Ode to the Doppich

I've been sorting through boxes of memorabilia because we're moving this weekend, and I found this gem among some of my mom's things. It was handwritten, but I've transcribed it here for posterity because when the muse struck her, she wrote some really brilliant verse. A few context notes follow. Ode to the Doppich* A …

Rosie’s Memoirs: Cars Part II

Here's the rest of my mom's memoirs concerning all the cars she drove over the years. You guys, I think she was way more into cars than most women of her day! Bracketed [ ] items are my additions: There was a Studebaker in which your dad changed the transmission from automatic to standard, no …

Rosie’s Memoirs: The Musical Losches

This one is one of my favorites. Here it is, lightly edited but mostly how she wrote it for us in 2009. I know there's a photo somewhere... if I find it, I'll add it! I don’t know if it was by design or by default, but we ended up making all kinds of music …