Category Archives: I Remember When… (my OWN stories)

Memories and vignettes, true stories old or recent.

Glory and Guacamole

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Jan C. Johnson

Note: This post is pretty much addressed to my Soli Deo Gloria friends, with whom I am linking up today–but of course, everyone is welcome to read it. As some of you will recall, Jen posted not long ago that … Continue reading →

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Through the Looking Glass and Into the Intergalactic Quiltapalooza

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Jan C. Johnson

Disclaimer: I blatantly stole the word “Quiltapalooza” from my friend Dan, whose lovely wife Cindy has often attended the festival described below. It’s just a good thing I was not driving. Not only were the unfamiliar Houston streets interrupted by … Continue reading →

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Creature of Habit

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Jan C. Johnson

Most of my habits are innocent enough, even helpful. I brush my teeth at least twice a day and clean the dryer’s lint screen after every load. Yay, me! But sometimes habits control me. “Autopilot,” I call it, because that … Continue reading →

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Hotter’n Hell: Camelbak and AirEvac in Wichita Falls, Texas

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Jan C. Johnson

I am linked up with Rachel Anne and the Company Girls today. I felt like a doofus cruising around before dawn in sunglasses. I could hardly see where I was going because it was so dark. (Problem is, they’re prescription … Continue reading →

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How to Dye Your Hair a Fashionable Shade of Magenta Without Actually Trying

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Jan C. Johnson

Step 1: Allow your hair to go grey. (If your hair is light blonde, either by nature or by art, you may skip this very time-consuming step.) Step 2: Wash and dry the hair, then catch some of it back … Continue reading →

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Gone in a Flash

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Jan C. Johnson

What determines the end of youth? Is it having kids? No, lots of parents still look and feel quite young. Maybe it’s when those same kids start saying you are old? Pffft, mine would do that if I were still … Continue reading →

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