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After both of my parents had died, I was left with some special memorabilia and a powerful need to remember them. Read More

First, I was saddened to read that JeanZ had passed. I was one of the early beta-testers of Restrospect, and I had many exchanges with her and others in that group. I haven’t posted in a long time. When I saw the membership was growing, I kind of dropped out believing that I had done… Read More

I have so much memorabilia that I don't even know where to start writing about it. Read More

I retired over 10 years ago and since then I gained over 20 pounds,  and try as I might,  I couldn’t seem to lose them. It’s understandable – at my age loosing pounds and inches is hard,  I’m not a gym rat (in fact we have a treadmill in our apartment which collects dust),  … Read More

Why the small beige box was in my mother's dresser I'll never know. The items pictured belonged to my father's father ... Read More

Once the spine gives way, the rest is easier, and now I have at it. Read More

When we decided to downsize and move from our home of 45 years to a condo, we never dreamed we would have so much time to sort and travel down memory lane. Deciding what to keep or donate or discard became a DIY project during our #stayathome approach to being seniors who should avoid exposure… Read More

And looking at how the dates fall I realize that it’s September 1979. Charlie was born Thursday September 27, 1979. Charlie and his mom came home from the hospital on Sunday the 30th. The day the picture was taken. Read More

The world's best clam chowder Read More