The Permanent Family Record
Writes The Gram With a Thousand Rules: “As I have mentioned before, my mom was not a particularly inspired everyday cook, but we all enjoyed her baked goods. Maybe her cookies and pies didn’t melt in your mouth, but they were always nice and chewy.
Continue reading “Take it from a 3-year-old: “I like your pie crust so much better than Grandma’s. Your pie crust is just so . . .” — pause — “. . . so durable!””Our pets, ourselves
The Doryman of Prescott, Wisconsin: “Subject: Every present has a price.
“Those heart-wrenching Humane Society pictures of orphaned animals are so sad. Even though we have always had rescued pets in our home, I want that one . . . and that one, too.
Continue reading “How can you say “No” to those orphaned animals with their “pleading, yearning eyes”?”STILL WORKING THROUGH our inventory of pictures submitted but unused, back in the sometimes-underdocumented past!
Contributor: Dick Littfin of West St. Paul
Date of picture: 1961
Date of contribution: April 21, 2011
Caption: “This is a photo of my wife, Mary, and daughters (clockwise: Laurianne, 2; Kathleen, 6; and Nancy, 5). The picture was taken in 1961. Have you ever seen a Mother more proud and loving of her children? Note the loving expressions and body language that the girls have for their Mother!
Continue reading “The little treasures (Volume 23)”Life (and near death) as we know it
Grandma Pat, “formerly of rural Roberts, Wisconsin”: “Subject: St. Patrick’s Day.
Continue reading “On that terrible night, “a small voice spoke the most beautiful words I have ever heard . . .””Live and learn!
The Gram With a Thousand Rules: “The Egg and I, and other tasty dishes on the menu.
“My mother was perfect in almost every way, just as long as you weren’t expecting gourmet meals at her table. Actually, if you were expecting a tad of salt or pepper, you would be disappointed.
Continue reading “After a spiceless youth: “Once I discovered just how tasty food could be, I couldn’t get enough.””
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