Remembering when Christmas trees weren't perfect! Some of my fondest memories are of picking out a nicely shaped cedar Christmas tree, like the one above, when I was a child. We had permission to go to our neighbor Mrs. Stack's field, to find our tree and chop it down. I think my eldest brother was … Continue reading Remembering When Christmas Trees Weren’t Perfect – 6WS
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Family Recipe Friday – Potato Pancakes
One of my favorite treats are potato pancakes. When I was a child these were also called by the Polish word, placki. Working in a Jewish household when I was a teenager, they were called latkes. In different nationalities they are called many things, but I simply call them delicious. I fried these potato pancakes … Continue reading Family Recipe Friday – Potato Pancakes
Friends and Family – 1937 – Hunterdon County, New Jersey
These four neighborhood friends posed for the camera in 1937 at the Mirota farm in Readington Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Luckily for me, their names were written on the back of the picture. I have also seen Helen's last name spelled Dichar, and Walter's last name as Wroble. Eddie's first name was Nicholas, but … Continue reading Friends and Family – 1937 – Hunterdon County, New Jersey
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