A day with Grandmom... |
Grandmom has a theory that there are no bad kids. She believes they are innocents who need to be taught. I can't ever remember her hitting any of us or hearing any of my Mom's generation say that she ...
Posted by Lizzy Borden on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:10:00 PST |
Some Grandmom stories of my own, pt 1 |
Since I'm celebrating Grandmom's 100th birthday I figured I'd post some stories about my Grandmom from my memories. The most recent first: Grandmom thought the birthday candles shapped like 100 were a...
Posted by Lizzy Borden on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:17:00 PST |
Great-Grandparents and The great Depression. |
Even before The Depression my Great-Grandfather was very generous with people. He used to consistently give at least one of the delivery guys food. Some of his friends from the neighborhood used to gi...
Posted by Lizzy Borden on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:33:00 PST |
Putin rumor |
A few weeks ago a Russian tabloid reported that Putin was gonna quietly divorce his ugly, old wife and remarry a Russian Olympic track chick, age 24. Almost immediately the editor was let go and like ...
Posted by Lizzy Borden on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:11:00 PST |
"Ghost Story" |
Last night I watched a really cool movie "Ghost Story". It's not the least bit scary and the special effects suck but it's got such a warm, cozy feel to it.
Posted by Lizzy Borden on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:44:00 PST |
A legend from Miada |
In southern Italy, during the reign of Queen Elena of Montenegro, a man was accused of murdering his wife. He knew who the real killer was but he was jailed after being framed. He sent many petitions ...
Posted by Lizzy Borden on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:57:00 PST |
Civil War Vets |
Down the street from where my Grandmom lives used to be a cemetery for veterans of The Civil War. Every Veterans Day when my Grandmom was a kid, she would watch the parade of surviving vets walk down ...
Posted by Lizzy Borden on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 04:38:00 PST |
Men and their suits. |
My Mom and I came across a picture of my Grandfather and a couple of guys from the neighborhood. She pointed out to me that the men in the photo were all wearing suits even though they were at a neigh...
Posted by Lizzy Borden on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 04:23:00 PST |
My Great-Grandmoms cousins. |
My Great-Grandmom had a cousin and a spouse who came from "The Other Side", meaning Italy of course. They weren’t here a year when she got sick and died. Within a day or two he got sick from the...
Posted by Lizzy Borden on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:29:00 PST |
Great-Uncle J and Mario Lanza |
My Great-Uncle J. went to school with Mario Lanza. During recess Mario would sing his heart out on the playground. All the boys, including my Great-Uncle, used to heckle him by yelling things like "sh...
Posted by Lizzy Borden on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:51:00 PST |
