Tom Julian - 19 Feb 2012 15:40

Tom lived in Salisbury, North Carolina before serving in World War II. He remembers being on the Queen Mary ready to ship out to Europe, and thinking that he wanted to live in New York City. After the...

Our walks in the park - 13 Feb 2012 16:24

What I find amazing is a love that gives me Valentine's Day every day. I round a corner or walk in the door and I'm filled with such warmth, even on the coldest of days. Our days together are...

They Lived Happily Ever After - 11 Feb 2012 19:07

“What can we do for Valentine's Day that would remind you how special you are to me, every day?” “That's a tough question. I never really had a Valentine's memory to hold up as a benchmark.”...

Jenny, The Mister & the Christmas Tree - 08 Feb 2012 06:11

Ca 1925 – or so. This is one of those well-worn, beloved family stories (all families have them) that is, with great relish, oft-repeated and never dulls – at least not to the family. It is...

The Legend of Mitzi & the Copperhead - 08 Feb 2012 06:07

Ca. 1936. This is a story about a Boston Terrier named Mitzi. Actually, it had been intended that her name be “Misty” due to her grey brindle hair coat. (She did, of course have the requisite...

Harry Tyson - 23 Jan 2012 02:41

Earning Money for the Movies Snow Storm Business Negotiations Hurricane Hazards Walking the Rails Harry Tyson Southbury, CT 2011

Lisbeth Leonard - 23 Jan 2012 02:32

1954, Darien, CT One day on Walmsley, when I had been out, I came in to hear an unusual scurrying in the new left bedroom. When I went up to check, Doug and Dan, age about 8 and 6 looked guiltily and...

Veronica Berrill - 23 Jan 2012 02:26

The Catholic Worker When I was sixteen attending Bishop McDonnell High school in Brooklyn, New York, my religion teacher, Sister Miriam Loretta, asked me and a few other of the girls to go with her to...

Jeannie Peck - 23 Jan 2012 02:16

Charlotte and the Back Steps circa 1936 The child was in the yard with her dog, Spotty, when she saw the man approach the front gate. She knew that was her cue to hurry into the house. C'mon Spotty -...

Jeanie Henry - 23 Jan 2012 02:10

Wartime Wedding Once upon a time, back in March 1944, I was rather suddenly, to be married on 10 days notice. It was wartime. My navy husband-to-be was between assignments and uncertain of his next...