“You need to write your memories down, Mom,” my daughter said.  “You’ve been researching family history, but you aren’t writing your memories down for us.”
(Perhaps I didn’t consider myself history!)  Actually, I didn’t think of my life and my memoris as that important until my daughter reminded me they would be lost if I didn’t record them in some way for her, her children and future generations.
I’ve enjoyed discovering facts and stories, letters and photos concerning my ancestors.  I’m pleased my parents wrote down some of their memores.  But I hadn’t thought much about doing mine.
So…I’ve begun to record and …read more

It’s berry season! I have several different types of berries in my garden all ready to be picked, or about ready to be picked. From blueberries, to strawberries, and raspberries, I love berry season.
I think my love of berries goes back to my childhood when I used to go out with my dad and pick raspberries, strawberries, and even mulberries straight off the vine, plant, and tree. We had a great time picking, and usually ate more than we got in the pale. The berries that made it into the pale were eventually made into equally delicious desserts including pie, …read more

Today, you marked your child’s height on the wall for the first time. It is the start of a wonderful family tradition and that wall will be treasured for years to come as you marvel at how short that first mark was or laugh when you remember the way he stood on his toes for the mark half way up. But what happens when you need to move? You could carefully cut out the drywall, patch the hole, paint the new drywall and take your chart with you. You could. But I wouldn’t want to!
Instead, I got a piece of …read more

Writing about your childhood memories is always a good journal writing prompt. Often times it’s difficult knowing exactly where to start, though. So, just to give you a little push to get things going, spend some time writing about a safe place you remember from your childhood. This could be someone’s house or at the top of a tree in your backyard. Once you’ve written that one up, also spend time writing about a scary place you recall from your childhood. This could be a particular house you didn’t like to pass on your way to school or a room …read more