tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53797702244247313332024-03-08T11:57:18.696-08:00Family StoriesBev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379770224424731333.post-53872136341514556792010-07-27T17:52:00.000-07:002010-07-27T17:53:06.463-07:00My Mother Remembers the Depression<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/daw4N_J2TJ4&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/daw4N_J2TJ4&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379770224424731333.post-62446795672025826232007-10-02T09:53:00.001-07:002007-10-02T09:59:47.622-07:00Remembering Aunt Vi<center> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/scripts/pokkariPlayer.js?ver=2007082501"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/syndication/write_player?skin=js&posts_id=412106&source=3&autoplay=true&file_type=flv&player_width=&player_height="></script><div id="blip_movie_content_412106"><a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-RememberingAuntVi899.flv" onclick="play_blip_movie_412106(); return false;"><img title="Click to play" alt="Video thumbnail. Click to play" src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-RememberingAuntVi899.flv.jpg" border="0" title="Click To Play" /></a><br /><a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-RememberingAuntVi899.flv" onclick="play_blip_movie_412106(); return false;">Click To Play</a></div> </center>Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379770224424731333.post-62557518409065353952007-09-17T13:21:00.002-07:002007-10-02T10:11:14.516-07:00Tales of Galt<div><center><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-TalesOfGalt202.wmv" onclick="play_blip_movie_290149(); return false;"><img alt="Video thumbnail. Click to play" src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-TalesOfGalt202.flv.jpg" title="Click to play" border="0" /></a><br /><a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-TalesOfGalt202.wmv" onclick="play_blip_movie_290149(); return false;">Click To Play</a></center></div>Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379770224424731333.post-61465638816926447292007-09-17T13:17:00.000-07:002007-10-02T10:10:55.482-07:00The Family Addiction<center> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/scripts/pokkariPlayer.js?ver=2007082501"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/syndication/write_player?skin=js&posts_id=334534&source=3&autoplay=true&file_type=flv&player_width=&player_height="></script><div id="blip_movie_content_334534"><a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-TheFamilyAddiction952.flv" onclick="play_blip_movie_334534(); return false;"><img title="Click to play" alt="Video thumbnail. Click to play" src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-TheFamilyAddiction952.flv.jpg" border="0" title="Click To Play" /></a><br /><a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-TheFamilyAddiction952.flv" onclick="play_blip_movie_334534(); return false;">Click To Play</a></div> </center>Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379770224424731333.post-75878362162183752512007-06-06T21:04:00.001-07:002007-10-02T10:09:39.103-07:00Family Secrets<center> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/scripts/pokkariPlayer.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/syndication/write_player?skin=js&posts_id=260285&source=3&autoplay=true&file_type=flv&player_width=&player_height="></script><div id="blip_movie_content_260285"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-FamilySecrets376.wmv" onclick="play_blip_movie_260285(); return false;"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-FamilySecrets376.wmv.jpg" border="0" title="Click To Play" /></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-FamilySecrets376.wmv" onclick="play_blip_movie_260285(); return false;">Click To Play</a></div> </center>Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379770224424731333.post-90748294790055224792007-06-02T17:09:00.000-07:002007-10-02T10:09:12.073-07:00The Orchard<center> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/scripts/pokkariPlayer.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/syndication/write_player?skin=js&posts_id=253872&source=3&autoplay=true&file_type=flv&player_width=&player_height="></script><div id="blip_movie_content_253872"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-TheOrchard668.wmv" onclick="play_blip_movie_253872(); return false;"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-TheOrchard668.wmv.jpg" title="Click To Play" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-TheOrchard668.wmv" onclick="play_blip_movie_253872(); return false;">Click To Play</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div id="parental_warnings" style="float: left; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 10px;"> <br /> </div> My mother talks about the orchard on their farm in Valley Springs -- and the shenanigans involved.</div></div> </center>Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379770224424731333.post-9590968746038497982007-05-25T15:01:00.000-07:002007-10-02T10:08:47.808-07:00Aunt Marie<center> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/scripts/pokkariPlayer.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/syndication/write_player?skin=js&posts_id=245888&source=3&autoplay=true&file_type=flv&player_width=&player_height="></script><div id="blip_movie_content_245888"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-AuntMarie632.wmv" onclick="play_blip_movie_245888(); return false;"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-AuntMarie632.wmv.jpg" title="Click To Play" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-AuntMarie632.wmv" onclick="play_blip_movie_245888(); return false;">Click To Play</a><br /><br /></div> </center><div class="blip_description">My aunt Marie's best friend was an alien from outer space who took her to his planet, where she met Abraham Lincoln, among other people. This video only barely touches the surface of Aunt Marie. (Is it any wonder I'm so crazy?)<br /></div>Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379770224424731333.post-59253102899290629122007-05-24T13:56:00.001-07:002007-10-02T10:08:24.099-07:00Aunt Betsy<center> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/scripts/pokkariPlayer.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/syndication/write_player?skin=js&posts_id=244629&source=3&autoplay=true&file_type=flv&player_width=&player_height="></script><div id="blip_movie_content_244629"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-AuntBetsy645.flv" onclick="play_blip_movie_244629(); return false;"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-AuntBetsy645.flv.jpg" title="Click To Play" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-AuntBetsy645.flv" onclick="play_blip_movie_244629(); return false;">Click To Play</a><br /><br /></div> </center><div class="blip_description">My mother always said that of all my aunts, I was most like Betsy (and probably least like my mother!). She was another unique person whom I loved very much.<br /></div>Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379770224424731333.post-12086698214736535562007-05-04T09:59:00.000-07:002007-10-02T10:08:01.293-07:00Aunt Mel, Part 2<center> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/scripts/pokkariPlayer.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/syndication/write_player?skin=js&posts_id=223476&source=3&autoplay=true&file_type=flv&player_width=&player_height="></script><div id="blip_movie_content_223476"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-AuntMelPart2881.flv" onclick="play_blip_movie_223476(); return false;"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-AuntMelPart2881.flv.jpg" title="Click To Play" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-AuntMelPart2881.flv" onclick="play_blip_movie_223476(); return false;">Click To Play</a><br /><br /></div> </center><div class="blip_description">Mel's story was too long for one video, so this is the second part.<br /></div>Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379770224424731333.post-36491583350814133182007-05-03T16:50:00.000-07:002007-10-02T10:07:33.435-07:00Aunt Mel, Part 1<center> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/scripts/pokkariPlayer.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/syndication/write_player?skin=js&posts_id=222869&source=3&autoplay=true&amp;file_type=flv&player_width=&player_height="></script><div id="blip_movie_content_222869"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-AuntMelPart1941.wmv" onclick="play_blip_movie_222869(); return false;"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-AuntMelPart1941.wmv.jpg" title="Click To Play" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-AuntMelPart1941.wmv" onclick="play_blip_movie_222869(); return false;">Click To Play</a></div> </center><div class="blip_description"><br />My mother's oldest sister was a unique woman who, among other things, was married 13 times, to 12 different men (#5 and #7 were the same guy, and in between he was married to one of her sisters). In Part 1, my mother lists some of her accomplishments throughout her life.</div>Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379770224424731333.post-82048457482651275852007-04-30T14:27:00.001-07:002007-10-02T10:07:02.768-07:00Times Past<center> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/scripts/pokkariPlayer.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/syndication/write_player?skin=js&posts_id=219665&source=3&autoplay=true&file_type=flv&player_width=&player_height="></script><div id="blip_movie_content_219665"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-TimesPast544.flv" onclick="play_blip_movie_219665(); return false;"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-TimesPast544.flv.jpg" title="Click To Play" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-TimesPast544.flv" onclick="play_blip_movie_219665(); return false;">Click To Play</a></div> </center><div class="blip_description"><br />My mother reminisces about life in the early 1900s<br /></div>Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379770224424731333.post-58363495735693829042007-04-28T07:34:00.001-07:002007-10-02T10:06:04.917-07:00Biscuits<center><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-Biscuits558.wmv"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-Biscuits558.wmv.jpg" border="0" /></a></center><center><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-Biscuits558.wmv">Watch the video</a><br /><br /></center><div class="blip_description">This is a very short story I've heard my mother talk about for years, and it always fascinates me, food addict that I am. It is about a neighbor she used to visit, who made the best biscuits she ever tasted.<br /></div><div style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;" class="blip_tags"><strong>Tags:</strong> <a rel="tag" href="http://blip.tv/topics/view/family">family</a>, <a rel="tag" href="http://blip.tv/topics/view/stories">stories</a></div>Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379770224424731333.post-56107578088259644052007-04-24T13:26:00.000-07:002007-10-02T10:06:33.123-07:00Oatmeal<center> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/scripts/pokkariPlayer.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/syndication/write_player?skin=js&posts_id=213384&source=3&autoplay=true&file_type=flv&player_width=&player_height="></script><div id="blip_movie_content_213384"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-Oatmeal732.wmv" onclick="play_blip_movie_213384(); return false;"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-Oatmeal732.wmv.jpg" title="Click To Play" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-Oatmeal732.wmv" onclick="play_blip_movie_213384(); return false;">Click To Play</a><br /><br /></div> </center><div class="blip_description">My mother talks about the Depression...and oatmeal.<br /></div>Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379770224424731333.post-65663828730719975142007-04-14T23:51:00.000-07:002007-10-02T10:05:08.763-07:00More Dear Old Dad Stories<center> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/scripts/pokkariPlayer.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/syndication/write_player?skin=js&posts_id=203955&source=3&autoplay=true&file_type=flv&player_width=&player_height="></script><div id="blip_movie_content_203955"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-MoreOfDearOldDad145.wmv" onclick="play_blip_movie_203955(); return false;"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-MoreOfDearOldDad145.wmv.jpg" title="Click To Play" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-MoreOfDearOldDad145.wmv" onclick="play_blip_movie_203955(); return false;">Click To Play</a><br /><br /></div> </center><div class="blip_description">My mother tells more stories of my father, her ex-husband. In this story, she talks about my father and a family friend (who was also our landlady for many years). Gives you a taste of what sort of man he was.<br /></div>Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379770224424731333.post-31146683287853238002007-04-12T22:14:00.000-07:002007-10-02T10:04:41.537-07:00"Uncle Bob"<center> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/scripts/pokkariPlayer.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/syndication/write_player?skin=js&posts_id=202200&source=3&autoplay=true&file_type=flv&player_width=&player_height=260"></script><div id="blip_movie_content_202200"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-UncleBob347.wmv" onclick="play_blip_movie_202200(); return false;"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-UncleBob347.wmv.jpg" title="Click To Play" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-UncleBob347.wmv" onclick="play_blip_movie_202200(); return false;">Click To Play</a><br /><br /></div> </center><div class="blip_description">Another of my mother's stories.<br /></div>Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379770224424731333.post-31383897851714432402007-04-11T18:24:00.001-07:002007-10-02T10:10:01.556-07:00Senior Year<center> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/scripts/pokkariPlayer.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/syndication/write_player?skin=js&posts_id=201213&source=3&autoplay=true&file_type=flv&player_width=&player_height=260"></script><div id="blip_movie_content_201213"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-SeniorYear491.flv" onclick="play_blip_movie_201213(); return false;"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-SeniorYear491.flv.jpg" title="Click To Play" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-SeniorYear491.flv" onclick="play_blip_movie_201213(); return false;">Click To Play</a><br /><br /></div> </center><div class="blip_description">My mother lived on her own and worked for a family to earn her room and board during her senior year in high school. Here she talks about that.</div>Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379770224424731333.post-18258924708183893392007-04-06T16:42:00.001-07:002007-10-02T10:10:28.030-07:00Rico<center> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/scripts/pokkariPlayer.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/syndication/write_player?skin=js&posts_id=196237&source=3&autoplay=true&file_type=flv&player_width=&player_height="></script><div id="blip_movie_content_196237"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-Rico942.wmv" onclick="play_blip_movie_196237(); return false;"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-Rico942.wmv.jpg" title="Click To Play" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-Rico942.wmv" onclick="play_blip_movie_196237(); return false;">Click To Play</a></div> </center><div class="blip_description"><br />A story of the guy my mother DIDN'T marry.<br /></div>Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379770224424731333.post-51261025834504227622007-04-05T00:22:00.000-07:002007-10-02T10:03:07.012-07:00Valley Springs<center> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/scripts/pokkariPlayer.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/syndication/write_player?skin=js&posts_id=194392&source=3&autoplay=true&file_type=flv&player_width=&player_height="></script><div id="blip_movie_content_194392"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-BackToValleySprings635.wmv" onclick="play_blip_movie_194392(); return false;"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-BackToValleySprings635.wmv.jpg" title="Click To Play" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-BackToValleySprings635.wmv" onclick="play_blip_movie_194392(); return false;">Click To Play</a><br /><br /></div> </center><div class="blip_description">My mother spent her early childhood in Valley Springs, in the central valley of California. Here she talks about going back to visit, years later.<br /></div>Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379770224424731333.post-47476765080389825512007-04-03T00:26:00.000-07:002007-10-02T10:02:17.181-07:00Hornets<center> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/scripts/pokkariPlayer.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/syndication/write_player?skin=js&posts_id=192704&source=3&autoplay=true&file_type=flv&player_width=&player_height=260"></script><div id="blip_movie_content_192704"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-BzzzBzzz441.flv" onclick="play_blip_movie_192704(); return false;"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-BzzzBzzz441.flv.jpg" border="0" title="Click To Play" /></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-BzzzBzzz441.flv" onclick="play_blip_movie_192704(); return false;">Click To Play</a></div> </center><div class="blip_description">One of my mother's more memorable experiences.<br /></div>Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379770224424731333.post-89693327041104845432007-04-02T17:49:00.000-07:002007-10-02T10:01:44.505-07:00Going Dancing<center> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/scripts/pokkariPlayer.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/syndication/write_player?skin=js&posts_id=191908&source=3&autoplay=true&file_type=flv&player_width=&player_height=260"></script><div id="blip_movie_content_191908"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-GoingDancing668.flv" onclick="play_blip_movie_191908(); return false;"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-GoingDancing668.flv.jpg" title="Click To Play" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-GoingDancing668.flv" onclick="play_blip_movie_191908(); return false;">Click To Play</a><br /><br /></div> </center><div class="blip_description">I love this story. My mother talks about dances when she was a girl.<br /></div>Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379770224424731333.post-4959554601836951612007-03-29T16:42:00.000-07:002007-10-02T10:01:04.361-07:00Grandma Learns a New Word<center> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/scripts/pokkariPlayer.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/syndication/write_player?skin=js&posts_id=187936&source=3&autoplay=true&file_type=flv&player_width=&player_height=260"></script><div id="blip_movie_content_187936"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-GrandmaLearnsANewWord153.wmv" onclick="play_blip_movie_187936(); return false;"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-GrandmaLearnsANewWord153.wmv.jpg" border="0" title="Click To Play" /></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-GrandmaLearnsANewWord153.wmv" onclick="play_blip_movie_187936(); return false;">Click To Play</a></div> </center><div class="blip_description">How innocent they all were back in the 1920s!<br /></div>Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379770224424731333.post-80983503196726125252007-03-28T21:17:00.000-07:002007-10-02T10:00:24.533-07:00Grandpa and the Hooker<center> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/scripts/pokkariPlayer.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/syndication/write_player?skin=js&posts_id=186953&source=3&autoplay=true&file_type=flv&player_width=&player_height="></script><div id="blip_movie_content_186953"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-GrandpaAndTheHooker743.wmv" onclick="play_blip_movie_186953(); return false;"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-GrandpaAndTheHooker743.wmv.jpg" border="0" title="Click To Play" /></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-GrandpaAndTheHooker743.wmv" onclick="play_blip_movie_186953(); return false;">Click To Play</a></div> </center><div class="blip_description"><p>This story is one I'd never heard before! </p></div>Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379770224424731333.post-66496491389198976962007-03-25T20:31:00.000-07:002007-10-02T09:58:39.408-07:00Fever<center> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/scripts/pokkariPlayer.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/syndication/write_player?skin=js&posts_id=183295&source=3&autoplay=true&file_type=flv&player_width=&player_height=260"></script><div id="blip_movie_content_183295"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-Fever329.flv" onclick="play_blip_movie_183295(); return false;"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-Fever329.flv.jpg" border="0" title="Click To Play" /></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-Fever329.flv" onclick="play_blip_movie_183295(); return false;">Click To Play</a></div> </center><div class="blip_description">I wonder if my kids know this story about their grandmother.<br /></div><span style="font-weight:bold;"></span>Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379770224424731333.post-39129387361900393722007-02-10T20:29:00.000-08:002007-10-02T09:57:56.052-07:00Daddy Dearest<center> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/scripts/pokkariPlayer.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/syndication/write_player?skin=js&posts_id=150188&source=3&autoplay=true&file_type=flv&player_width=&player_height=260"></script><div id="blip_movie_content_150188"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-DaddyDearest900.flv" onclick="play_blip_movie_150188(); return false;"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-DaddyDearest900.flv.jpg" border="0" title="Click To Play" /></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-DaddyDearest900.flv" onclick="play_blip_movie_150188(); return false;">Click To Play</a></div> </center><div class="blip_description">My father, who died in 1987, was not the best person in the world. During her convalescence, my mother (who divorced him long before he died) talked with one of my cousins about what he was like at the time of his death. It's a good thing the TV stations didn't get wind of it, or we would have made the news.<br /></div>Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5379770224424731333.post-46464044030381302642006-03-29T20:26:00.000-08:002007-10-02T09:56:55.123-07:00Searching for Josiah<center> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/scripts/pokkariPlayer.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/syndication/write_player?skin=js&posts_id=24347&source=3&autoplay=true&file_type=flv&player_width=&player_height=260"></script><div id="blip_movie_content_24347"><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-SearchingForJosiah122.flv" onclick="play_blip_movie_24347(); return false;"><img src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-SearchingForJosiah122.flv.jpg" border="0" title="Click To Play" /></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Basykes-SearchingForJosiah122.flv" onclick="play_blip_movie_24347(); return false;">Click To Play</a></div> </center><div class="blip_description">My mother, my cousin and I went on a search for the schoolhouse where my great-grandfather taught. We visited the tiny "museum" in Inverness (California), the compound where my grandparents and several of my aunts lived, and my mother reminisces.<br /></div>Bev Sykeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.com0