Tag Archives: memories of mother

Highway 17

Many roads in our area have a name as well as a number.  Highway 101 is also the Bayshore.  Interstate 580 into the central valley is the Altamont Pass.  The Nimitz Freeway will take you from San Jose to Oakland … Continue reading

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DLZ 230

DLZ 230 was the license plate number on my Mother’s 1968 Chevy station wagon – the mom mobile of the 60’s and 70’s.  All self-respecting middle class mothers of the day drove one.  Mom’s was white, bought used, and never … Continue reading

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Throw Pillow

On the couch they are decorative fashionable accessories brightening the living room. On the sofa they are good to support the back after a hard day’s work or to lay one’s head on while sleeping to the TV. They can … Continue reading

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Mothers

Today I stood in the sun on the green grass, with the gentle breeze flowing off the hill.  From my mother’s headstone you can look up and see the east foothills that my mother so loved to look at.  Today … Continue reading

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