
Inspiring stories about family history (some Jewish), joie de vivre, travel, and—favorite books and recipes
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My dad in Yellowstone National Park, summer of 1960
Our father, so my siblings and I learned by looking through his boxes of sl...
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Dear Readers,
My husband and I just returned from a trip to Northwest Wyoming and Yellowstone National Park, and my head is brimming with unsorted impressions, learnings, stories, and lots of pictures.
I’ve got at least two...
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Dear Readers,
For me, it is when I find myself reading passages out loud to my husband. Even more so, when I find myself giving it as a gift.
Agatha’s Christie’s archa...
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Dear Readers,
In my recent post about my Aunt Herta, I promised a sequel:
The first thing that comes to my mind when I think about visiting Tante Herta in her nursing home in Wiesbaden, Germany, is the color white....
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One of my favorite pictures: Me with my daughter, summer 1996
And to those who are not, please do think of your moms! Because everyone has a mom, or someone like a mom. O...
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I'm the author of three books: How to Write Compelling Stories from Family History, the memoir Jumping Over Shadows, and a children’s book. Occasionally, I offer online workshops, but mainly, I write my Substack The Past and the Present.
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