Neva's transcript, transcribed by Holly Phaneuf Erskine, Neva's grand daughter Sept 1997, Glenwood Springs, CO If you want to hear Neva's voice, this 1997 interview can be also heard in the files below, divided into three parts: NevaDaniel0997-Part1 2 NevaDaniel0997-Part2 NevaDaniel0997-Part3 You can also listen to a different 3-part interview... Read more →
11/04/2022
10/12/2022
"Journal Writing is Rolfing in Reverse"
"Journal writing is rolfing in reverse," wrote my grandmother Neva Daniel 44 years ago in Media & Methods. Most of us might not recall rolfing--a massage technique that was supposed to liberate memory and emotions. Neva was suggesting that liberating memory and emotions through journaling massaged us physically in some... Read more →
The Watersweeper and the dwarf
Does anyone remember The Watersweeper and the Dwarf in downtown Glenwood Springs, CO? As a little girl in the 1970's visiting Glenwood Springs and my grandmother Neva, I LOVED to go to this magical store. Finding unique crafts fashioned by local artists. The store had a water feature in it... Read more →
07/26/2022
Eulogy for Judy (Daniel) Wadyko, my mom
Play mom’s phone message by clicking either link below: Download Beautiful day mom message Beautiful day mom message "Hellooo Tim and Holly! How are you? How is your world there, and your movie? Your weather and your friends and family? You, yourself from head to toe? All are part of... Read more →
07/06/2022
Round About Katahdin by Ronald L Gower (AMC Bulletin) 1927
My great great grandfather John Lester Chisholm, or "Chis", is mentioned in this little book, Round About Katahdin by Ronald L Gower. I hate for old books to be out of print and out of circulation, so I thought I would get this one digitized and available for Katahdin fans... Read more →
06/19/2022
For Juneteenth, a gift from my grandparents Norvel and Neva Daniel
For Juneteenth I'll share how my mom's parents were braver than I think I could be. Working for the Mather School for Colored Girls in the 1930 aiming to provide equal education to young Gullah girls, right after a time where, I was reminded by one of the Mather museum... Read more →
06/05/2022
A musical mystery: do you recognize these wedding songs?
Musician people, I am curious about the origins of these two songs. If you play the audio, (clink on the bars to do so below) I have one sung by my late stepfather Mike Wadyko, and one sung by my mom, also recently deceased, Judy Wadyko. I found an audio... Read more →
05/07/2022
A baseball mystery
Here is a baseball mystery. I am sports-incompetent, but my great grandfather here, John Lester "Chissy" Chisholm, (my dad's mother's dad) played, to my dad's recollection, for the Boston Braves and Chicago Cubs. In the picture here my dad says he is wearing a "Haverill" (Mass) Jersey (middle row, third... Read more →
05/05/2022
Interview of Neva (Monroe) Daniel
Neva's transcript, transcribed by Holly Phaneuf Erskine, Neva's grand daughter Sept 1997, Glenwood Springs, CO INTERVIEWER: so let's begin with a little bit of your family history. Where and when were you born, who were your parents, and go from there. NEVA: All right, I was born in Marceline, Missouri,... Read more →
04/27/2022
In memory of John Erskine
March 18, 2022 It's my father in law's birthday today. John passed away in March 2019 and he inspired me a great deal in writing my latest book. John is Koyper the wise spaceman, telling us to appreciate each moment. So today brings up all sorts of wistful thoughts. John... Read more →
11/18/2021
I've been fired from the best job ever
After seven years of being power of attorney for my mom, and most of the time loving the job, I have been fired. I've been expecting this of course. It was gentle, but I'm not liking it. Most of the time I am fine, but grief will hit me out of the blue like a lightning bolt. Read more →