I was born here in Washington, DC, as were my parents, several of my grandparents, my wife and my three daughters. When I say here in DC, I don't mean the Maryland or Virginia suburbs, I mean here, in Washington DC.
The site of the hospital where I was born, Columbia Hospital for Women, now hosts a Trader Joe's grocery store. You can get pretty good wine there for only $3.00.
I grew up all over the city, from Kalorama to Adam's Morgan, Chevy Chase to Cleveland Park to Georgetown, not necessarily in that order. I love DC.
Recently I was visiting my mother, a real Washington grande dame, who lives in a beautiful apartment complex in N.W. near the Washington Cathedral. This is a short clip I made of her reminiscing about a time when you could still see a president without a clearance from Homeland Security.
My mother is 81 years old, in good health, etc. It was fun to get her to talk about this, and I'm looking forward to some more reminiscences.
This is a great story, she even concludes well! I am going to start using that expression "That was the nines and tens"--definitely a keeper.
ReplyDeleteWell, you know Nana- she's got a million of 'em.
ReplyDeleteI've never heard that one before! I really liked it. I should call her today, since it's Mother's Day.
ReplyDeleteWhat a grand Lady your Mom is, Bret. My sis and I lost our Mom, Edna Moor Littlehales April 5, 2008. She and Dad had retired to Venice, FL in 1975. Dad will be 89 this July 19th. I wish now that we had recorded some of Mom's thoughts before we lost her.
ReplyDeleteKeep in touch,
William (Bill) Littlehales
littlehales@att.net