Category Archives: nostalgia

Looking Back . . .

Posted on August 19, 2024 by apronheadlilly

I was looking back in an old journal of mine, trying to find the name of a particular person. But in skimming through my writing, I couldn’t help feeling a bit of cringe. Okay, it was the 70s, man; but … Continue reading →

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I Want to Return

Posted on January 27, 2024 by apronheadlilly

I want to return to that place— the comfort and ignorance of childhood, the rooftops, the trees, haylofts, and attics, the fast river and railroad tracks that led nowhere and everywhere, green fields and barbed wire fences, and salt licks … Continue reading →

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“Cats in the Cradle” and Other Untruths

Posted on January 9, 2020 by apronheadlilly

Sandy and Harry Chapin wrote a song in the 70s called “Cats in the Cradle,” which told the story of a parent too busy to be involved in his child’s life; then, when the parent is retired and free of … Continue reading →

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I Miss My Father

Posted on February 9, 2019 by apronheadlilly

I miss my father. Not the last, lingering days when the ravages of Parkinson’s stripped his body of strength and dignity, not the growing quiet and dimming light, the betrayal of senses with the ambush of age and degeneration, not … Continue reading →

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I Miss My Mother

Posted on February 9, 2019 by apronheadlilly

I miss my mother. Not the pained days and her lonely, disorienting moments, not the frontal lobe disintegration that turned a stable woman of integrity into a silly, flirting schoolgirl, not the numbness and loss of dexterity that stole the … Continue reading →

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Angel in the Rough

Posted on April 14, 2014 by apronheadlilly

She was an angel, I think, if angels can be plain, rough, and all crisp around the edges, dressed in hygienic blue. I had read all the La Leche books; and so as it pertained to breastfeeding, I was good … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Nostalgia

Posted on July 5, 2013 by apronheadlilly

#1 son in front of the blacksmith shop What is nostalgic to one might be nausea-algic to another.  But I must admit I am pathetically nostalgic about my personal upbringing and the young Camelot days raising kids.  And though you … Continue reading →

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Ghosts in the Laundry

Posted on April 9, 2013 by apronheadlilly

A storm came in the night—bright jagged lightning with thunder rumbling and crashing in response.  I hugged the covers closer.  Moist air gusted through my open window. It appeared in a single electric moment—a headless apparition floating by my bedroom … Continue reading →

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I Only Went in for Dogfood

Posted on February 17, 2013 by apronheadlilly

And I really did not buy these beauties, but I strongly considered it!  Aren’t they cute? They took me down memory lane. My mom used to get hundred’s of wee chicks like this at a time and raise then from … Continue reading →

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Color Me Christmas

Posted on December 18, 2012 by apronheadlilly
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