Pugh, Sandy

My Dad’s favorite statement was “If I don’t like a person, I don’t tease them”. Well, Dad teased my husband unmercifully from the time...

The year I turned 4 was my first memory of a birthday. The only reason that I can remember that one is because I...

As we tried to maneuver around in the snow this last week we remembered the snowy New Years Eve of 1969. I was living...

Growing up with my Dad instilled a sense of adventure in me when it came to Christmas and the packages that would show up...

            As I decorated the tree the weekend after Thanksgiving, I was trying to remember some of my childhood Christmas presents. I realized that...

Christmas was so different when I was growing up. The artificial trees didn’t come along until I was in high school and they were...

When I start playing Christmas Carols every year after Thanksgiving I am transported back to grade school and the Christmas programs that we performed...

Sitting like an Indian, in the middle of the twin bed, is a skinny little three year old girl. She is wearing a frilly...

The moment you walked into Grandmother’s house the wonderful aroma of baking turkey and pies assailed your senses. Grandmother had been cooking for days...

When I was between the ages of 3 and 5 we lived in a neighborhood where a lot of retired people lived and I...