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Category Archives: Family
If kitchen walls could talk
Remembering a kitchen – and thanking the parents that made it a home for me By Christine Faria For years, a funky thermometer hung on the side of the refrigerator. From it, extended the wire that originally held it to … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Feel Good
Tagged Alzheimer's, caring for the elderly, dementia, high school memories
2 Comments
Really? You don’t like my homemade cranberry sauce? Oh, yes, it’s Thanksgiving again
Really? You don’t like my homemade cranberry sauce? Oh, yes, it’s Thanksgiving again Last night, husband Jim told me that “everyone” preferred the store-bought jellied cranberry sauce over my homemade sauce. He’ll deny that he said it exactly like that. … Continue reading
Traveling with the Ghosts of World War II
How two travelers from east bufu Reno connect with Nigerian priests, Bavarian beer drinkers and Syrian refugees and the ghosts of WWII My husband, Jim, and I are sitting at the kitchen table of friends, a couple of weeks ago, … Continue reading
Posted in Career and Life, Family, Feel Good, History, Travel, Veterans
Tagged bavaria, bologna, bolognese sauce, ferrari, fulda, germany, italy, poppenhausen, refugees, syrians, travel, venice
7 Comments
Remembering Our Fallen
I’ll never forget your smile: How we can honor the fallen and have compassion for our returning veterans this Memorial Day. It’s 1983, and a group of us teenagers are piled into the back of a small pickup truck. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Feel Good, History, Profiles, Uncategorized, Veterans
Tagged memorial day, soldiers, the fallen, veterans
2 Comments
The Journey of Spare Change, the Homeless and My Brother
“Can you spare some change?” the homeless man asked? “Sorry,” I say, “I’m looking for my brother.” My husband, Jim, and I were on East Fourth and Record Street, just a few blocks off casino row in downtown Reno. Known … Continue reading
Posted in Family
Tagged coping with family, depression during holidays, desperation, enableling, homeless, thanksgiving
8 Comments
Wait a minute now … I thought you were dead
Last night I had a surprise visit by my mom. I’ve always thought of these nocturnal stopovers as a gift. Those of you who have lost someone will understand this. No matter how much you love someone, or are used … Continue reading
A Conversation with Santa Claus
Santa: Ho, Ho, Ho Chris: Santa, is that you? Santa: Well, you called me right? Chris: Uh yeah. I just didn’t know if it would work. Santa: Whaddya’ mean? Chris: Well, my dad used to pick up our wall phone … Continue reading
Posted in Family, General BS and Musings
Tagged christine faria, conversation with santa, north pole, santa claus
3 Comments
Another white trash Thanksgiving
How to cope with and celebrate, red Solo cups, in-laws and all! You may have heard me tell this story before, since it’s one of my favorites in family-bashing lore. A few years before my mom Maggie passed away, my … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Feel Good
Tagged dysfunctional family, enabling, family holidays, thankgiving
4 Comments
The naked picture is finally retired
I place my nakedness behind another photo and press the metal tabs back into place. Will anyone find the tasteful (only a slight suggestion of dark nipple) boudoir picture I had done about 15 years ago? Even if I publish … Continue reading