Tag Archives: families

Everyone Lies

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Barb Knowles

One thing that I’m learning from genealogy is that everyone lies. Some are interesting, some are whoppers and some are just silly. Case in point. One of my grandmothers lied about her age. Not an uncommon occurrence. She lied about … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged census, families, family lore, family secrets, genealogy, Germany, Humor, lies, lying, secrets | 25 Comments

Things To Change

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Barb Knowles

I just read the latest from one of my favorite bloggers at The Zen Hiker. He talks about the cool side of the pillow. Except he says it better than that. Immediately I thought about things I promised myself I would … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged adulthood, adults, being nice, children, cold, families, family, iindoors, opinion, parents, reading, sleeping, snacks, temperature | 36 Comments

A Matter Of Perspective

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Barb Knowles

Memory is a strange thing. Three people can see the same event yet see three different things. Memory is like that. Everything is about perspective. Here’s my favorite perspective story ever. After my divorce, my kids and I lived in … Continue reading →

Posted in memoir | Tagged alcoholism, boy scouts, families, graduation, memoir, memories, memory, Ohio Wesleyan University, perspective | 17 Comments

Still Obsessed With DNA

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Barb Knowles

This Christmas, I gave an ancestryDNA kit to my son and bought one for myself, as well. Whenever I get time, I work on our genealogy. And it is always full of surprises. One branch of my family that we … Continue reading →

Posted in genealogy, Uncategorized | Tagged ancestors, ancestryDNA, families, family, genealogy, history, neanderthal, political boundaries, relatives, spit | 30 Comments

#SantaCon 2016

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Barb Knowles

This past Saturday, I took one of my daughters and two grandsons to meet my son in New York City. We were going to Rockefeller Center to see the Christmas Tree, the Lego store to spend money and then have … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2016, families, family trip, Humor, Legos, Manhattan, metro north trains, NYC, Rockefeller Center, SantaCon, tourist attractions | 15 Comments

How divorce became funny.

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Barb Knowles

Of course, it wasn’t funny at first. But with hindsight, looking back 27 years ago, a lot of things that happened then, and still happen now, are funny. I realized that when we have Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners at our … Continue reading →

Posted in humor, Uncategorized | Tagged divorce, families, Humor, lifestyle, love, marriage, opinion, personal | 18 Comments