Tag Archives: Childhood memories
Not Expendable
“It only kills old people anyway,” the young doctor said to my 72-year-old grandmother. Miffed, she recounted this interaction to me over the phone. “I could have a good 20 years left!” My grandmother mails me homemade quilts. She cares … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, aging parents, antiques, caregiver, Childhood memories, elderly, expendable, family, Family Heirlooms, Future, grandchildren, grandparents, health, love, memories, Reflections, Shayna Fleming, treasures
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Day Out
Comical Explanation
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Tagged adventure, Childhood memories, children, Comical Explanation, exploring, family, family time, lunch, parenting, parenting tools, picinic, play date
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Family Heirloom
Comical Explanation
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Tagged Childhood memories, family, Family Heirlooms, grandparents, heirlooms, Reflections, Teeth, treasures
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Nostalgia
At the end of a stressful day (I work on a locked inpatient unit), I play Super Mario Bros on my kids Nintendo. It takes me back to my youth, when playing with my neighbors was the happiest time in … Continue reading
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Tagged Childhood memories, disconnect, entertaining, family, Family Heirlooms, gamer, gifts, memories, Nintendo, Nostalgia, stress reliver, Super Mario Bros
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Down Home Cooking
Originally posted on Real Life of an MSW:
I discovered a bag of pinto beans today in my pantry that I bought eons ago. No, dry goods don’t go bad to my knowledge, but still… I decided to whip them…
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Tagged Childhood memories, comfort food, family, fiber, grandparents, Herbn’ Farm NW, history, life lessons, memories, pinto beans, slow cooking, smells, soul food, southern cooking, turkey
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