Childhood Memories, Childhood Home – Sunday June 3
Childhood Home Our family moved quite a bit; but, the place I associate as my childhood home was the house I lived in from ages five through nine. 10 Memories about My Childhood Home: A recent photo of the house I grew up in. 1. My childhood home was located in Portland, Oregon. 2. It was located …
Childhood Memories, Scars – Sunday May 27
Childhood Scars. Do you remember how you got them? 1. Two scars under my chin. I remember getting one of them (bicycle accident.) The other, I was told, came from a fall down the stairs when I was a toddler. 2. Right knee – I put my knee on my sister's glass mouse cage. It broke. 3. Left …
Childhood Memories, Best Friends – Sunday May 20
Childhood Friends I met my best childhood friend in first grade. 1. Her name was Linda. 2. I never forgot her middle name because it was the same as my favorite aunt's name, Jane. 3. She's a twin. 4. Her mother often dressed her and her twin in matching outfits. One would wear a red version and the other …
It’s My Life – Favorite Fiction – Tuesday May 15
My favorite fictitious couple is… Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett. I can relate to their story. image source: www.fanpop.com 1. Elizabeth had a big "crazy" family (not so different from my own.) 2. Elizabeth didn't have a good first impression of Mr. Darcy. (He made a lot of girls swoon with his southern accent; but, I was not exactly excited …
Childhood Memories, Mother – Sunday May 13
A family photo – My mom – pregnant with me, my Dad, my three older siblings, and my grandmother. My mom was one of those wonderful mothers. 10 Childhood Memories of my Mother: 1. She seemed to always be in the middle of sewing clothes, quilts, curtains, etc. 2. She baked bread and made wonderful cinnamon rolls. 3. …
Childhood Memories, Kindergarten – Sunday May 6
Childhood Memories: When I was in Kindergarten… 1. I attended a private kindergarten (at the same place I went to pre-school) because my mother worked. The public school only offered a half day program. 2. We had to take naps every day. (They spanked children who made noise during nap time.) 3. I loved the time on the play …
Begin with…A Memory Exercise – Friday May 4
I have friends who I can easily chat with on the phone for hours. We start talking and the conversation just continues to flow from one subject to another. Memories can be a lot like conversations they can begin in one place an end in a completely different place. Try it out: Begin with… a circular object … like the …
Journal Prompt – The First Time
The First Time… 1. The First time I had a whole Lobster – I’d had parts of lobsters before: tails, claws, and my favorite, Lobster Pie (so yummy!) But, I’d never eaten a whole lobster. So, Last year, after packing everything up at the Manchester CKC, Kevin took me to a casual restaurant called Tinkers – for whole …
I “Heart” Pets – Thursday April 26
Pet Love The pets that made their way into my heart over the years… 1. Stray Cats – we lived in a city for several years when I was a little girl. I had a habit of bringing home random cats. Some of the cats were strays and some were being given away by people in the neighborhood. (I'd …