I’ve written before about how i chose the location for the medieval part of the first Braided Dimensions series without having been there. Throughout the writing, i…… Read more “What literary pilgrimages have you gone on?”
Category: ancestry
Archetypes
Carl Jung and other Jungians have explored archetypes as they pertain to the landscape of the psyche. James Hillman proposed that archetypes are little gods at the…… Read more “Archetypes”
More about my cousin Dr. Leila Berkin
I’m very excited to be able to post again with more information on Leila. I still don’t have any of her notes as a doctor in China…… Read more “More about my cousin Dr. Leila Berkin”
Female Doctor
This is not a photo of my relative necessarily though she would have had children about this age in 1909 I’ve heard for a long time about…… Read more “Female Doctor”
A different life?
It’s interesting to contemplate all the differences that might have been one’s life if one’s grandmother had married differently. I’m looking through my mom’s mom’s scrapbook from…… Read more “A different life?”
Mysterious Log Book
Among old family things, I came across a strange little book. I don’t know if one of my relatives imitated an old book, making the paper and…… Read more “Mysterious Log Book”
Gramma’s Hi-Jinx
I got new shelving for the garage this week, which meant going through more boxes from closing out my storage last summer, a few months after my…… Read more “Gramma’s Hi-Jinx”
China in the late 1800s/early 1900s
My grandparents on my mother’s side were born and grew up in China. These photos are from the late 1800s or early 1900s. Their families were there…… Read more “China in the late 1800s/early 1900s”
Surprising plants
When we first moved here, there were a few plants left by the previous owner. They mostly had very little soil, dried to a crisp so that…… Read more “Surprising plants”
Buildings in Dreams
deviantart/wwudesign/art/New-York-Warehouse-351128156 My dreams frequently involve houses, ones from my past, most I’ve never seen, mine, someone else’s. Sometimes I discover rooms I knew nothing about, or furniture…… Read more “Buildings in Dreams”
Marie Judson 