Every year since our arrival in 1999 December has been the coldest, wettest, grayest month of the year, or so it has seemed to me, and 2019 has been no exception. But, in addition to one blizzard and lots of… Read moreEnd of year 2019
California years – 1955-1999. After writing about our trip from Chicago to California I suffered writer’s paralysis facing the 44+ years that ensued, which included so many events I just couldn’t face even starting. So I did a lot of… Read moreEarly days in California
We lived in Long each, California for 44 years; the first year in a rented house and thereafter at 1825 Knoxville Ave, about 1/2 mile from Cal. State Long Beach. The first year was one of exploration. With our new… Read morePersonal History-7th post: Life in California
Chicago to California in 1955 The first 10 years of our marriage were spent in Boston, Syracuse and Chicago. (We didn’t know it but we were inching towards the far west. And once we got there we never left.) In… Read morePersonal History-6th post: Chicago to California
Post 5-Chicago Our 6 years in Chicago was a very mixed bag. For Eric it was a dark period and almost swamped him. He arrived with a BA from Columbia and an MA from Harvard but all his Ivy… Read morePersonal History-5th post: Chicago
We arrived in Syracuse in September 1947 and were sent to a big old 3-story Victorian close to campus which had about 9 rooms, a communal bathroom on the 2nd floor and a largish kitchen. It had been a dorm… Read morePersonal History-4th post: Syracuse
3rd post. First years of marriage With the war over, Eric started immediately to think of the future. He knew he wanted to go to graduate school, and either in English, which was his major in college, or Philosophy, which… Read morePersonal History-3rd post: marriage
Return to college helped, as sophomore year was packed with as many courses as were allowed and there was time for little else. And I had some good experiences academically and even a few random flirtations as the months ticked… Read morePersonal History-2nd post: the war years
This section is primarily for family, as you are the most interested in the personal lives of your parents/grandparents/great grandparents, – hence the password. If I am to recount events and feelings candidly I want to do so in the… Read morePersonal History-1st post: Summer of ’42
