Category Archives: Grandparents

My Father Did Know Best

Posted on June 15, 2019 by janie

FATHER: THEN FATHER: NOW When I was growing up, my father brought in the bacon.  All of it.  He went to work every morning at 6:00 and came home every evening around 5:30.  When he walked in the door after … Continue reading →

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WHAT MY FATHER BUILT

Posted on June 17, 2018 by janie

FATHER: THEN FATHER: NOW When I was growing up, my father brought in the bacon.  All of it.  He went to work every morning at 6:00 and came home every evening around 5:30.  When he walked in the door after … Continue reading →

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The Curse of the Creeping Cabinet

Posted on December 17, 2015 by janie

“The Curse of the Creeping Cabinet” by Tina Ferraro It’s hard to scream or to run for your life when you’re frozen stiff as a board. Even when the reason you’re frozen is blood-curdling panic. There I was, Ella Sanderson, … Continue reading →

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Father Does Know Best

Posted on June 21, 2015 by janie

My dad reading to his three grandchildren Today is my third fatherless Father’s Day.  That’s not to say that my dad isn’t with me.  Because he’s always in my heart. When I was growing up, my father brought in the bacon.  All … Continue reading →

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Where Is Grandma?

Posted on May 19, 2014 by janie

Funky, big haired grandmother, last seen at  the corner of Ventura and Winnetka with her nose in a book. Seconds before her disappearance, passersby claim to have witnessed an enormous spaceship  hovering in the sky. Her family is devastated. If … Continue reading →

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Latkes made with love

Posted on October 21, 2013 by janie

I love family traditions. And none holds a more special place in my heart than the day the women in our family gather together to make potato latkes for our Hanukah dinner.  (Which come early this year. In fact, Thanksgiving … Continue reading →

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