At a recent gathering, my siblings and I, along with their spouses and children, enjoyed a scavenger hunt that took us throughout our childhood home and yard, searching for answers to clues about our memories and escapades of long ago. It was a lighthearted way to emotionally prepare for the eventual sale of the cherished place where my mom still lives. One of the clues was this: "They were first in the kitchen, painted dark red, then they kept her tomato juice here instead."
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Dear Friends of the Good Old Days,
Is there a sweeter scent than cotton bedsheets fresh from the clothesline on a sunny spring day? In my opinion, the clean, uplifting fragrance is hard to beat. That nostalgic, nose-tickling waft of wonderful is not something I get to enjoy much anymore. In fact, I don't even have a clothesline where I now reside. Busy schedules, outdoor allergies and the lure of convenience compel me to...
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In October 1951, at the Polo Grounds in New York City, the New York Giants faced the Brooklyn Dodgers in a playoff game to determine the National League Championship. As a 16-year-old keen baseball fan, I was excited about this game. The game was to be televised, but TV had not yet been introduced to our area of northwest Florida, despite our proximity to Tallahassee, Fla., and Dothan, Ala....
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