Swimsuit fashion – the mankini!
The mankini was the latest in swimsuit fashion for young men in the 1920s. My dad and his brother were in prime form here at Lake Michigan, showing off their legs, but no bare torsos allowed!
Happy Father’s Day: Travels with Dad
Dad traveled six months of the year and mourned that he didn't have more time with his children. His solution: take me along on a trip to Enid, OK in July 1958. An unforgettable adventure.
Love is dancing by ourselves
Charles Schultz wrote two memorable square-shaped little "Peanuts" books in which each page expressed a single, simple thought about love or happiness. You can click to see these classics on Amazon: Love is Walking Hand in Hand and Happiness is a Warm Puppy. Well, I think my mom's following diary entries of falling for my dad could add something to those books:
A little jealousy doesn’t hurt
Lillian Koroschetz, 1937, age 20, about 3 years before meeting Fred We’ve been following along with Lillian Koroschetz, my mom, as she writes about the joy of falling in love with my dad seventy years ago, in 1941. To [...]