http://www.apartment2024.com/2006/08/14/aunt-anne-and-a-bowl-striped-mixing-bowl/ Food, family and synchronicity, in mostly equal parts Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:00:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://www.apartment2024.com/2006/08/14/aunt-anne-and-a-bowl-striped-mixing-bowl/#comment-27475 Apartment 2024 » Blog Archive » Family history, plucked from the basement Tue, 10 Apr 2007 02:04:13 +0000 http://www.apartment2024.com/2006/08/14/aunt-anne-and-a-bowl-striped-mixing-bowl/#comment-27475 [...] I drove out to New Town Square today to visit my great-aunt Anne. This is not the first time I’ve written about visiting her, as it is always a bittersweet experience. When I view my time with her from one angle, I can recognize what a lovely and fortunate thing is it that I have this opportunity to really know her. She is the last surviving member of her generation in my family and she is smart, funny, sarcastic, loving, insecure (who thought you could still be dealing with insecurity in your mid-80’s?) and a font of interesting stories. [...] [...] I drove out to New Town Square today to visit my great-aunt Anne. This is not the first time I’ve written about visiting her, as it is always a bittersweet experience. When I view my time with her from one angle, I can recognize what a lovely and fortunate thing is it that I have this opportunity to really know her. She is the last surviving member of her generation in my family and she is smart, funny, sarcastic, loving, insecure (who thought you could still be dealing with insecurity in your mid-80’s?) and a font of interesting stories. [...]

]]> http://www.apartment2024.com/2006/08/14/aunt-anne-and-a-bowl-striped-mixing-bowl/#comment-2581 Sparky Wed, 16 Aug 2006 03:42:48 +0000 http://www.apartment2024.com/2006/08/14/aunt-anne-and-a-bowl-striped-mixing-bowl/#comment-2581 Sounds just like my great auntie anne, who in her xmas letters to me, still feels the need to remind me how she used to change my diapers and loved my hiney. Yet, just before Christmas, I really look forward to the letter. Sounds just like my great auntie anne, who in her xmas letters to me, still feels the need to remind me how she used to change my diapers and loved my hiney. Yet, just before Christmas, I really look forward to the letter.

]]> http://www.apartment2024.com/2006/08/14/aunt-anne-and-a-bowl-striped-mixing-bowl/#comment-2575 Sandra Tue, 15 Aug 2006 20:34:14 +0000 http://www.apartment2024.com/2006/08/14/aunt-anne-and-a-bowl-striped-mixing-bowl/#comment-2575 What an interesting aunt you have...full of wonderful stories. The driving and leaving things on the stove would scare me to death, but you're right what can you do? What an interesting aunt you have…full of wonderful stories. The driving and leaving things on the stove would scare me to death, but you’re right what can you do?

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