Tag Archives: memoirs

When we “escaped” to Texas and then “escaped” back to the Upper Peninsula

Posted on December 9, 2011 by

Chapter 4 Today we shall remember our Great Escapes. Escape is a dramatic word, isn’t it? I suppose you are thinking:  They didn’t really escape to Texas.  They didn’t really escape back to the Upper Peninsula.  She is using artistic … Continue reading →

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While visions of snowplows danced in their heads…

Posted on December 5, 2011 by

I’ll tell you:  writing our memoirs can be hard work.  Yesterday I blogged about Tasha, our half-coyote dog, and then dragged myself downstairs and lay utterly exhausted on the couch in front of the woodstove for at least an hour. … Continue reading →

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Tense marital moments disrupt blogging memoirs

Posted on December 1, 2011 by

Chapter 2.5 My career as a Memoir Writer may be over. It was great while it lasted, wasn’t it? You enjoyed it, right? You were enjoying reading about our decision to move North to the Upper Peninsula, right?  About Sarah, … Continue reading →

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In which our toilet freezes solid and we make friends with Sarah, the shower spider.

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

Chapter II of Your Blogger’s Memoirs.  Click here to read Chapter I. The year is 1979.  The month is September.  We now join our young hero and heroine (why, they are just babies–only 23 and 22 years old, respectively!) and … Continue reading →

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