Tag Archives: Growing up 1970s

The Perfect Apple Crisp

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She was pregnant when she shook that tree.

I was almost 10 and can still remember.

It was a hot summer’s night when Mom had a craving so we hopped in the car.

We travelled to the other side of town… to an orchard on this vacant lot.

It was dark and just a little scary but we did stuff like that in the 1970s.

Well my sister and I, we weren’t very tall and the tree’s branches were out of our reach. Continue reading

I Broke The Rules With Gilligan In Mind

Dear Friends,

I’ve gone and done it… 

I’ve broken blogging rules.

I changed my story… changed my tune.

Thankfully, I didn’t change the recipe.

I had a thought.

I remembered.

And so I had to change the old story to share this one.

It’s a true story with… Continue reading