Archive for November, 2009
November 29, 2009
Today would have been my father’s 70th birthday. We always celebrated his birthday on Thanksgiving (his favorite holiday), adding an apple pie (his favorite, that he taught me to bake) to the pumpkin pies and adding an extra layer to the festivities. This year, the family spent Thanksgiving together quietly, peacefully, with a different layer [...]
November 29, 2009
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Jen · 
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Sincerely Yours
Dear Steve, Forgive the forwardness of the introduction, but as many kisses as you’ve stolen from me in the dark, I think we can dispense with a few formalities. You have fun, now, referring to yourself as “Uncle Stevie,” and in your approachable, light-hearted, and – yes – avuncular column in Entertainment Weekly that’s just [...]
November 16, 2009
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The Feast of All Souls
In 1971 my mother and father and brother took a trip to England. My brother was seven years old at the time and it was the first really big vacation they’d ever taken together. Sometime before they left on that trip, someone advised them that when they took pictures, they should have them developed as [...]
November 2, 2009
· Jen · 4 Comments
Tags: dad, stories · Posted in: family
