by Robin | Apr 3, 2009 | Celebrations, Cercies, Family, Favorite things, Great quotes, Nostalgia, Personal, Photos
"A sister is a little bit of childhoodthat can never be lost." ~Marion C. GarrettyWhen I was young, sometimes I got the impression people felt sorry for me; their perception, thankfully, was not my reality, and if they could've lived inside my head, they...
by Robin | Sep 26, 2008 | 40-or-less Photo Challenge, Kids, Nostalgia, Poetry
Folding, creasingConcentration "Get-it-right"Determination Young boy’s funImagination Lofty goalsAnticipation Papered flightFascination Swirling, twirlingPure elation Delight-filled joyCompensation Please link your entry for today’s...
by Robin | Aug 6, 2008 | Nostalgia, Personal
My concern wasn’t that we’d get caught or I’d do it wrong or that I’d freeze from an Arctic December night– I was worried our braces would lock. Surely that lunacy is perpetuated by parents who hope to dissuade their teens from ...
by Robin | Jul 26, 2008 | Favorite things, Nostalgia, Personal
I did something yesterday I hadn’t done in a long, long time. It was quite by accident, I wouldn’t have planned it, and in fact, had I known what I was getting into, I would’ve done whatever I could to avoid it. Under cotton ball-dotted blue...
by Robin | Jun 8, 2008 | Blog Carnivals, Camp Days, Family, Favorite things, Fun Mondays, Nostalgia, Personal
Molly indirectly invited me to stroll memory lane, prompting me to share these random good memories from my youth; not necessarily always the "happy" kind, but the sort that stay with you and keep your childhood ever present in heart and mind: The...
by Robin | Jun 1, 2008 | Marriage, Nostalgia, Personal, Photos
It’s pretty fair to say I don’t have a memory like the proverbial elephant–if it isn’t crumpled in a pile on the floor, I couldn’t tell you what I wore yesterday. Prompted by E-mom and her “Wedding Day” Marriage Monday theme,...