Whom do you think of when someone says, “Name a rock star?” Most likely our generation would think of Elvis, Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, Bruce Springsteen, etc. For me, though, my mom was a rock star! She’d be the first to poo-poo that idea! There was […]
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A gift for Arianna It was my eldest granddaughter’s Bat Mitzvah, and she was opening the gift I created for her. “Grandma! This is the best gift ever! It’s even better than the $200 Grandma Betty gave me!” Of course, I was thrilled that she liked it. I had given her […]
Our lives are filled with wonderful Passover memories. Here is a sampling. We hope you enjoy reading this group effort. Happy Passover! The wine police Aunt Bex was most famous in our family for giving graduated Chanukah gifts by age. The oldest great-nephew got $10, next child got $9, etc. […]
I’m taking care of meBecause as you can seeIf I’m not very goodYou don’t get what you should I’m taking care of meDespite the entropyJust giving you my allAt your beck and call I’m taking care of meBecause we are a “we”Both of us must be strongThe road ahead is […]
By A.C. Cargill Nothing is more hospitable in the world, or so my travels have taught me, than a cup of tea with a congenial host. That little gesture, seen in British television and movies, is best experienced in real life. I had such an occasion – so comforting at […]
Looking for a composer to put this to music and make a hit song! Contact for details by clicking here. How did our love go oh so wrong?It’s why I had to write this song. How did such a beautiful thingjust become a venomous sting? There was not even a […]
Momma,I sniffed the candlethat once was yours,inhaling the fragrant lilac scentyou loved so much! The aroma smelledlike lovely lilacs,one of your favorite flowers. I lifted the lid,with a little tug,to open the candle housed in the jar. How tight the lidwas since it had not been openedfor quite some time. […]
How many poems, I wonderhave I written through the years?Some, I know, have brought a smileothers, perhaps a tear. I wrote about the day we met.You were the brightest in the room.I wrote about the Kitchen Dance.Even then you made me swoon. I wrote about the Orioleson Sunday afternoonseven when the team […]
By A.C. Cargill Memories from our childhood can last a lifetime. Mine was of Grandma’s braids. And on this warm summer day, that memory came back most vividly, for that was when I had first seen them. Grandma was half Irish and half American Indian. Which tribe was never known. […]