Month: November 2021

Back in the day birthdays were simple events - have a few close friends over, open gifts, play a few games like Pin The Tail On The Donkey, break a piñata and eat cake. Or maybe Grandparents and Aunties came for gifts and cake with ice cream and coffee. But always cake with candles, blow… Continue reading Week 46: Birthdays

Amazingly, it's Week 45 of the Generations 52 Weeks 52 Ancestors Challenge. I've managed to write something for each week's challenge but not necessarily 52 different ancestors. I've just enjoyed letting the challenge words trigger some remembrance about anyone or any situation in our family history. I'm pleased with myself for writing every week! While… Continue reading Week 45: Stormy Weather

My sister, Bobbi It's a shock when you stick a butter knife in an electrical socket and you get "zibbered"! My little sister did that when she was about four. What happened, Bobbi?! It zibbered me, she replied. She's the same kid who, along with her cousin Karen, knocked on the beehives in the backyard… Continue reading Week 43: Shock

My Mom, Anne, was born in November of 1920. She would be among the first women to grow up in a country where women were able to vote. The 19th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified in August of that year giving women the right to vote after decades of protests, marches and struggles to… Continue reading Week 44: Voting

The challenge word from Generations Cafe this week is SPORTS. As I watched the World Series this year I recalled how often "sports" events have impacted my family life. First I'll have to say that I am not athletic. I flunked swimming and tennis in college. Most of my family are not active sports participants.… Continue reading Week 42: Sports