Mom-Minders: A 365-Day Photo Series

Mom-Minder #263 - Magnetic Peace Symbol

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 18:03:12 -0800

Somewhere in VT my mom and I got magnetic peace symbols for our cars. Not being one for bumper stickers, my mom felt that this was both a nice message that wouldn’t upset anyone and, being a magnet, i

Mom-Minder #262 - Kidney Beans

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 22:44:22 -0800

I feel like my mom put kidney beans in to a lot of her dishes. I remember them in her bean salad and I think she liked to add them to the turkey soup we always made after Thanksgiving. Growing up I wa

Mom-Minder #261 - Company Chicken

Sat, 6 Feb 2010 22:34:35 -0800

My mom didn’t make this recipe as often as she made Russian Chicken, but it was still one that she taught to me so I’d be able to feed myself easily when I left home. As I remember it, her recipe call

Mom-Minder #260 - Cozy, Over-Sized Sweatshirts

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 23:32:05 -0800

Whenever I wear a cozy, over-sized sweatshirt I can’t help but think of my mom. She practically lived in them and sometimes asked if her casual dress embarrassed me when she would visit me at college.

Mom-Minder #259 - Toyotas

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 18:04:11 -0800

For many years while I was growing up my mom was a loyal Toyota driver. She had a blue Tercel that she gave to her niece and a green Camry station wagon that was one of the most sought after used cars