A Review I Wrote In 2002

This review of Beverly Cleary’s “Muggie Maggie” was originally posted on amazon.com. This book, while well-written, does not quite come …

This Jingle Confused Me (Old Post From Old Blog)

(Originally posted in 2012)This jingle for Rheingold Beer always confused me when I was little. I never understood how beer could be dry. …

Thursday Is Art Day: September 16

Today I’m sharing a painting I’ve loved since I was a little girl,“How Practical”, by George RedonMy Baba had a …

Bittersweet Song Memory

https://fivedotoh.com/2021/08/22/fowc-with-fandango-amuse/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LojqhHnmyvc Ordinarily, the memory of the first time I heard “Wake Up, Little Susie” by the Everly Brothersas a …

Summer Camp and “All-Of-A-Kind Family” (Old Blog Post From 2011, Slightly Edited)

https://thedailyspur.wordpress.com/2021/02/26/chocolate-2/ Some of my best memories of summer camp, in 1967, are of unscheduled events. This, perhaps, is my best …

Neckties

https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2020/10/08/rdp-thursday-howl/ I had an elementary school teacher who insisted that every boyin the class wear a necktie. Most of the …

The Chicken Said “Thank You.” (Old Post, Slightly Edited)

I’d like to share something that happened in Manhattan’s Chinatown when I was a little girl, perhaps nine years old.I …

Back In Touch, Briefly (Post from January, 2011)

I just recently got back in touch, through Facebook,with one of my childhood friends. We were very close at one …

Monopoly Our Way

https://onedailyprompt.wordpress.com/2020/10/05/your-daily-word-prompt-excel-ydwordprompt-October-5-2020/ https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2020/10/05/rdp-monday-handle/ My late childhood friend Jack and I often played Monopoly together;we had a great and most enjoyable rivalry.Sometimes, …

From Liking to Loathing

For me, as I’m sure for many others, Popeye cartoons and spinach are forever connected.There was a time when I …