Papa’s funeral parlor in Warwick. My room was the one to the right of the chimney you can see here. Nana and Papa slept in the front room upstairs. The house had a great wrap-around front porch, a huge garage on the left, and a chicken-hut and old-fashioned well in the back. The hall light […]
“Cousin Sophie and her daughter AnnMarie who graduated from Harvard. Sophie is incredible! She and Nana grew up together and have a lot of stories to tell.” Note: I have no idea who these people are. I assume Cousin Sophie is Nana Anna’s cousin, although I suppose she could be mom’s cousin. I desperately wish […]
The house looks almost the same. During the war, Papa sent money home to send Olga to hairdressing school, but one of her sisters stole it, and she never went. He also sent his mother and father enough money to buy the house. My grandmother was more grateful for the pillow (“mother” embroidered on it) […]
From: <me@kathiegagne.com> To: Gagne, David Subject: Jen Sent: May 24, 2002 9:20 PM David, It’s late and I’m tired. I stayed up to watch the Kings beat the crap out of the Lakers. All of a sudden, I caught five minutes of the news, and they were talking about the Memorial Day Weekend. I […]
From: Kathie Gagne <gagneka@sbac.edu> To: Gagne, David Subject: Nice Sent: May 24, 2002 5:16 AM David, It was pretty nice of you to call last night because you thought I would be lonely. I had just fallen asleep when you called, so I don’t remember what I said, but thanks. Jen called a little […]
Dic and Ann’s fifth anniversary. Auntie Dora died yesterday — she introduced Mom and Dad, asking them to be my cousin Richard’s god-parents. If it wasn’t for her, Jen and David and I wouldn’t be here. David called to tell me he got a line in Jesus Christ Superstar. Incredible! How things go around — […]
Late one night, about eight years before the birth of my son, my mom forwarded me a silly email that I couldn’t have possibly understood at the time. It’s one of dozens of things she forwarded to me over the years, and I have no idea if I ever replied. I get it now, mom. […]
I got this email from mom on a late Saturday afternoon: David, I spent about an hour creating a wish list on amazon. I can’t access it, but it’s there. Let me know if you have a problem getting to it. I used Kathleen A. Gagne. There is another one there for a Kathleen Gagne […]
I have an interview today in Palatka — for a job as Putnam County Facilitator. It’s too far to travel every day. I don’t feel good about my chances. No one has offered me a job yet. I don’t feel like a failure about it — it’s just that the skills required are not in […]
Jen and I went to Daytona for my birthday last Saturday. We stayed overnight at a Days Inn and got up and went for a walk on the beach. It was great and funny. Two women came up to us and offered us $50 if we listened to a time share presentation. We went, and […]