thoughts from a freckle-faced pisces
We have a darling young couple that moved in next door. They are freshy-faced newly married and oh-so-good-looking. The guy’s father had owned the house and had been renting it out for the last few years. The Freshy-Faces decided that they wanted to move from downtown to our area and for months months there was … Read more
Sometimes my sister, Ann, and I will sit around and talk about how long Dad’s been gone. It usually starts with the same question. Was Dad there when…….? Then we start ticking off the the things that have happened that he wasn’t around to see. Weddings, weddings and more weddings. Babies being born, babies growing … Read more
There is a drugstore near our house that has been in business for over fifty years. It is in the old school category. Women who worked there were required to wear skirts or dresses up until a few years ago. There is a free delivery service if you’re too sick to pick up your prescriptions. … Read more
When my Grandma lived with us I would take her to church at 7:00 every Saturday night. I liked to sleep in on Sundays and she couldn’t get her ninety-plus-year-old body up and moving very fast first thing in the morning when Mom and Dad went. Even at her age with her crippled back and … Read more