Tag Archives: family memories

5*11

Posted on October 2, 2019 by mossjon314159

Five 11s Eleven 5s A half century and a half decade. Two score plus a half score plus a quarter score years. I can’t and never could drive fifty-five. I was almost five when Apollo 11 landed on the moon. … Continue reading →

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Four Decades of Fellowship

Posted on January 9, 2019 by mossjon314159

The Fellowship of the Ring Part One of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien Read in late 1976 or early 1977 Rating:  Five Stars Review originally published at GoodReads This battered well-read edition of The Fellowship of the … Continue reading →

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Sweet Dreams Are Made of Thirty-Five Years

Posted on September 9, 2018 by mossjon314159

It’s a Sunday afternoon. I’m depressing myself streaming tragic dramas while consuming dark chocolate and Chianti. Midway through my third creepy twisted love triangle, I found myself distracted and unfocused, missing entire scenes of the movie. I remembered something I … Continue reading →

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Canine Couch

Posted on December 15, 2017 by mossjon314159

Once upon a time, my daughter received a couch and coffee table from the youth group leaders at the church we were attending at that time.  And since both my son and daughter still lived at home at that time, … Continue reading →

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Virtual Family Bake Off

Posted on April 30, 2017 by mossjon314159

I received a call from my son Thursday evening.  This is a somewhat unusual occurrence as the last time I spoke to him was on the occasion of his 31st birthday back in early February.  In our defense, we are … Continue reading →

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On the Eve of Day Eighteen Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-Three

Posted on October 1, 2016 by mossjon314159

Today is my last day of my 51st year on this planet.  It’s been a quiet day.  I woke at my usual time of five o’clock in the morning, before sunrise.  I didn’t walk either dog this morning.  I did … Continue reading →

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My Son Turns Thirty

Posted on February 9, 2016 by mossjon314159

I should have scheduled this post to publish just after two o’clock this afternoon, which would have been thirty years to the hour marking the birth of Derek Randall Moss.  But, I couldn’t wait that long to welcome my son … Continue reading →

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Family Recipes: Grandma Marie’s German Potato Soup

Posted on November 9, 2015 by mossjon314159

Originally posted on As a Matter of Fancy:
Background: In 1913 fifteen-year-old Marie Kiesler immigrated to the United States from Stalluponen, (East Prussia) Germany (now Nesterov, Russia). She joined her sister Martha in Kansas City, Kansas, where both served as…

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Year 50 Day 364

Posted on October 1, 2015 by mossjon314159

So my dad calls me on my cell phone this morning, soon after I arrived at work.  He called to wish me well on the last day of my 50th year. How Sweet! (Can you hear the sarcasm dripping from … Continue reading →

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Remembering My Great Grandfather

Posted on July 13, 2015 by mossjon314159

My wallpaper on my work computer displayed a photo I took several years ago of my great-grandfather’s grave in Easton, Kansas: When I saw his date of death on the headstone, I realized that this summer was the 40th anniversary … Continue reading →

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