Memories
House and the TV
I was googling ME and this site was in the results - I love these phonto! Good old Humphrey dog!! I still your house was perfect. Your house has been the setting of so many books I have read. The… (Continue reading House and the TV.)
Utility Space
I woke up from a dream last week and remembered that the dream had taken place in the cellar way of the Cherry St. house. It made me start remembering all kinds of little trivia about what was stored there… (Continue reading Utility Space.)
Where Ma’s From
Ma was born on August 9, 1913 in Skanderborg, Denmark. She entered the USA in New York in March 1914 and became a naturalized citizen on February 4, 1924 under her father’s name, Jens Jacob Andersen…. (Continue reading Where Ma’s From.)
Nina and Don courting
I keep thinking about David Elias and I serenading Nina and Don when they were sitting on the back porch at Mom’s. “Nina and Don sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g. First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes Don with… (Continue reading Nina and Don courting.)
Patent Cereals
When Patent Cereal burned, I was not very old…maybe 10? Half of Geneva went down to watch. I was at Mary Martha’s house and her mother took us down to the lake. We were so close that a cinder burned… (Continue reading Patent Cereals.)
Danish Medal
The source of the Danish medal that dad had has always intrigued me. I was able to identify it on the web today. In 1864 Denmark fought a brief losing war with Prussia and Austria over Schleswig and Holstein. The… (Continue reading Danish Medal.)
Romance at the Hotel Seneca
I believe Dad used to tell the story that he was working at Hotel Seneca, saw Mom go by and called out to her and that’s how we all came about. Does that sound familiar to anyone??? - Nancy I… (Continue reading Romance at the Hotel Seneca.)
Coming Over
In Denmark, a name could be spelled in more than one.…the important thing was how it was pronounced. Theodor spelled his name Kristensen most of the time but sometimes Christensen.…either way it was pronounced the same way. Most of the… (Continue reading Coming Over.)
