I completed the Month of Letters challenge in February, but got sidetracked and did not report my progress through much of the second half of the month, so I’m going to catch up on that now. Month of Letters, or LetterMo, encourages participants to write and send at least one piece of handwritten snail mailContinue reading “LetterMo 2023, Days 17-28”
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Joni Mitchell and Friends in Concert Tonight
Tonight is Joni Mitchell‘s Gershwin Prize concert at DAR Constitution Hall. The Gershwin Prize is presented each year by the Library of Congress to a living person who has made lasting contributions to popular music. The concert is free, but most tickets go to VIPs. So the audience features Supreme Court justices, members of Congress,Continue reading “Joni Mitchell and Friends in Concert Tonight”
Dreams of Italy
I am going back to Italy. I recently read a series of memoirs by an Irish writer named Rosie Meleady, about buying a decrepit villa in Umbria and moving her family there to fix it up and run a wedding planning business. As I read, I kept thinking this was a writer I would loveContinue reading “Dreams of Italy”
52 Ancestors, Week 9: Aunt Ada, Gone Too Soon
For Week 9 of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge, the theme is Gone Too Soon. The project was created by genealogist Amy Johnson Crow. And for this week, the theme is Gone Too Soon. Of course, I have many ancestors who had children die as infants. But today I want to write aboutContinue reading “52 Ancestors, Week 9: Aunt Ada, Gone Too Soon”
52 Ancestors, Week 8: I Can Identify
It’s Week 8 of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks project, created by genealogist Amy Johnson Crow. And for this week, the theme is I Can Identify. I have a story about identifying my grandfather’s face in a newspaper photo. I was doing some research on John F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign, and came across aContinue reading “52 Ancestors, Week 8: I Can Identify”
52 Ancestors, Week 7: Outcast
It’s Week 7 of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks project, created by genealogist Amy Johnson Crow. The week is nearly over, but I have not posted before now because this week’s theme has been a tough one for me: Outcast. I have yet to find any outcasts in my family. But I started thinkingContinue reading “52 Ancestors, Week 7: Outcast”
LetterMo 2023, Days 15 and 16
We’re past the halfway mark on the Month of Letters, or LetterMo, which encourages participants to write and send at least one piece of handwritten snail mail per day during the month of February. Here is a progress report from the past two days. Feb. 15 – I wrote and mailed a postcard to aContinue reading “LetterMo 2023, Days 15 and 16”
Stupidest Mansplain Ever
I recently commented on a genealogy page, agreeing with women who complained that a particular family tree site’s algorithms are sexist for assuming that a woman changes her name to her husband’s when she marries, and for assuming that all children have their father’s surname. A man jumped in to mansplain to us that everyContinue reading “Stupidest Mansplain Ever”
LetterMo 2023, Days 7-10
I am still managing to send mail every day for the Month of Letters challenge. Here is what I have sent in the past few days: I hope I’ve got those right; I really need to keep better records! But so far, I have sent something each day this month, even if my record-keeping hasContinue reading “LetterMo 2023, Days 7-10”
Talking in His Sleep
My husband was talking in his sleep a few nights ago. I thought he said something about John Goodman, the actor. That seemed unlikely, so I asked him to repeat himself. And he did. He said, “They did a great job with John Goodman’s outfit.” I asked who did a great job, and he replied,Continue reading “Talking in His Sleep”
The Petrini Page 