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Tag Archives: family
My Final Summer with Grandpa
My Real Memoir While raindrops hang from bare branches outside my office window, reflecting grey winter skies, I’m thinking about summer. And not just any summer, but my final summer with Grandpa Frank. Pencil-mustached Frank McLaughlin, former air ace and … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir
Tagged 1960s, family, grandfather, My Real Memoir, redwoods, Sequoia, summer, Yosemite
43 Comments
Don’t Love Your Family!
Thought for the Week My title is a ruse. But it makes a point: There’s a widespread belief that loving your family and friends is the greatest virtue to which you can aspire. This is either true or false depending … Continue reading
Posted in Culture
Tagged caring, charity, community, family, Good Samaritan, human race, kindness, love, neighbor, thought for the week
22 Comments
A Personal Gallery of Holiday Images
Like most people, my wife and I snap pictures of holiday memories, fall getaways, Thanksgivings, winter daytrips and, of course, Christmas — Trudy magically Christmafies our home every year. Here’s a gallery of images (minus family-only photos) we’ve captured during … Continue reading
What I Really Want for Christmas
My wife and I have reached that stage where we have to “share” our kids with their significant others’ families at Christmas. OK, OK, technically I suppose “their” families have just as much right to them as we do. But … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Humor, Quips and Quotes
Tagged adult children, Christmas, family, funny, love, parenting, sharing
87 Comments
The Common Threads That Connect Us All
Originally posted on All The Shoes I Wear:
You never know what your going to get. Random, I know but….today, I’m a poetry rebel and challenge you to explore beyond the acceptable tends. There are a lot of poets out…
Posted in Poetry, Quips and Quotes, Writing
Tagged blogging, family, Featured Blogger, life, love, marriage, purpose
7 Comments
Song of My Family
My wife and I recently travelled to the village of Westfield, New York, on the edge of Lake Erie, the heart of the America’s oldest wine-producing region. Here, I’d expected to learn more about my ancestors. Instead, after seeing the … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir
Tagged ancestry, dreams, family, Germany, grapes, immigrants, Teemleys, vineyard, Welch's juice
52 Comments
Good-Bye, Sweet Boomer
Originally posted on Kit Troyer Blog:
I woke up around 4:30am today to the sight of an owl swooping into the branches above me and taking away a rat, which protested loudly as it departed from the branches and from…
Posted in Quips and Quotes, Writing
Tagged beloved, blogging, dog, family, Featured Blogger, memories, mourning, pet
10 Comments
My First Big Fork in the Road
My Real Memoir Have you ever wondered who you’d be if at some point you’d taken a different fork in the road? Pursued a different career. Married a different person. Chosen not to pet that baby alligator. My first big … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir
Tagged art, childhood, decisions, family, fork in the road, funny, Japan, My Real Memoir
68 Comments
Farewell to a Beloved Family Member
Minuet – recent photo by our daughter Beth Does the fact that she was a cat make this post seem less sincere? It’s not. Anyone who’s adopted an animal knows that pets are family members–and family means loving unconditionally. Minuet … Continue reading