Tag Archives: Birthdays
Celebrating 19 and 6
This afternoon I’ll board a plane and head off west. I’ll arrive in a land of mountains and birthdays and friends. My dear roommate from college is turning 25. I still remember when she arrived at 19. We were freshmen navigating our … Continue reading
Insert the Unexpected
Today my great grandmother turns 100 years old. My father’s mother’s mother was born on April 3, 1909. She worked in New York City during the Depression and shared a tiny apartment with five other girls. She married her father’s … Continue reading
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