
Memories of Childhood: The Del Mar Fair
From the first weekend of June until the Fourth of July, carnival rides, games and deep-fried food took over the Del Mar Racetrack in San

From the first weekend of June until the Fourth of July, carnival rides, games and deep-fried food took over the Del Mar Racetrack in San

Down the street from my childhood house was what everyone called the Grass Field. It was a stretch of well, grass, between two houses that

Today I went in search of my third grade class picture and ended up finding my Hello Kitty childhood diary. The diary spanned 1983 to

I am not a sports person. Most people who know me will tell you that words “Leah” and “sports” are far from synonymous, especially when

Me at age 16 (It’s the best I could do) Last month I had the great pleasure of seeing my musical hero, Mary Chapin Carpenter,

This photo of me at 22-months old (not even 2 years) shows exactly how far back music has been in my life. According to my

I am a proud member of Generation X. I was born in 1975, making me 43-years-old. My formative years were the late 1980s and early

I’d venture to guess that, unless you’re a fan of 1970s folk music, you’ve probably never heard much about or listened to Harry Chapin. This

I’ve always thought of myself as a collector of memories, not necessarily things. The exception is when the things are symbolic of the memory itself.