Dagmar Grieder is an American by choice, widow of a genius, mother of four, retired banker, lover of foreign lands and languages, friend of the arts, mover and builder of houses.
Dagmar believes that it is the role of the elders of the tribe to tell the stories of long ago.
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Chapter 4. Challenges and Celebrations
Those times were BP, Before Penicillin, and there were a number of serious childhood illnesses, which were expected for most children, like rites of passage. I only know from being told that my first severe illness, which had to have included some pain, was a kidney infection when I was just a baby. I don’t know how this was treated, but the after-effects would follow me into my teens due to my mother’s lifelong concern for my plumbing
Chapter 3. Coping With Change
1943 - The shelves in German stores may have been bare, and everything was on ration cards anyway, but an under-the-counter market existed for those who could afford it. My father was genuinely interested in keeping his business connections well-polished, and he was a...
Chapter 2. Here comes the Son
One of my earliest memories is running naked through the house after my evening bath to find my father, my Papa, for the nightly ritual of his taking me into his arms, and calling me his little “Naktfrosch” (naked frog). But it was not the frog label that stuck as a...
Chapter 1. How it Started
I have been an elder or, speaking politically correctly, a senior citizen for some time now, taking advantage of discounts for concert and movie tickets and playing the age card when all other attempts at persuasion fail.
How My Mother Taught Me To Play Hooky and To Steal Food
On May 27, 1945, when the German army surrendered to the Allied Forces, world WWII was officially over for all of Europe, including my seven-year-old self, my 2-year old brother, my mother, and my Aunt Erna.
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Bucktooth(image courtesy of Vintage Everyday) When my mother […]- Chapter 4. Challenges and CelebrationsThose times were BP, Before Penicillin, and there were a number of serious childhood illnesses, which were expected for most children, like rites of passage. I only know from being told that my first severe illness, which had to have included some pain, was a kidney infection when I was just a baby. I don’t know how this was treated, but the after-effects would follow me into my teens due to my mother’s lifelong concern for my plumbing […]
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