Monthly Archives: November 1993

Many cooks make the holiday

Posted on November 29, 1993 by jottingjoan

Our oldest stayed in New Orleans and shared Thanksgiving with friends. I didn’t like his being away, but as my mother used to say, “It’s all part of a parent’s growing up.” I decided to not start cooking in the … Continue reading →

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Thank you!

Posted on November 22, 1993 by jottingjoan

The best thank you I ever received came from one of my sons when he was about five years-old. At a garage sale, under a table of slightly worn clothes I saw a perfectly good pair of child-size cowboy boots. … Continue reading →

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looking at cars differently

Posted on November 15, 1993 by jottingjoan

When I’m driving, I tend to entertain myself by reading passing road markers, advertisements, anything with letters, number or words, but especially license plates. I play games with the numbers, I figure the prime factors, arrange the numbers chronologically and … Continue reading →

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Surprises by the children

Posted on November 8, 1993 by jottingjoan

We were visiting my parents. The older children were out with “the men,” but my toddler played around the couch as I washed the morning dishes in my bare feet. The morning clutter cleared away, my mother and I prepared … Continue reading →

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Hazardous Halloween candy

Posted on November 1, 1993 by jottingjoan

I’m glad Halloween is over for another year. Not because of the trick-or-treaters, I love the puzzled looks on the toddlers faces, the older ones’ expectant grins and the escorts who feign disinterest even as they take a treat. I … Continue reading →

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