Shows
Rooted in the RockSELF ACTUALIZATION THROUGH WRITINGLink to full story: https://pattieremembers.wordpress.com/2019/05/24/self-actualization-through-writing/
Pattie’s stories describe growing up without electricity or indoor plumbing, in a community called Standing Rock Creek, losing a brother in World War II, living in Japan and Spain as a military wife, losing a son to HIV contracted through a blood transfusion, and pursuing interests in birding, art, music, literature, and photography. Her stories touch on politics, religion, and various other absurdities such as elderly romance. Readers will laugh, cry, and relate.2020-01-1406 minRooted in the RockSHE WAS DYING TO KNOW MY THOUGHTS ON DYINGLink to full story: https://pattieremembers.wordpress.com/2019/10/30/she-was-dying-to-know-my-thoughts-on-dying/
Pattie’s stories describe growing up without electricity or indoor plumbing, in a community called Standing Rock Creek, losing a brother in World War II, living in Japan and Spain as a military wife, losing a son to HIV contracted through a blood transfusion, and pursuing interests in birding, art, music, literature, and photography. Her stories touch on politics, religion, and various other absurdities such as elderly romance. Readers will laugh, cry, and relate.2020-01-1409 minRooted in the RockWHAT KEEPS ME GOINGLink to full story: https://pattieremembers.wordpress.com/2019/06/27/what-keeps-me-going/
Pattie’s stories describe growing up without electricity or indoor plumbing, in a community called Standing Rock Creek, losing a brother in World War II, living in Japan and Spain as a military wife, losing a son to HIV contracted through a blood transfusion, and pursuing interests in birding, art, music, literature, and photography. Her stories touch on politics, religion, and various other absurdities such as elderly romance. Readers will laugh, cry, and relate.2020-01-1408 minRooted in the RockSTEPHEN AND HIS GRANDMALink to full story: https://pattieremembers.wordpress.com/2018/04/28/stephen-and-his-grandma/
Pattie’s stories describe growing up without electricity or indoor plumbing, in a community called Standing Rock Creek, losing a brother in World War II, living in Japan and Spain as a military wife, losing a son to HIV contracted through a blood transfusion, and pursuing interests in birding, art, music, literature, and photography. Her stories touch on politics, religion, and various other absurdities such as elderly romance. Readers will laugh, cry, and relate.2020-01-1406 minRooted in the RockPASSAGE TO YOKOHAMALink to full story: https://pattieremembers.wordpress.com/2017/06/21/passage-to-yokohama/
Pattie’s stories describe growing up without electricity or indoor plumbing, in a community called Standing Rock Creek, losing a brother in World War II, living in Japan and Spain as a military wife, losing a son to HIV contracted through a blood transfusion, and pursuing interests in birding, art, music, literature, and photography. Her stories touch on politics, religion, and various other absurdities such as elderly romance. Readers will laugh, cry, and relate.2020-01-1413 minRooted in the RockMY PRESIDENTSLink to full story: https://pattieremembers.wordpress.com/2017/05/30/my-presidents/
Pattie’s stories describe growing up without electricity or indoor plumbing, in a community called Standing Rock Creek, losing a brother in World War II, living in Japan and Spain as a military wife, losing a son to HIV contracted through a blood transfusion, and pursuing interests in birding, art, music, literature, and photography. Her stories touch on politics, religion, and various other absurdities such as elderly romance. Readers will laugh, cry, and relate.2020-01-1421 minRooted in the RockJUST A SAD G.I.Link to full story: https://pattieremembers.wordpress.com/2018/01/31/just-a-sad-g-i/
Pattie’s stories describe growing up without electricity or indoor plumbing, in a community called Standing Rock Creek, losing a brother in World War II, living in Japan and Spain as a military wife, losing a son to HIV contracted through a blood transfusion, and pursuing interests in birding, art, music, literature, and photography. Her stories touch on politics, religion, and various other absurdities such as elderly romance. Readers will laugh, cry, and relate.2020-01-1423 minRooted in the RockCARTER'S 1941 LICENSE PLATESLink to full story: https://pattieremembers.wordpress.com/2018/01/29/carters-1941-license-plates/
Pattie’s stories describe growing up without electricity or indoor plumbing, in a community called Standing Rock Creek, losing a brother in World War II, living in Japan and Spain as a military wife, losing a son to HIV contracted through a blood transfusion, and pursuing interests in birding, art, music, literature, and photography. Her stories touch on politics, religion, and various other absurdities such as elderly romance. Readers will laugh, cry, and relate.2020-01-1414 minRooted in the Rock"MISS VADA" DILLONLink to full story: https://pattieremembers.wordpress.com/2018/08/28/miss-vada-dillon/
Pattie’s stories describe growing up without electricity or indoor plumbing, in a community called Standing Rock Creek, losing a brother in World War II, living in Japan and Spain as a military wife, losing a son to HIV contracted through a blood transfusion, and pursuing interests in birding, art, music, literature, and photography. Her stories touch on politics, religion, and various other absurdities such as elderly romance. Readers will laugh, cry, and relate.2020-01-1409 minRooted in the RockMAMA'S ROSESLink to full story: https://pattieremembers.wordpress.com/2018/03/05/mamas-roses/
Pattie’s stories describe growing up without electricity or indoor plumbing, in a community called Standing Rock Creek, losing a brother in World War II, living in Japan and Spain as a military wife, losing a son to HIV contracted through a blood transfusion, and pursuing interests in birding, art, music, literature, and photography. Her stories touch on politics, religion, and various other absurdities such as elderly romance. Readers will laugh, cry, and relate.2020-01-1418 minRooted in the RockBAPTISM BY WET ZINNIALink to full story: https://pattieremembers.wordpress.com/2017/12/08/baptism-by-wet-zinnia/
Pattie’s stories describe growing up without electricity or indoor plumbing, in a community called Standing Rock Creek, losing a brother in World War II, living in Japan and Spain as a military wife, losing a son to HIV contracted through a blood transfusion, and pursuing interests in birding, art, music, literature, and photography. Her stories touch on politics, religion, and various other absurdities such as elderly romance. Readers will laugh, cry, and relate.2020-01-1409 minRooted in the RockSEWING MACHINESLink to full story: https://pattieremembers.wordpress.com/2017/06/10/sewing-machines/
Pattie’s stories describe growing up without electricity or indoor plumbing, in a community called Standing Rock Creek, losing a brother in World War II, living in Japan and Spain as a military wife, losing a son to HIV contracted through a blood transfusion, and pursuing interests in birding, art, music, literature, and photography. Her stories touch on politics, religion, and various other absurdities such as elderly romance. Readers will laugh, cry, and relate.2020-01-1424 minRooted in the RockOPRY TO OPERALink to full story: https://pattieremembers.wordpress.com/2017/06/30/opry-to-opera/
Pattie’s stories describe growing up without electricity or indoor plumbing, in a community called Standing Rock Creek, losing a brother in World War II, living in Japan and Spain as a military wife, losing a son to HIV contracted through a blood transfusion, and pursuing interests in birding, art, music, literature, and photography. Her stories touch on politics, religion, and various other absurdities such as elderly romance. Readers will laugh, cry, and relate.2020-01-1433 minRooted in the RockA RAT KILLING, AND OTHER SOCIAL EVENTSLink to full story: https://pattieremembers.wordpress.com/2017/09/30/rat-killing-among-other-social-events/
Pattie’s stories describe growing up without electricity or indoor plumbing, in a community called Standing Rock Creek, losing a brother in World War II, living in Japan and Spain as a military wife, losing a son to HIV contracted through a blood transfusion, and pursuing interests in birding, art, music, literature, and photography. Her stories touch on politics, religion, and various other absurdities such as elderly romance. Readers will laugh, cry, and relate.2020-01-1432 minRooted in the RockMUD PIES, PAPER DOLLS, HOPSCOTCH, AND TADPOLESLink to full story: https://pattieremembers.wordpress.com/2018/03/18/mud-pies-paper-dolls-hopscotch-and-tadpoles/
Born on the day of the stock market crash in October 1929, Pattie grew up on a farm in Tennessee. At her high school graduation, Pattie was sixteen and too shy to give the valedictory speech. At age twenty, she graduated from Murray State College in Kentucky, with a degree in Elementary Education. Pattie found employment teaching first grade at Eglin Air Force Base in the Florida Panhandle and married one of the many young pilots there. She thrived on military life, moving from place to place around the...2020-01-1408 minRooted in the RockVICKY SEXTON MARTIN, MY GRANDMOTHERLink to full story: https://pattieremembers.wordpress.com/2017/05/08/vicky-sexton-martin-my-grandmother/
Born on the day of the stock market crash in October 1929, Pattie grew up on a farm in Tennessee. At her high school graduation, Pattie was sixteen and too shy to give the valedictory speech. At age twenty, she graduated from Murray State College in Kentucky, with a degree in Elementary Education. Pattie found employment teaching first grade at Eglin Air Force Base in the Florida Panhandle and married one of the many young pilots there. She thrived on military life, moving from place to place around the...2020-01-1404 minRooted in the RockBAREFOOT GIRL AT WORKLink to the full story: https://pattieremembers.wordpress.com/2017/07/20/barefoot-girl-at-work/
Born on the day of the stock market crash in October 1929, Pattie grew up on a farm in Tennessee. At her high school graduation, Pattie was sixteen and too shy to give the valedictory speech. At age twenty, she graduated from Murray State College in Kentucky, with a degree in Elementary Education. Pattie found employment teaching first grade at Eglin Air Force Base in the Florida Panhandle and married one of the many young pilots there. She thrived on military life, moving from place to place around...2020-01-1417 minRooted in the RockIntroduction - HOW I ACQUIRED THE BLOG THAT BECAME THIS BOOKIntroduction to the memoir, "Rooted in the Rock" by Pattie Martin Macurdy. Link to the full stories: https://pattieremembers.wordpress.com/
Born on the day of the stock market crash in October 1929, Pattie grew up on a farm in Tennessee. At her high school graduation, Pattie was sixteen and too shy to give the valedictory speech. At age twenty, she graduated from Murray State College in Kentucky, with a degree in Elementary Education. Pattie found employment teaching first grade at Eglin Air Force Base in the Florida Panhandle and married one of the many young pilots...2020-01-1406 min
The Steph Curdy Show90 Years of Perspective - Interview with Grandma Pattie Martin MacurdyI recently sat down with my Grandma and recorded a series of podcasts about her stories and life growing up. A standalone audio book podcast will come out in the near future. For any interest in reading her Memoirs, check out her blog site! https://pattieremembers.wordpress.com/2020-01-0543 min