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A Look At Some History
In honor of Mother’s Day… In rummaging through some old photos, I found three generations of mothers. The top L is my great-grandmother, Catherine Rydzewski (1885-1973). The note on the back of the photo indicates it was taken on Mother’s … Continue reading
Throw Back Tuesday
It’s a Polish thing. There is a Publix supermarket a block away from my apartment complex in Nashville and I typically do my week’s shopping when they open at 7am on Monday or Tuesday. While I am sure there are … Continue reading
Posted in Grandparents, memories, traditions
Tagged family, Grandparents, memories, Paczki, Polish Traditions
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#TBS. . .This Day In 1953
After our mother’s death in June, a laminated newspaper notice from this date in 1953 was finally removed from the wall in dad’s “man cave/office” where long ago he had taped it there. After he died in 2019, mom changed … Continue reading
Posted in family, History, Marriage, Parenthood
Tagged engagement notice, History, Marriage, memories
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Sunday Pipes #76 (#TBS)
(#TBS = Throw Back Sunday) I spent more time searching my EHDs for this picture than I did writing the post. As a young boy, there was an eclectic mix of music in our house; church organ, polka, big band, … Continue reading
Posted in family, Sunday pipes
Tagged 77 WABC, Alice Cooper, Blue Spanish Eyes, family, Fender Mustang, Fender Princeton Reverb, Hammond B3 Organ, Humble Pie, memories, Sunday pipes
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A Long, Long Time Ago, #TBT
As my sisters and I cleaned out our parent’s condo after mom’s death last month, each of us took a few memories with us. We donated the rest of the furnishings/clothing to a family in need and then some to … Continue reading
Posted in family, Throw back Thursday
Tagged Beauty Contest, I love Lucy, memories, Newark Evening News, TBT
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TBT – A Very Smokey Room
I chanced upon the video below last evening and it instantly reminded me of a short-lived, yet intensely enjoyable time of my life. It was probably 1981-82 and I found myself invited to a jazz club in New Your City. … Continue reading
Posted in 25 blogs, Jazz
Tagged Edidie Condon's, memories, NYC Jazz Scene, St James Infirmary Blues, TBT #TBT
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No Doubt About It.
“The music that touches you in your youth is magnified as you get older. Each record can be a virtual time machine – all you need is to hear a second or two and you go back to that place … Continue reading
Memories
As the days, months and years click by, I often find myself thinking more about my past than I do my future. Let’s face it, I have more years behind me than I do in front of me, so maybe … Continue reading
A Christmas Eve Reminder
For me and many others, Christmas is a time of remembering. We remember the victories/defeats, relationships, (past-present, alive-dead), . . . traditions and memories of Christmas’s now past. If all those memories were ever made into a song, it would … Continue reading
Posted in 2021, 25 blogs, Christmas, Dan Fogelberg
Tagged Another Auld Lang Syne, Christmas 2021, Dan Fogelberg, memories
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The Stone
Last week, during some of my daily, mindless scrolling through FB, I came across a group post where the question was asked that if you could have something today from the 1970’s, what would it be? Without hesitation, I punched … Continue reading
Posted in 25 blogs, family
Tagged family, grandchildren, Grandparents, growing old, Heirlooms, memories, remembering, sharpening knives
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Mitigating Chaos 