Tag: memories
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Freeze that Frame, Fill My Heart- Day 23 SOLSC
For years, I have been wanting to have my family videos that were on VHS C cassettes transferred over to video. Those were the very little video tapes that used to be used in video cameras in the early 2000s. These videos held the precious moments of my children’s infancy, toddlerhood and young childhood (about…
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Paczki Day- YUM!
(Pronounced puhnch-kee) ( Polish donut) Approaching the side door with my final steps from school, the sweet aroma of homemade fried dough mixed with cinnamon and sugar and the tartness of raspberry jelly inhales into my senses- a smile spreads across my face as my stomach rumbles with joy, IT’S PACZKI DAY! My mom had…
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Traditions Tether Us Forever
One generation tethered to the next strengthening, cementing cherished customs and values so a precious heritage does not fade into nothingness as family members one by one are pulled away from the world. As I was getting out my Easter decorations, I was struck by how I am still doing things done by my mother…