Category Archives: Their Stories
Daddy-Daughter Dance at the Shooting Range…
My dad used to call me his “princess” or “buckaroo.” Not anymore. My dad was always my favorite parent. He wasn’t exactly the disciplinarian, unless I did something really bad like crash my car—5 times (only 3 accidents were technically … Continue reading →
Filed under Alzheimer's Disease, Coping, Dating, Dementia (the umbrella), Family, Great, Now What?, Holidays, Love, Their Stories
Tagged as Alzheimer's Disease, dads, Death, Dementia (the umbrella), Family, Holidays, kathy ritchie, Life, moms, Our Father (or my dad), quality time
Who is She?……. Words From a Neighbor’s Daughter
When I was 10, we moved to Los Alamos, NM. A year later, a family from Argentina moved down the street from us—good old 39th Street. Their eldest daughter, Barbara, was 9 and spoke no English. Her lovely mom, Liliana … Continue reading →
Filed under Alzheimer's Disease, Coping, Dementia (the umbrella), Friends, Love, My Mom, Random, Real Life, Et Cetera, Their Stories
Tagged as Alzheimer's Disease, Death, Dementia (the umbrella), Friends, kathy ritchie, Life, Love, memories, neighbors, Who Is She?
SMITH Magazine Interview: Jeannette Montgomery-Barron
An excerpt from my latest interview, which appeared on SMITH…………… It was two Sundays ago when I showed my mother Jeannette Montgomery-Barron’s new book, My Mother’s Clothes. Thing is, I wasn’t talking to her about my latest freelance gig; I … Continue reading →
Filed under Alzheimer's Disease, Arts & Crafts, Coping, Family, Love, Our Stories, Random, Real Life, Et Cetera, Their Stories
Tagged as Alzheimer's Disease, book, daughter, Death, Dementia (the umbrella), Jeannette Montgomery-Barron, kathy ritchie, Larry Smith, Life, Love, memoir, mother, sad, SMITH
