Tag: family
group name: pastimes
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January 20, 2007 12:56 AM EST --
Hidden secerts from the past
haunt you in ways you try to forget.
They come inside and linger untill
you feel the need to surrender.
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September 15, 2006 08:46 PM EDT --
You can't take it with You
Who ever said, "You can't take it with you," didn't met, Thomas Clark. He was a simple man of modest means, didn't have . . .
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September 14, 2006 11:45 AM EDT --
The old black truck with wooden sideboards, carries the family with their hopes and dreams of finding work, rattling and shaking down the dusty highway. Heading westward, . . .
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October 18, 2006 03:10 PM EDT --
This is for "Bad-Shirt Stevo P." in particular:
I am a member of three blogs. Each has its own flavor or culture. Blogspot is like a mountain meadow where you can be . . .
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September 22, 2006 02:37 AM EDT --
Innocently enough, it sprang from the rich brown/black compost heap, way back in the far boundry of the yard. It had a couple companions joining the stretch for sunshine and freedom from that decomposing . . .
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February 09, 2007 11:53 PM EST --
“What do you mean I cannot speak to her?”
“She’s not available right now, Miss Gardner. She’s been sent to the dentist to have those decayed teeth removed and if...” . . .
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January 24, 2007 11:01 PM EST --
Digging up Bones - Genealogy Research Memories
Ever since I was a kid I would go with my mom to do research on family history. She’d track down info on where someone was buried and we’d . . .
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September 24, 2006 03:04 AM EDT --
I can smell rain. Right now. Not a cloud in the sky. No forecast of rain but I know it is there. I can smell the fresh, clean smell of the rain that is in the air. I hope . . .
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December 06, 2006 12:33 AM EST --
(This is a repeat posting of an article I deleted.)
I was born in 1922 and my family had a farm in Bethel, Connecticut by the time of the ‘Crash of ‘29’. Some of my father’s . . .
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September 05, 2006 09:55 PM EDT --
A few years ago, I had my most memorable Thanksgiving ever. Our family decided to have our Thanksgiving dinner earlier in the day than usual and had just eaten. My husband was in the kitchen . . .
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March 03, 2007 08:01 PM EST --
Great Grandma’s Wood Cooking Stove
One day my great grandpa showed me how to split some wood for grandma’s . . .
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March 03, 2007 08:21 PM EST --
The Sea Bat
One day we were at sea when a couple of my shipmates came to where I was swabbing the deck. They asked, “Do you want . . .
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March 09, 2007 11:53 PM EST --
Pappy’s Beer Bottles
When I needed spending money my granny would let me mow the yard. . . .
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October 19, 2007 09:54 AM EDT --
New York City is an ideal place for people of all ages who want to unwind, play, and meet new friends in an energetic backdrop. Beginning at the . . .
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December 12, 2006 07:40 PM EST --
I will do it tomorrow
I tell my wife; when there is something, she wants done, and that I have been putting off, “I’ll . . .
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November 28, 2006 05:27 PM EST --
Do not forget the Eggs When I was in the Navy on a Reserve training ship, I was a cook for around six months. There were two of us when the ship was in port and four when we were at sea, with a full . . .
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November 28, 2006 06:49 PM EST --
Sounds of Winter
By Jen Donier, December, 12, 2003
Shimmering crystals of wintery ice, sparkling in winter sun.
Children playing in the snow, having winter fun.
Children lying in the . . .
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February 26, 2006 02:42 PM EST --
The Coffee Monkey - James Fox -
Our old dog passed on a while ago, so we've got a new dog now. By new, I mean new to us. It is a puppy and we are its first owners, but it's . . .
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September 16, 2006 08:45 AM EDT --
Family interaction is very important for the strength and confidence of families. Board games are a great way to have fun and teach your children how to be good at both winning and losing. . . .
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