Every family (kitchen) has secrets. And cleaning out cabinets today (we are having our kitchen renovated between the holidays), we … More
Category: Family History
Dads
Prior to our sons’ paternal grandfather passing last month (my wife’s former father-in-law), there was a birthday party for a … More
Kodak moments
I imagine many my age have raised children from newborns, and seen them grow, mature and in turn, raise their … More
proxy grampa
In 2018, I became a grandfather, by proxy, for the first time. While not contributing any DNA, I nevertheless have … More
illegitimi non carborundum
A recent post of one of my blogging buddies, Kairos, featured an interview with Rabbi Abraham Twerski, on how a … More
Father’s Day
I’ve been fortunate for seventeen years to be a dad for three boys who are now men, and a daughter-in-law … More
bridge education
Two centuries ago, a half-million children of the majority poor and working class in Ireland never went to what we … More
a man of block letters
Communicating with others is part of my DNA. Two hundred fifty-eight years ago, my maternal ancestor, James Blaw, was born in a small town on the eastern coast of Scotland.
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