When my sister-in-law and I were planning the 18th birthday party for a nephew today, we decided he probably would still want a birthday cake. In fact, we remembered birthday cakes still feeling special well into our twenties, when we … Continue reading →
Last year’s version of the October Memoir and Backstory Challenge was organized by year — one post per year through age 25. That teased out some memories that I would never have managed with a different structure. But it made it difficult … Continue reading →
I’ve been participating in the October Memoir and Backstory Challenge hosted by Jane Anne McLachlan. The idea is to write a post per day in October that covers that day’s age. Here’s what I have so far: Ages 0 – 1: Baby Speed … Continue reading →
This is my seventh post, for age 7, of the October Memoir and Backstory Challenge hosted by Jane Anne McLachlan. My previous posts: Baby Speed Eater, Two Tales, Curls, Most Magical Christmas, Kindergarten, and Places. One week after my 7th birthday, I wrote this paper for school. … Continue reading →
This is my sixth post, for age 6, of the October Memoir and Backstory Challenge hosted by Jane Anne McLachlan. My previous posts: Baby Speed Eater, Two Tales, Curls, Most Magical Christmas, and Kindergarten. In November 1968, when I was 6 and a half, we moved … Continue reading →
This is my fifth post, for age 5, of the October Memoir and Backstory Challenge hosted by Jane Anne McLachlan. My previous posts: Baby Speed Eater, Two Tales, Curls, and Most Magical Christmas. Kindergarten turned out to have more of an impact than it first appeared. … Continue reading →
This is my fourth post, for age 4, of the October Memoir and Backstory Challenge hosted by Jane Anne McLachlan. My previous posts: Baby Speed Eater, Two Tales, and Curls. The Christmas when I was four was the most magical of my life. We celebrated … Continue reading →
I’m participating in the October Memoir and Backstory Challenge hosted by Jane Anne McLachlan. October 1 was about my infancy, Baby Speed Eater – October Memoir Challenge. For October 2, I covered funny stories my mother told about when I was little, Two … Continue reading →
I’m participating in the October Memoir and Backstory Challenge hosted by Jane Anne McLachlan. Yesterday’s post was about my infancy, Baby Speed Eater – October Memoir Challenge. For October 2nd, I have a post about age 2. If this looks like fun (it … Continue reading →
Today is the first day of the October Memoir and Backstory Challenge hosted by Jane Anne McLachlan. The idea is to cover a year each day in October. For this first day, though we’re doing ages 0 and 1. Watch … Continue reading →