by Laurie Rockenbeck | Feb 2, 2011 | Memories, Uncategorized
Last night I joined about a bajillion other people in Benaroya Hall to hear Jean-Michel Cousteau, Jacques-Yves’ oldest son, speak for the National Geographic Live series we attend every year. The NGL speakers tend to be world famous explorers who share their...
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by Laurie Rockenbeck | Jan 13, 2011 | Cooking, Food, Memories, Uncategorized
Every year for New Year’s Day for the last, oh 15 years or so, we’ve had dinner with the same set of close friends. We incorporated a southern tradition of making sure we have black-eyed peas in the form of Hoppin’ John. If you can tell me how the...
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by Laurie Rockenbeck | Jan 9, 2011 | Cooking, Memories, Uncategorized
When I was growing up, my mom had a rule about church; You had to attend until you were confirmed. This pretty much meant that we dropped out of the Sunday ritual one by one–first my brothers and then me. Once we were confirmed in the Lutheran church, each and...
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by Laurie Rockenbeck | Dec 28, 2010 | Memories, Organizing, Uncategorized
I like calendars. Whenever I go into a store at this time of year, I can’t help but stop and look at them. Puppies, kittens, horses, Mucha,Degas, Renoir, Vargas, and the list could go on for way longer than you are willing to read. The thing is, every year there...
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by Laurie Rockenbeck | Nov 11, 2010 | Memories
My father served in the US Navy for twenty years. He joined up, originally, because the service would pay for his education to become a doctor, something he would otherwise be unable to afford. His career was varied and interesting to say the least. He served aboard...
by Laurie Rockenbeck | Oct 13, 2010 | Cravings, Food, Memories
In August I blogged about an intense craving I was having for my grandmother’s sugar cookies. In September I was craving another childhood treat that had me emailing the principal at Myrtle Grove Elementary School in Pensacola, Florida–my grade school Alma...
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