Category: The Polish Side
Mama’s Stories
Wisdom From the Little Wooden Recipe Box
When someone passes on, they leave behind rooms full of things. At first, these rooms are a sad reminder of those we’ve lost. The weight of the memories is almost too much to bear and every photo or item haunts you. Eventually […]
Dopóki Się Nie Spotkamy Ponownie (Until We Meet Again)
On Sunday March 20, 2002 our dear mama and Babcia peacefully left this world to join her husband and her family in the next life. To say that we are sad and lonely without her here is an understatement. As I’ve written […]
Diabetic Polish New Mathe-magic
We’ve all heard about ‘new math’, or ‘common core’, or any of the other recent terms for the new ways that children are taught the same old lessons in schools these days. All I know is that I’m thankful my child is […]
A Young Girl and Her Voyage to Freedom
Babcia was born in Dziemiany Kascierayna, Poland in 1942. Dziemiany is a small village in northern Poland, just southwest of Gdansk. It is part of the Pomeranian province. I guess you could say we’re Pomeranian… which explains a lot. Pomeranian puppies are […]
Milestones are a funny things. Hours turn to days, turn to weeks, turn to months, and before you know it you’ve made a trip around the sun. Your calendar says it’s been so long, and yet your heart feels everything as if […]
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