The Goat
By Eleanor Kazdan, May 23, 2019 — Over the years, my husband and I have spent a lot of time sitting in Rittenhouse Square looking at the adorable and iconic statue of a goat. One of the benches right in … Continued
By Jim Hourihan, October 7, 2019 — One day, back in January 1998, a cold blustery afternoon. My sister-in-law had just called to tell us she was on her way to the hospital to have her second child. My sister-in-law, … Continued
By Hesh Becker, October 4, 2019 — Kerry’s mother Louis was one-quarter Italian. Her grandmother was full Italian. The year that I went, in ’62 on Christmas we celebrated, the family would gather around the Christmas tree, [with] lots of kids. … Continued
By Ann Von Dehsen, July 11, 2019 — Do you remember the Jerry Lewis Labor Day telethons for kids with Muscular Dystrophy? It was a tear-jerker that went on for many hours as Jerry pleaded for donations. Another part of … Continued
By Missouri Grier, November 10, 2011 — I had a job at a beauty shop where my sister used to get her hair dressed. My father did not like girls and ladies getting their hair cut. In his world, only men … Continued
By Frances, August 15, 2019 — Long before I became a mother-in-law, I remember hearing a song, “Mother-in-Law, Mother-in-Law.” At that time, it was just a song that had a beat, rhythm, and blues that I enjoyed while dancing, then one … Continued
By Joan, August 22, 2019 — Last Thursday, August the 8th, my daughter drove her youngest daughter Raven, Raven’s friend, two of her granddaughters, and myself to Johnstown, Pennsylvania. We traveled there to celebrate her daughter’s, Tauheedah, birthday on the … Continued
By Maureen Duncan, April 21, 2019 — When Aunt Anna was pregnant [with] Micheal she had toxemia so she had to be bedridden. Now her friend, Mary, (Aunt Mary who just died) would go over there every day and take care … Continued