Tag Archives: Nostalgia

Remembering Autumn

Posted on September 18, 2020 by Sheila Moss

I want to go backwards to the autumn of my childhood. I want to see piles of pumpkins at roadside stands. I want to drink apple cider that doesn’t come in plastic jugs. I want to feel crisp air in … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, Rants | Tagged Bob for Apples, Changing leaves, Changing seasons, Costumes, Fall, Halloween, Harvest Festival, Hayrides, memories, Nostalgia, Pumpkin, Pumpkin patch | 7 Comments

A Visit with Mom

Posted on May 13, 2018 by Sheila Moss

As an adult, I used to delay visiting mom as long as possible. Mom made me feel like a child, regardless of my actual age or even the fact that I was also a mom. Mom’s house was a cluttered … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Holidays, Humor | Tagged Home, Memoir, memories, Mom, Mother, Mother's Day, Nostalgia, Relationships, Relatives | 6 Comments

New Beginnings

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Sheila Moss

Another winter has ended and another spring has come. Along with the robins come the dandelions. The daffodils are blooming, and the early blossoms of the pear tree are in such a hurry to bloom that they risk disaster and are … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Beginnings, birds, Continuity, Flowers, Life, memories, Nature, Nostalgia, Renewal, Seasons, Spring | 4 Comments

Time Traveler

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Sheila Moss

I have always been a person who looks forward instead of backwards, who lives in the present instead of the past. It has always seemed to me that is the best way to live, to learn from the experiences of … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Humor, Travel | Tagged Finding Roots, Future, Genealogy, history, Journey, memories, Nostalgia, Old friends, Sentimental, Time travel, Times past, Voyage | 2 Comments

Nashville Flea Market

Posted on July 17, 2016 by Sheila Moss

Here in Nashville we have a fantastic flea market on the fourth weekend of each month at the State Fairgrounds. There are buildings and sheds, aisles and aisles of junk – new junk, old junk, and collectable junk, even a … Continue reading →