

Baked Chicken Salad Casserole Preheat oven to 350 degrees 4-6 Boneless Chicken Breasts4-6 cups of water2 Teaspoons salt1 Teaspoon pepper1 Teaspoon paprika1 Teaspoon celery seed Cook chicken breasts in water with above ingredients until tender.  (Ifyou use an electric frying … Continue reading →

 John is both a linguist, and a musician…evident in the imagery and melodiousness in his poetry…Am not giving you too much here… some to savor on a September evening, that feels like late August. — Annie AUGUST AFTERNOON Thelma wore … Continue reading →

TREASURE Like a miserThis summer day keeps the sununtil piles of gold lie in the garden,spent at last on windows, flowersand a lady bug crawling ambitiouslyup a ribbon of ivy. And in this last possession of time,in this antiquity of … Continue reading →

Ask a Hoosier what true metropolis exists in his state, and he will answer Indianapolis, which is the capital and by far the largest city in Indiana and the second largest in the Midwest after Chicago.  The comfortable mix of … Continue reading →

Today Sunday 9/11’s Washington Post “Web inSites” column mentions a website, Change.org, that I have to share with you!  Change.org is a free tool that helps individuals win campaigns for social change (animals, criminal justice, women’s rights, environment, education, immigration are … Continue reading →