The Weekly Photo Challenge is Signs. A few years ago I made a visit to my folks house with the intent of scanning family photos. I came across a unique piece of family memorabilia. When I asked my mother about…
The Weekly Photo Challenge is Signs. A few years ago I made a visit to my folks house with the intent of scanning family photos. I came across a unique piece of family memorabilia. When I asked my mother about…
This incredible photo is of two people I never knew, my grandmother Carmen’s friend, Amalia, and her son Raymond. I found the photo last year in my mom’s “treasure chest.” My grandmother and Amalia lived in the same Los…
In celebration of my brother David’s birthday, I’m reposting one of my earliest stories. It’s a true family favorite that takes place when my brother and I were in college. ********* My brother and I were in the kitchen burning…
I posted this story one year ago. As it’s one of my favorite stories I’ll tell it again after making an adjustment for the timeline. ******** It was Christmas Eve, 1977. I was nineteen. Earlier in the week I was…
In times before social media, how did we capture significant moments? We would tell stories, passing them down for all to remember. Sometimes the stories become embellished blurring the lines between what we imagine and what really happened. This was…
In looking through family photos I came across a file called “A Bit of Alaska.” I felt the photos truly capture the spirit of the Weekly Photo Challenge “Geometry.” In 2005, my brother Raul and his wife Stacy celebrated their…
The Weekly Photo Challenge theme is Foreign. My grandmother, Carmen, was born in Mexico but she was a permanent resident of the United States. I was happily surprised when I discovered my mother had some of my grandmother’s Certificates of…
The Weekly Photo Challenge is Silhouette. The family photo gallery offers a very unique offering. What I’m about to share is one of the most important images that exists in the gallery! In my post, The Treasure Chest I shared…
Here is the continuation of yesterday’s post given from my dad’s point of view. It’s quite a contrast as you’ll soon see. If you have not seen the previous post, please take a look so you’ll have the right context! …
When I was at my parent’s house scanning family photos, I would occasionally come across a photo that would cause a certain reaction from my mom, but a very different reaction from my dad. Here is one such photo. It’s…