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Month: December 2019

Charmaine + Grilled Cheese

December 7, 2019November 2, 2020

Today's menu: grilled cheese and tomato sandwiches on rosemary bread, cruciferous salad, watermelon basil spritzers, and raspberry rose lychee semifreddo for dessert.  In our conversation back in June 2019, we explored her family dynamics growing up, her work as a policy researcher, the relationship between food and her identity, and her life here in D.C.  … Continue reading Charmaine + Grilled Cheese

The Andersons, Part 3

December 3, 2019December 5, 2019

My parents visiting Washington, D.C. for the first time The Viet Nam War is considered to be a large part of American history. Many of its memories and the people involved are commemorated as memorials, artifacts, and exhibits at our nation's capital. When my parents visited me in December 2018, I took them to the … Continue reading The Andersons, Part 3

The Andersons, Part 2

December 1, 2019December 3, 2019

Note: the featured picture above is from ishdc.org Where They Met I was on a mission to find out as much about the Andersons' past as I could. Apparently, finding information about things that happened before the Internet existed was quite difficult. Here is what I knew:  Melba and Bill married in 1949.  Bill came … Continue reading The Andersons, Part 2

The Andersons, Part 1

December 1, 2019December 1, 2019Leave a comment

Note: The focus of My Name is Fox is on the history of my parents, but I am including a mini series of posts about the Andersons because they are important to my family. Part 1 was very much written as a personal essay, while Parts 2 and 3 will fit more with the theme … Continue reading The Andersons, Part 1

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