Some photos are special not because they are perfect, but because they capture a moment that can never happen again. Recently, some relatives spent time going through old slides and photographs. I can only imagine how many boxes, memories, and tiny pieces of family history they sorted through. And among all those slides, they found … More A Photo Found Among Old Slides
While in Salacgrīva this weekend, we stopped by to visit my mom. The wind outside howled, but inside her home, it was quiet and familiar. The kids, as always, started poking around and asked if they could look at the old photo albums. They love doing that — seeing strange clothes, funny haircuts, and guessing … More Flipping Through Time
Today my grandmother, Agāfija — lovingly called Gāfiņš — would have turned 103. She was a remarkable woman. A gifted chef who, even under Soviet rule when private businesses were forbidden, organized a cooking school in 1985 and worked in the local prestigious café. She never owned a restaurant, because she couldn’t — but she … More She Would Have Been 103 Today