Family Life Archives

A Child’s Name and Family History

Questions to help folks use family photos and stories to connect generations. Who are you descended from?

How to recycle vegetables from your own kitchen. Do you really need seeds to grow vegetables in your garden?

I love examining historic photos in color. I’ve written about colorization here and here. But, after marveling my way through…
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A Little Library sits in front of my house today. My family gave it to me for Christmas. I’m utterly…
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It’s Christmas carol time. Many folks have sung Christmas-themed songs since childhood. But what are they? What does “Christmas carol”…
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The “mother tongue” trips me when I’m writing and often makes me laugh. I’m referring to the language I learned,…
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