Daddy ‘n Me & Family Matters Archives on Riehlife

Byriehlifegrace June 10, 2010June 10, 2010

Early on my category of “Daddy ‘n Me” held stories by and about my father Erwin A. Thompson. I know he has many fans out there.

For Fathers Day our blog of the month topic is, naturally fathers. Check out the “Daddy ‘n Me” archive to read, read, read to your heart’s content about the life and times of my Pop.

You can also check out the “Family Matters” archive while you’re at it. These and other archives are available in two places on the site:

1) Left side of top post displays current categories. Mouse over any of these and click.
2) Below the announcement section on the left side you’ll see what bloggers call “the tag cloud.” Mouse over any of these tags and click.

There you have it!

Reading the River: Life along the Mississippi with Erwin A. Thompson

Byriehlifegrace April 3, 2007April 3, 2007

I’ve come from Northern California to SW Illinois now, to vist Pop for a month. We live in what my poem “Rising” refers to as “the oldest house in the world.” It’s the house my 91-year old father, Erwin A. Thompson lived in all his life, built in the 1860s by his grandpa Riehl, and…

The Story Behind Erwin A. Thompson’s Poem “Our Heritage”

Byriehlifegrace May 5, 2007May 16, 2008

Today I’m part of an invited poetry reading for the Land Trust in Lake County up here in Northern California. We’ll read at Rodman Slough. One of the poems I’ll read will be one of my favorites, and one I consider to be my father’s most powerful. Here are my father’s comments on his poem–It…

Family Matters

“When Trails Divide,” a love poem for Ruth by Erwin A. Thompson

Byriehlifegrace May 1, 2010May 3, 2010

My father wrote this touching love poem for my mother, Ruth Evelyn Johnston Thompson after her death May 1, 2006. Today is the fourth anniversary of her death. Once again I’m sharing his tribute. See Ric Masten’s poem for Nancy Malone. –JGR When Trails Divide by Erwin A. Thompson For Ruth, my faithful partner of…

Family Matters

13 Longevity and Healthy Living Secrets–gleaned from my 92 year-old Pop, Erwin A. Thompson

Byriehlifegrace November 29, 2007June 8, 2010

Ponce de Leon was searching for the Fountain of Youth. Now with all of us Boomers coming into our Geezer-hood at the same time we’re looking for models on how to age gracefully. We want to not just rack up a few more years, but contribute to family and culture…to make sure our years counted…

1943 Floodstage: “Me & My Brother,” by Erwin A. Thompson

Byriehlifegrace July 12, 2008

After Ruth and I unloaded and settled in at home, I prepared to fix the road. It was a hopeful venture. I was trying to use the trailer to haul the rock. I must have also quarried the rock. But disaster struck again. I got stuck! Down on the Upper Bottom Road. There was no…

Family Matters

Part 2: “Sometimes It Pays to Be Generous,” by Erwin A. Thompson

Byriehlifegrace August 23, 2011August 23, 2011

Read Part 1 of “Sometimes It Pays to Be Generous,” by my father Erwin A. Thompson. Another prime example of generosity paying off is my relationship with the men from the water company. Our work often overlapped. Sometimes when we dug a hole for a gas leak we found a water leak, also. And vice…

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