Once upon a memory someone wiped away a tear, held me close and loved me, “Thank you, Mother dear.” —Author Unknown
Month: September 2021
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Big Al’s Kwik-Snak
Big Al’s Kwik-Snak, Santa Ana, CA • 1950s, 1960s…
Orange County
Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren, Huguenot Torte. —Alabama Journal Montgomery, Alabama, 19 Jul 1965, Mon Page 6
Guacamole Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff Mad About Mexican Food!! —Newspaper article from the 1960s.
Frankie
Even Monsters…
Even Monsters Need a Break! A birthday gift from Ivy…
Just Because ♥
Gary Oldman♥ Bram Stoker’s Dracula, 1992… Count Dracula, a 15th-century prince, is condemned to live off the blood of the living for eternity. Young lawyer Jonathan Harker is sent to Dracula’s castle to finalize a land deal, but when the Count sees a photo of Harker’s fiancée, Mina, the spitting image of his dead wife,… Continue reading Just Because ♥
Death is Nothing at All
This poem is often read at funerals but originally from a sermon preached in St Paul’s Cathedral, London, Sunday 15th May 1910 by Henry Scott Holland; delivered following the death of King Edward VII…