The holidays swept in and out in the blink of an eye. This past holiday season I was in a better place both mentally (not as stressed or grumpy) and financially (I made several gifts and did not shopping when I wanted to) and therefore I felt like I was able to appreciate the holiday a bit more. It was…
Summertime in the late seventies/ early eighties was all about the block party. The long hot summer days were broken up by the appearance of white signs directing people to “Move Your Car” and that meant that one thing: Street Closure! The day of the block party my sister and I would be up early, hurriedly eating breakfast and then…