Tag Archives: nostalgia

Yes, Some of Us Survived Without Hi-Tech Toys

Posted on December 20, 2012 by

Since hi-tech gadgets have become commonplace and affordable, children expect to see the newest ones under the Christmas tree. Parents can’t keep up with the pace of technology. Your child’s old iPod doesn’t have the capability of playing some of … Continue reading →

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If You’re Taking a Trip Down Memory Lane, Don’t Forget Your GPS

Posted on September 17, 2012 by

When my husband had a conference in Philadelphia last week, I jumped at the chance to accompany him because we used to live in the area a few years ago.  Thirty two, to be exact.  In fact, our youngest son … Continue reading →

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Train Travel

Posted on August 30, 2012 by

When we were growing up in Connecticut, my brother and sister and I distinguished our grandmothers from each other by referring to one by “Grandma in Ohio,” and the other one as “Grandma on the train.” When my grandfather was … Continue reading →

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Summer Was Sacred

Posted on June 13, 2012 by

Reblogged from Coming East: When I grew up in Connecticut in the ’50′s and ’60′s, my father made a good salary, and when school was out for the summer, we could have traveled to California or Florida, seen the Grand … Continue reading →

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My Love-Hate Relationship with Driving

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

Yesterday my blogging friend, Patti Jarrett, commented on my post that traffic going across the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel signaled summer here in Virginia Beach. She is so right, and that made me think about my aversion to driving in … Continue reading →

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If It’s Sunday, It Must Be Ice Cream

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

Yesterday was a chilly, drizzly, dreary day in Virginia Beach.  My husband and I always go down to the Oceanfront late in the afternoon or early evening for our Sunday ice cream trip to Dairy Queen.  I get a chocolate … Continue reading →

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Another Victim of the Digital Age

Posted on March 15, 2012 by

I’m ashamed of it now, but when I was in fifth grade I was a proud child, proud of how rich I thought  my family was. No, we weren’t as rich as the families up on “The Hill,” but we … Continue reading →

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The Five and Dime

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

For Christmas my brother and sister-in-law gave me a book entitled Good Poems, which are the poems that Garrison Keillor selects and reads on his NPR program, The Writer’s Almanac.  This morning I read a poem called “Woolworth’s” by Mark … Continue reading →

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Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

Posted on December 9, 2011 by

Some years ago, when my oldest granddaughter was about six, I had the pleasure of taking her on her first train ride.  It lasted a little over an hour, traveling from Fairfield, Connecticut, into Grand Central Station in Manhattan.  As … Continue reading →

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Funny What Triggers Memories

Posted on November 18, 2011 by

This week I reorganized the kitchen cabinet that held all my zip-lock bags, aluminum foil, and food wraps.  I found a box of waxed paper I must have bought three years ago when we moved here.  I decided to use … Continue reading →

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