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To Spit or Swallow – Elaina Portugal – November 27th, 2018
To Spit or Swallow? – Elaina Portugal- November 27th, 2018 I scurried through Dollar General looking for ant bait, scratching at every imagined itch. The pesky little buggers had formed a conga line from the base of my … Continue reading
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Tagged ant bait, childhood memories, family, family life, memories, parenting, soap, Spit or swallow
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Tasting My Childhood – Elaina Portugal – 12/24/17
Tasting My Childhood – Elaina Portugal 12/24/17 My kitchen counters are covered in flour and the temperature in the kitchen must be ten degrees warmer than the rest of the house. Poluski, polish potato dumplings, are rolled on the counter … Continue reading
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Tagged bittersweet, Christmas, inspiration, memories, traditions
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Hoarding — Kerry – 2/1/2016
Hoarding February 1, 2016 If I am a hoarder, it is a hoarder of experiences. Because I don’t trust my recall, I collect memories. Photographs pressed into scrapbooks and photo albums. Smiling faces transformed into personal artwork behind ornate frames. … Continue reading
Packing Memories – Amanda – 1/27/2016
Packing Memories January 27, 2015 I finally put away our Christmas decorations this past weekend. I’d wanted to take them down on January 9, the first weekend after Twelfth Night, but I yielded to pleas for “just one more week” … Continue reading
Life Goes On — Mary – 1/16/2016
Life Goes On January 16, 2016 It’s been five years and one month since my Dad passed away on Christmas Day. Thirty-three years ago, my mom passed away in the same month she was born. Being a numbers addict, I … Continue reading
Chasing Rainbows at Christmas – Elaina – 12/16/15
Chasing Rainbows at Christmas- Elaina Portugal December 16, 2015 Dear Reader- As the Christmas holiday approaches, my family asks what I want. Like many people, I have a laundry list of things, but that doesn’t feel like a present to … Continue reading
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Tagged Chasing Rainbows, Christmas, Judy Garland, memories, presents, thoughtfulness
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Memoryball — Amanda – 10/21/15
Memoryball October 21, 2015 The last time I paid attention to a baseball playoff, my nine-year-old daughter still needed a Bumbo to sit upright. It was Game 7 of the 2006 National League Championships, and the Mets’ Carlos Beltran stood … Continue reading
The Sometimes Lonesome Lovesick Blues — Sigurd – 9/1/2015
The Sometimes Lonesome Love Sick Blues Tuesday 01 September 2015 Sweet Grecy called last night, as she does every night when away. She asked if it would be a problem for her to stay in the Philippines an additional week. … Continue reading
The Wonder of It — Sigurd – 6/9/2015
The Wonder of It Tuesday 9 June 2014 Sam is about to finish her first year of classes here in California. She is looking forward to the adventure that will be summer. Six of us, counting myself, the head wrangler, … Continue reading
The Good Place — Amanda – 5/27/2015
The Good Place May 27, 2015 Today is my first annual 49th birthday, coming ten years after my first annual 39th. I repeat these age-vanity jokes with a smile and a wink, certain a year from now I’ll be celebrating … Continue reading
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Tagged emotional responses to food, good food, making connections, memories
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One Year of Letters 