A colorful family
I never once thought it odd that on my Mom’s side of the family I had aunts and on my dad’s side of the …
Jackpot at the Dollar Store
We all like to tell stories and torture our loved ones at family gathering. I like it far too much. It came to pass …
Uncle Bill, gentle boxer
Uncle Bill was, by far, the most gentle of the “Dodge Boys” (Fran, Bill, Ed, Earl, Cart, Addie, harry, Ned & Paul) even …
Black Irish
This time of year (St. Patrick’s Day), I am so reminded of my Mother’s mother, my gramma, Adelaide McCabe Dodge. Her parents came …
Aunt Fran, the storyteller
This one is Miss Addie’s memory … her sister, Frances Gordon (Fannie Dodge), was a book unto herself. Probably the brightest of all the …
Aunt Fran, my dopplegänger
I look very much like my beloved Aunt Fran. That often led to people saying or doing strange things. At one wedding, the people …
Uncle Bill’s “Lickdob”
Everyone, regardless of whether raised in affluence or poverty, holds memories that are priceless. None of the Dodge Family had much financially but …
The Rule of Dodge
As I read aloud the First Lesson on Sunday from Leviticus … the one where God lays down commandments, it was impossible not to …
Aunt Fran’s Fudge
As the repository of my mother’s memories, I have promised to share them as they come to mind. Remember there were nine of …