Kim SmithBottled Bits 010: Me-Mems: Gruff GuyUncle Ron was Dad’s older half brother. We kids thought him scary. He didn’t act like other grown men we knew. He talked loud. His tone…Apr 21, 2022Apr 21, 2022
Kim SmithBottled Bits 008: Me-Mems: Lascaux in Late Neolithic TacomaIn order not to fall asleep during nap-time, I used to draw.Apr 7, 2022Apr 7, 2022
Kim SmithBottled Bits 007: Me-Mems: “Nothing”In order not to fall asleep during nap-time, one thing I used to do was think about difficult things.Apr 2, 2022Apr 2, 2022
Kim SmithBottled Bits 012: Me-Mems: Garden LessonTo avoid sleep during nap time, I sometimes thought about “The FALL.” The story of Adam and Eve probably figures big in most Western kids’…Apr 1, 2022Apr 1, 2022
Kim SmithMe-Mems 011: Pistol WhippedSeems having a toy pistol was every boy’s dream. About to turn seven and still didn’t have one!Dec 27, 2021Dec 27, 2021
Kim SmithBottled Bits 007: Me-Mems: Great Nap RebellionIf you got Polio, you could wind up in something called a “wheel chair.” Not as bad as something called an “electric chair,” but bad…Dec 17, 2021Dec 17, 2021
Kim SmithBottled Bits 006: Me-Mems: The Shadow KnowsSalishan. Bedtime. Me under little Sis’s bed in her dark bedroom. I’m flat as a woven rag rug. One ear to floor. One hand ready to…Nov 26, 2021Nov 26, 2021
Kim SmithBottled Bits 005: Me-Mems: Magic Carpet Ride in West SeattleAt Grandma and Grandpa’s house in West Seattle, the bathroom tile floor looked like a carpet of chicken wire, the kind Grandpa used to coop…Nov 16, 2021Nov 16, 2021
Kim SmithBottled Bits 004: Me-Mems: Chimneys & LighthousesIn kindergarten, watched other kids draw and knew I had a special gift for this kind of thing. The other kids watched me draw and agreed. I…Nov 8, 2021Nov 8, 2021