Archives in Category: Nostalgia

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Sunday

Posted on August 7, 2005

As a child I never liked Sunday because there wasn’t enough action going on to meet my interests. Stores were closed, restaurants had shorter hours, and nobody ever called to make plans. It was truly a day of rest, just

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Perspective

Posted on July 22, 2005

If you read yesterday’s blog, you know that I went to Arlington Park Racecourse as part of a group of realtors from a local Michigan real estate office. We traveled by luxury charter bus; and I must say it was

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Judi

Posted on July 10, 2005

I’ve known Judi since 1971, when I moved to Arlington Heights, Illinois, where she and her husband, Hugh, had already settled. We were members of a babysitters’ club back then, as our children were pre-schoolers and we, mothers all, needed

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Ritual

Posted on April 25, 2005

It was merely coincidence this afternoon that I entered the local supermarket just as the high school, which is exactly across the street from the store, let out for the day. By the time I gathered the couple items I’d

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Bragging Rights

Posted on April 12, 2005

I never was one to carry around pictures of my children when they were little. And I didn’t search for opportunities to describe how great their accomplishments were as the years rolled by. Even today, when both my sons are

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Casablanca

Posted on April 7, 2005

My favorite movie in the whole world, “Casablanca,” airs tonight for the umpteenth time. And, for at least half that many times, I’ve watched it. The lead actors and actresses are all dead, since the movie premiered in 1942, but

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Easter

Posted on March 27, 2005

It’s Easter Sunday; and, when I was a child, the day evoked a variety of emotions. Since I attended Catholic school, there was great emphasis on the religious importance of the day. In fact, we were taught that it was

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Daydreams

Posted on March 9, 2005

Every now and then, particularly when I’m driving, my mind wanders. It sees something or hears something that triggers memories from the past or launches a daydream about tomorrow. I bet your mind does the same thing.

Yesterday I was

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Tidbit

Posted on January 21, 2005

Children provide great inspiration, especially if you capture it in the moment. When they say something funny or do something cute, the parent who puts in on paper has extra memories down the road.

Recently, I found some scribblings I’d

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Happy Birthday, Hugh

Posted on January 5, 2005

Tomorrow is Hugh Thompson’s birthday; and while I’m not even sure how old he will be or what he plans to do to celebrate, he has been on my mind today. No particular reason, except perhaps that among my friends

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