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Category Archives: Memories of the past

An Excerpt from Maxwell Street

Our future, our hopes and yes, our survival, may rest with these youngsters. If they can’t rise to their full potential because of antiquated barriers, prejudice, and ignorance, we are lost.

Posted byCarole J. GarrisonJanuary 31, 2023January 11, 2023Posted in#me too, Diversity, Feminism, glass ceiling, Memories of the past, RacismTags:#me too, Sexism/racism, social and economic barriersLeave a comment on An Excerpt from Maxwell Street

Journal Entry: Work Smarter, Not Harder

Thirty years later, Meng is a millionaire—self-made and proud. Every time we see each other, he reminds me that he works smart, not hard, and that he learned to do that from me.

Posted byCarole J. GarrisonDecember 20, 2022December 4, 2022Posted inElection, human behavior, inspiration, Memories of the past, SUCCESS, WORKTags:Cambodian values, human behavior, SUCCESS, WORKLeave a comment on Journal Entry: Work Smarter, Not Harder

Journeys End

My mother, GG, was dead at ninety-nine years of age. She was on her last journey and it was okay.

Posted byCarole J. GarrisonAugust 16, 2022August 3, 2022Posted indeath and acceptance, family, Love, Memories of the pastTags:death and acceptance, loss and coping, LoveLeave a comment on Journeys End

“Like her name, so is she . . .”

I convinced a family friend who belonged to a rather unorthodox Jewish congregation to name her in his temple for two of the women I loved best in this world.

Posted byCarole J. GarrisonMay 10, 2022March 31, 2022Posted inculture, family, legacy, Memories of the pastTags:baby naming, family, traditionsLeave a comment on “Like her name, so is she . . .”

Finding My Roots

“I could feel the tracks on my cheeks burned into my memory from the tears I had shed in Sokolka.”

Posted byCarole J. GarrisonMarch 1, 2022February 6, 2022Posted inculture, family, legacy, Memories of the past, Migrants and Immigrants; Tolerance; Respect for life, travelTags:Eastern Europe, family roots, Jewish customLeave a comment on Finding My Roots

The Fire

“Words did not matter. We were celebrating life, we were celebrating community, and trust abounded.”

Posted byCarole J. GarrisonFebruary 15, 2022January 23, 2022Posted incuisine, culture, Culture Wars, Diversity, good deeds, Memories of the past, Migrants and Immigrants; Tolerance; Respect for life, travelTags:building community; trust;Leave a comment on The Fire

Mandelbrot, Mushy Meatloaf and WWII War Effort Recipes

The pandemic has made cooks of many of us. We’ve become shut-ins looking for a tasty treat to brighten the day. So here is to us. Share it, enjoy it, and remember GG. I do.

Posted byCarole J. GarrisonJanuary 17, 2022January 8, 2022Posted incuisine, Memories of the pastLeave a comment on Mandelbrot, Mushy Meatloaf and WWII War Effort Recipes

The Gift

Her most-best things; that’s what she had said. How could I accept her “best things”

Posted byCarole J. GarrisonDecember 21, 2021December 11, 2021Posted inacts of kindness, holidays in the US; giving, Memories of the pastTags:giving and receiving gifts;, legacy, spirituality3 Comments on The Gift

Memories of GG

There was also one rusty button pin with the image of a football and the deteriorating. faded remnants of blue and grey silk ribbons.

Posted byCarole J. GarrisonNovember 15, 2020September 22, 2020Posted infamily, Memories of the past, UncategorizedTags:remembering mom, Teens of the 1920'sLeave a comment on Memories of GG

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