Bess is 97 years old. If she finds out I put her age on the internet she’ll kill me. She still gives us fashion advice and can tell you what kind of shoes every visitor she has had was wearing.
Otto and Betty plus 12: Life and Love in a Big, Big Family
I couldn’t even begin to imagine having 11 brothers and sisters. I asked Frank questions, trying not to be rude. “Did you live in a big house?” He would simply answer no. “Did you have your own room?” Another no. He was then and is now a man of few words.
On Growing Where You are Planted
She left her hometown after graduating from high school and moved to the city. She certainly wasn’t going to return home to live, EVER. But things do change.
Seeing Her Influence: Mother’s Day Musings
I count myself among the women my age lucky enough to still have their mother alive. Her name is Mary and she lives in the house I grew up in on Pine Ave. When I look at who I am and how I got here I can see her influence. I remember the rules of […]
Rebel, Rebel: The Sweetness of Non-Conformity
In a family that shuns conformity, how does a kid get a little rebellion in? Donna Leskosek observes an uprising in action.