Tag Archives: Family Memoirs

The Words We Know

Posted on March 4, 2021 by Sherri Matthews

I’m thrilled to introduce Memoir Across the Pond, my new column at Carrot Ranch. A huge thank you for following my previous Unsung Heroes column through the travails and challenges of 2020. And to Charli Mills for the opportunity. Writing … Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir Across the Pond Column | Tagged America, Carrot Ranch, England, Ex-pat, Family Memoirs, Home, Memoir Column, My California, travel | 13 Comments

Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – Guest Writer Sherri Matthews – #Memoir – Times Past Challenge: Chinese Spoons And Eating Out

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Sherri Matthews

Hello again dear friends, too long away and enough said about that because setbacks will always prevail, but I am hard at work bringing this round of edits to a close, almost there for the final read through. Hooray! Meanwhile, … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blogs, Uncategorized | Tagged Chinese Spoons, Eating out 1970s, Family Life, Family Memoirs, Fathers & Daughters, Memoir | 14 Comments

First Day of School And Wave Goodbye To Dad

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Sherri Matthews

Always a fan of Irene Water’s ‘Times Past‘ posts, her latest memoir prompt, ‘School Uniforms’, brings back more than a few memories. As a tail-end baby boomer attending Primary School in 1960’s England, my school uniform was standard grey tunic, … Continue reading →

Posted in My Dad's Alcoholic Prison, Times Past Challenge | Tagged 1970's Fashion, Baby Boomer Generation, Family Memoirs, Fathers & Daughters, Memoir, Memoir writing prompt, Patform Shoes, prison, School Uniforms, Teenage Rebellion, Times Past Challenge | 85 Comments

Summerhouse Snow And Pressing On

Posted on February 1, 2019 by Sherri Matthews

This must be my latest yet for wishing you all a Happy New Year… I tried to squeeze in before the end of January, but didn’t make it. Still, at least I managed it before Valentine’s Day… How are things … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Memoirs, Photos of Cats | Tagged Black Kitten Photo, California, cats, England, Family Life, Family Memoirs, Memoir, snow, Somerset Snow Photos, Suffolk, West Country Snow Photographs, Writing Updates | 60 Comments

The Bloggers Bash Blog Post Competition 2018: Mummy

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Sherri Matthews

Nothing like leaving things to the last minute, here’s my entry to The Bloggers Bash Blog Post Competition 2018 Closes at 23:59 tonight…sorry for the short warning! Mummy She was one year younger than me, that shy, pretty woman … Continue reading →

Posted in Bloggers Bash Blog Post Competition | Tagged America, Annual Bloggers Bash 2018, Family Memoirs, London, Prince Harry, Princess Diana, Royal Family, Royal Wedding, The Bloggers Bash Blog Post Competition 2018 | 75 Comments

Fire And Ice And Somerset Gin

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Sherri Matthews

Things have been busy at the Summerhouse lately, which is a good thing when it comes to writing and blogging, but not when two bungalows directly behind your newly purchased house go up in flames late one night, perilously close … Continue reading →

Posted in Cats, Family Life, Times Past Challenge | Tagged Airmail Letters, Baby Boomer Generation, Beast From The East, Black Cat in Snow Photos, Family Life, Family Memoirs, Friendship, Handwriting, House Fire, Newton House Gin, Somerset Snow Photos, Times Past Challenge | 113 Comments

In The Raw

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Sherri Matthews

As the sun slowly set on 2016, I watched from a beach on the Dorset coastline, and I thought of my dad. Today, writing my first post of a new year, I think of all that’s happened since I wrote … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Family Memoirs, Guest Blogs, Writing | Tagged Blogging, Champagne, Dad, Family Memoirs, Fourth Blogging Anniversary, Guest Posts, Memoir Writing, New Year, Raw Literature, thank you, writing | 135 Comments

The Black Cat And The Strawberry Moon

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Sherri Matthews

Before I got the news about Dad, a ‘Strawberry Moon‘ appeared in our June skies. So-called as it marks the beginning of strawberry season, this full moon was a rare occurrence because it coincided with Summer Solstice on June 21st, … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Memoirs, Halloween | Tagged Black Cats, Clowns, Dad, Family Memoirs, Halloween, Jack O Lanterns, Moon, Moon Landing, Strawberry Moon, Summer Solstice, Superstitions | 88 Comments

It Is What It Is: Goodbye Darling Dad

Posted on October 7, 2016 by Sherri Matthews

Hello dear friends, When I signed off here three months ago, I hoped to return in September with good news about my memoir writing progress, but in early July I got a call from my uncle telling me my dad … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Memoirs, Nature & Wildlife | Tagged Alcholism, Cancer, Death, English Robin, Family Life, Family Memoirs, Father & Daughters, Grief, Healing, loss, Memoir Writing, Nature & Wildlife, prison | 147 Comments

The Power Of Surprise

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Sherri Matthews

In early summer of 2001, Eldest Son gave me a fabric CD holder inscribed with the name of his high school and date of his graduation. Ideal for holding CDs for my car, when I opened it, I noticed there … Continue reading →