Yesterday I wrote about how I truly adore being whisked back to other parts of my life via nostalgic reminders. Music and food are especially strong instigators of time travel for me. My sister gave me a great gift for my birthday: a bag full of my favorite German treats. I’ve written many times about how Germany has a special place in my heart, and when i opened that bag I was so excited. When I was fourteen years old I spent a month in Germany. I lived with a fourteen-year-old German girl named Tina, and her family. They helped me integrate into daily life there, and for thirty days…
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I’m Big On Nostalgia, Part One
On a recent Sunday morning I attended a car “show” at our local mall. The parking lot was full of cars: classic cars, show cars, novelty cars, and even some cars that probably should have been crushed and sold for scrap metal by now but for some odd reason their owners are so attached that they thought everyone should see their precious vehicles. That reason was probably Nostalgia, and I get it totally. I am a sucker for items and pictures and songs and foods that can instantly transport me to other times in my life. It’s not that I am unhappy NOW, of course. There’s just something about looking…
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Words Everlasting
My friend Ann wrote a post yesterday that got me thinking about "being the good" in a small but wordy way. Are you up for the challenge?
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This is Forty-Nine.
Today I turn forty-nine, and I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around that. But then...
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Lazy Susan on a Lazy Sunday
I've done practically nothing on this lazy Sunday except stare at my custom-made lazy Susan. You would, too.
