New Blog

http://wheniwasyourage-kathi.blogspot.com/

I've always been interested in the family stories.  I love history in general and taught it for many years. 

I was thinking about Laura Engels Wilder, who wrote her life story after she saw travel change during her lifetime from covered wagons to airplanes.  I've seen huge changes during my years also.  Since my mother is still with us, I can call up stories going back to the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, and World War II.  She, in fact, recently sent me 14 pages of tightly scripted notes and stories about her youth.  I'll be posting some or all of them with her name in the byline.

I think it is worth recording these thoughts, so I started a new blog. It's called When I Was Your Age.

I would be honored if you would add your own stories there as well.  Just grab a comment box and share what you remember with us.

Kathi

Garage Sale Tomorrow

I meant to hold this garage sale next week, but I can only walk around the heap of stuff in the dining room for so long and tomorrow is it.  The extra stuff is going!  Some of it is good stuff - even a few precious things.  But if I haven't used it and have no intention of using it, why should I keep it?

It has finally dawned on me that even if I don't have something that reminds me of a person or event, I'll still have those memories.  And if I lose the memories, senility or whatever, then having the thing won't necessarily bring the memory back.  I don't have to keep dusting the items to keep the memories.

The heat seems to have broken - at least a little bit.  For that, I am very grateful.

Thanks for visiting with me,

Kathi