From The Past

By TAPS. - About Me - E-mail this page - Add to My Favorites - Add to Blog List - See other blogs in On Writing

Monday, April 21, 2014

Leave Well Enough Alone - Post 6

Beginning of story here: Go to Repost From The Past--Don't Read If You Already Read It...Years passed. The old house had a quality about it of a cross between happy living and old mystery. It drew people into its ebullient atmosphere with music, jocularity, activity, and aromas of baking bread and... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by TAPS. at 6:54 PM | add or view comments (3) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Sunday, April 20, 2014

Leave Well Enough Alone - Post 5

Beginning of story here: Go to Repost From The Past--Don't Read If You Already Read It....The room was doubled in size and large windows let in the sunshine and the breezes. It became the bedroom of Son #1, who at that time was about ten years old. The boys played in the attic on rainy days never... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by TAPS. at 12:36 PM | add or view comments (5) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Saturday, April 19, 2014

Leave Well Enough Alone - Post 4

Beginning of story here: Go to Repost From The Past--Don't Read If You Already Read It "If you live to be a hundred, I hope I live to be 100 minus one day, so I'll never have to live without you." ~Winnie The Pooh....It was Portuguese. He translated it for me first word for word, and then he went... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by TAPS. at 11:14 AM | add or view comments (3) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Friday, April 18, 2014

Leave Well Enough Alone - Post 3

Disclaimer: This is a repost, so don't read, if you have already read it before. Beginning of story here: Go to Repost From The Past--Don't Read If You Already Read It I can only relate the details from the past because I kept a hand written journal of all of my findings. When the top of the strange... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by TAPS. at 12:11 PM | add or view comments (3) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Leave Well Enough Alone - Post 2

This is a repost, so don't read, if you have already read it before. Beginning of story here: Go to Repost From The Past--Don't Read If You Already Read It....The workmen came to us with their measurements and calculations. Something did not add up. "There is an area on the second floor, in the... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by TAPS. at 4:51 PM | add or view comments (5) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Repost From The Past--Don't Read If You Already Read It

Leave Well Enough Alone O how this spring of love resembleth The uncertain glory of an April day; Which now shows all the beauty of the sun, And by and by a cloud takes all away. ~Wm Shakespeare Now and then a desire overtakes me to write about the old house. It was in the spring of love, when... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by TAPS. at 9:53 PM | add or view comments (5) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

The Present

Yesterday is history tomorrow is a mystery today is a gift of God which is why we call it the present. ~ Bil Keane I got a wedding invitation in the mail today. It is for one of my great-nieces and her love. They are so cute together. The only thing...they are not together at the moment. He is in... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by TAPS. at 9:18 PM | add or view comments (4) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Sunday, April 13, 2014

Beware The Evil Water Sprite

Probably by now, since I have mentioned it so often, everyone here must know that my heritage on my mother's side of the family is Czech (Bohemian in my grandma & grandpa's day). My mother, though born here, loved everything Czech. She spoke only Czech until she went to school, and reveled in the... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by TAPS. at 11:54 PM | add or view comments (8) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Tut's In Town

Quite an afternoon outing I had today. We did not go to the Zoo where four very large chimpanzee broke out of their enclosures and hours were spent with zoo patrons on lock down while officials tracked the animals. Nor did we go anywhere near the Three Trails Crossing, also known as the Grandview... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by TAPS. at 7:00 PM | add or view comments (5) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Tails & Tea

Baisy (Great-grandbaby Marianna) brings back so many memories of when I was a wee one. My little sister and I had a wee table and chairs and a wee tea set. We would set the table for four--a chair for me, a chair for Barbie, and a chair for each of our dolls. Mother would provide a plate of cookies,... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by TAPS. at 7:38 PM | add or view comments (4) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

About this Blog

Stories once (twice, or thrice) already told, erased, and replaced for posterity, and just in case any new people at Blogit might like to read.

Recent Entries
People
Links

Headlines (What is this?)