Thoughts and Ponderances

#BridgeDay #5k Pre #Race Thoughts

So let’s do the pre-pre-race thoughts first, shall we: April 2016 I had a hysterectomy where they left one ovary in to […]

Valentines in October

1 week ago

Continuing with my never-ending touches of “Valentine” (see previous post: here), I found a batch of Valentine cards my Ma received in […]

Amendment 1 – US Constitution #bridges #history

2 weeks ago

During a recent conversation, I realized how little I knew about the Constitution and the various Amendments. I plan on writing blogs […]

I miss my Pawpaw. All of this research on my family’s ancestry and reading about where his parents came from has brought him to the forefront of my brain. I cite him as a large factor in who I am today. He was a very “take no shit off people who have nothing better to do than fling shit your way” kinda guy. I wish I could have had him in my life beyond my High School years. I am sure he […]

#Valentine #Ancestry

1 month ago

While researching my ancestry I have found a common theme: Valentine My husband and I were married on 02/14 (Valentine’s Day) and […]

#Ancestry Finds Galore #MorningParagraph #Journal

1 month ago

I became a member of Ancestry.com in Oct 2014. I tinkered around the site, finding a few interesting things but never fully […]

Alexander Taraczkozy, Shoemaker

1 month ago

My Great Grandfather, William Taraczkozy, was a shoemaker by trade. He learned the trade in Budapest, Hungary, where he was raised, from […]

Morning Paragraph 2017-09-12

1 month ago

There was a point in my life that I was sporadic and crazy and down for whatever at the spur of a moment. The above picture is proof of that. Coney Island, NY. It was the day they were closing a lot of the area down to allow for another homogenized high rise to go in. My daughter and I found ourselves there to document the event, to take picture-memories and to have fun. She egged me to jump crazily from a […]