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Signs

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Catita Tx — 7 Comments

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…

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Posted in 2014, Family history

Mother and Child

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Catita Tx — 10 Comments

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…

Tagged with: 2013, B4Peace, Friends, friendship, love, Mother's Day, motherhood, Neighbors, Peace, postaday, postaday2013, postaweek, postaweek2013
Posted in 2013, Family, Family history, Peaceful, Personal, Thoughts

The Late Night Intruder (Revisited)

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Catita Tx — 10 Comments

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…

December 24th – Remembering the Day We Met

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Catita Tx — 13 Comments

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…

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Posted in 2012, Christmas, Family, Family history, Personal, Uncategorized

“Let’s Remember 12/10/49”

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Catita Tx — 22 Comments

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…

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Posted in 2012, Family, Family history, Personal, Uncategorized

Geometry – A Bit of Alaska

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Catita Tx — 19 Comments

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…

Foreign

Posted on October 27, 2012 by Catita Tx — 16 Comments

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…

Silhouette

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Catita Tx — 29 Comments

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…

Phantom of Delight – Dad’s Point of View

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Catita Tx — 8 Comments

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! …

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Posted in 2012, Family, Family history, Personal, Thoughts

Banana Curls – Mom’s Point of View

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Catita Tx — 9 Comments

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…