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These Are The Days

"These are days, you'll remember,Never before and never since, I promiseWill the whole world be warm as this and as you feel it.You'll know it's true that you are blessed and lucky.It's true that you are touched by something,That will grow and bloom in you."- "These Are The Days" By 10,000 ManiacsMy little family and I had a very big, but enjoyable Sunday this past weekend. We attended the Busti Apple Fest where we gorged ourselves on candied pecans, fresh-cut curly fries and beef on weck.In case you were wondering, we don't actually go to buy crafts - we go to eat. It's a wonder we ...

My Second Mom

Growing up where I did, there were neighborhood relationships that developed as many families lived in only one house for most of their life, without moving, and lived there for many years, so our parents became good friends with the neighbors, and we kids grew up and became friends as well. I remember in our neighborhood, the Lees, across the street, the Barons, up the street, the Bobergs kiddie corner from us across the street, later the Swansons, across the street, the Nunezes, next door, another family of Barans (spelled differently from the first ones mentioned) next door the other ...

Musings From The Hill — Living With A Teen

Displaying an agreeability I always knew she had to have, Gloria comes to sit beside me on my kneeling (let's call it what it is: my SITTING) pad, pleasing me even further as she retains a pleasant silence, leaving me to stew in my thoughts as I weed. She has no objection to my scrunching the pad ahead as I must do - as long, that is, as I don't disturb her end.The unpredictableness of babyhood has departed - mostly - as Gloria has entered her teenage years. I'm filled with gratitude for so often before I ended up feeling like a dreadful scold.Oh, yes, I am well-versed in the rewards of ...

Lost And Found

It seems that I have lost more things in the car I have now than I have ever lost before. I guess you could question if some of the things were actually lost. Maybe some of it relates to my age. I am just not sure what is going on.My granddaughter and I attended a craft show where I sold my books and she sold cards and articles with personalized art. Of course, I had to have my glasses with me so that I was able to see to sign the books. When we cleaned up we were in a hurry. It was her mother's birthday and we were celebrating.When I unloaded the car I removed everything that was jammed ...

Give It Your Best Shot

Discourage squirrels from getting on/in your bird feeder! Photos by Ron Brake of Jamestown. Send us your ''Best Shot'' of unique moments in your family's life. Write clearly your name and address on the back of the photo along with a few details, and mail to The Post-Journal, Best Shots, c/o Family Desk, P.O. Box 190, Jamestown, NY 14702-0190. Please submit only one photo per family, and include an S.A.S.E. for the return of the photo. We reserve the right to return any photo unpublished. Photos and caption information may also be emailed to family@post-journal.com or submitted via our ...

How Can We Better Prepare Children?

My most recent article briefly referenced a plea from Pope Francis for youth to "get off the couch" and put away tech toys. He urged youth to get involved in their communities. School-aged children have returned to their formal studies. I'm remembering a discussion with a friend, a former educator.He posed a number of concerns about the state of our educational system. One in particular focused on how the education system lacks for getting youth ready for the world beyond high school. I inquired about the specifics that he valued. While many youth can handle their phones and computers ...