Photo Memory of the Week
Backyard Blog
2026 Jun 04: Here's the front/backyard this week:
- the magnolia in its last showing
- two lilacs having fun with some reflections, starting with serendipity and ending with staged
Tag Archives: Childhood
What the Answer is Supposed to Be
What’s school for? Continue reading
Posted in Laughing Frequently, New Perspectives, Thinking Broadly
Tagged Childhood, Critical Thinking
4 Comments
And for Someone Who Likes to Rock
A blast from my past. Continue reading
Shy Dee Doze
Merry Christmas. Continue reading
Posted in Laughing Frequently, New Perspectives, Photos of Faces
Tagged Childhood, Christmas
10 Comments
Deja Vu Again
Christmas Eve tall over again. Continue reading
Posted in Laughing Frequently, Through the Calendar
Tagged Attitudes, Childhood, New Years
3 Comments
Sucky Timing, Sound Advice
Everything (OK, not everything, but something) I need to know about politics, I learned from curling. Continue reading
Posted in Politics and Policy, Sports and Exercise, Thinking Broadly
Tagged Childhood, Sports
6 Comments
Father Knows Best
A lesson from my father that has stood the test of time. Continue reading
The Dialectic of Kitchen Appliances
Just put it in the mic-oh-wave. I look at my visitor happily ensconced on the black-vinyl bench of our built-in kitchen table. Happily because it was fun to scramble up and sit like a big girl: at home she has … Continue reading
E is for Eye Doctor
The little kid within still carries a grudge against a suspicious school nurse from 40 years ago. Continue reading
Say What?
I’m getting the Look. You know the one: the face loses expression, the entire body goes still. Continue reading