Mom’s the Word

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This is 2020
What is it about us parents and firsts? Firstborn Son has one baby book, a scrapbook and a calendar crammed full of notes: his first smile (two weeks old, and… Read more
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FeaturedWelcome to my blog
What makes you tick? It’s the question I ask all my subjects and interviewees, all while mentally rubbing my hands together in anticipation. (But not in real life, that would… Read more
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Ozzie loves Flossie
Life is too short to go without nicknames. She is “Little Girl,” the beautiful young lady he spied at Rosedale Soda & Ice Cream Parlor one January day in 1950.… Read more
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An All Soul’s Day framed by the pandemic
I didn’t grow up celebrating Halloween during my childhood on Oct. 31. Instead, we ventured out on Nov. 1, All Saints Day, and Nov. 2, All Souls Day, countrywide holidays… Read more
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