kiehartFeb 13, 20223 minMe, a CarhopThere comes a time in every teen's life when she wants a real job. Not a baby-sitting job. Not a house-cleaning job. But a job that pays...
kiehartJan 3, 20223 minA Rectangular Piece of Heaven In 1958 my parents decided it was time to move from the Mayfield apartment in Baba's house and into a home of their own. Mom said...
kiehartOct 8, 20211 minBabasWe called both our grandmothers, Baba, which, in the Russian tradition, is a name that shows respect for the oldest woman in the family....
kiehartSep 15, 20212 minCFO, Ballantine and MartinMom was an expert when it came to managing household money. As they built their house, and for the next two years, her earnings from the...
kiehartAug 19, 20213 minThe Playground TeacherEach summer, the school district employed college-age students to serve as glorified babysitters for kids at the playgrounds around town....
kiehartJul 20, 20212 minWe Begin with our Parents' StoriesMy parents were high school sweethearts in the early 1940s. Mom lived in “the Nebraska section” of Jermyn and Dad grew up in Mayfield,...
kiehartMay 12, 20213 minJudy's JermynJermyn is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, on the Lackawanna River, 12 miles northeast of Scranton. John J. Jermyn was...