"One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture
and, if possible, speak a few reasonable words." ~Goethe

~ also, if possible, to dwell in "a house where all's accustomed, ceremonious." ~Yeats

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Family History #6:
Lindsey & Carriker

MARY & WILLARD
~ ACCUSTOMED, CEREMONIOUS ~

1960
1965
1973

Pulling together all previous posts about my parents . . .

Mary Elisabeth Lindsey Carriker, 21 January 1931 - 15 June 2020
Willard Marvin Carriker, 18 July 1923 - 27 June 1987

Siblings Day
My mom and her brother John

Earl's Birthday
My mom's brother Earl

Uncle Rudy & RFK
My dad's brother Rudy

Unforgettable Uncle Gene
My dad's brother Gene

Amelioration: Earth Day
Uncle Gene & Aunt Elaine

Loos'd of Limits: The Open Road
Uncle Gene's photography

My Father's Birthday
My dad's sister Frances

Father's Day
Dad's Printing & Cursive
some inspirational advice

Books My Mom Suggested
a few of her old favorites

Thunderbird
car culture

Dodge Dart & Station Wagons
some family car stories

Time Traveler & Summer Belvedere
Rest in Peace Dad

Sunset and Evening Star
Rest in Peace Mom

Blogs after Mom Died
We Hardly Knew Ye
Lament
An Inheritance of Ephemera

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Birthdays & Holidays


Teach Your Children Well
My mother's birthday

German Chocolate Birthday Cake
My dad's birthday cake

Home Made Ice Cream
one of our best & most delicious family traditions

O Christmas Tree Unchanging
Mom's Childhood Christmas Art

Third Sunday of Advent
Dad's Childhood Christmas Poem

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Visiting Grandma and Grandpa Carriker


Les Vieux

Vintage Thanksgiving

Going For a Walk

Persimmons

Dashing!

Boy Doll & Wish Book

Birthday Cousins

Grandparents Day

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MORE FAMILY STORIES TO COME

in the meantime . . .

Lots of Family Pictures: Calendar 2024
Calendar 2025: #1 ~ #2 ~ #3
Photo Ablums: Gravestones & Grandparents

There's no vocabulary for love within a family,
love that's lived in but not looked at,
love within the light of which all else is seen,
the love within which all other love finds speech.
This love is silent
." ~ T. S. Eliot


ENTIRE SERIES:
Family History #1
Family History #2
Family History #3
Family History #4
Family History #5
Family History #6

Next Fortnightly Post: Family History #7
Friday, August 14th

Between now and then, read
THE QUOTIDIAN KIT
my shorter, almost daily blogs
www.dailykitticarriker.blogspot.com


Looking for a good book? Try
KITTI'S LIST
my running list of recent reading
www.kittislist.blogsppot.com

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