by Dorrie Parsons | May 29, 2024 | Inherited Treasures
When I first received my “Inherited Treasures” – boxes of photographs, letters, journals, and an assortment of family Bibles – I had no idea what I would find.The family I’ve always known isn’t very large. I have only one brother and so does my mother. I have only a...
by Dorrie Parsons | May 18, 2024 | Characters
Hazel is a character in Becoming Hazel and in subsequent books, but it’s important to remember that all of this is based on real events. When you come to the end of Becoming Hazel, you probably don’t think of her in terms of motherhood at all, but I’ve already told...
by Dorrie Parsons | May 4, 2024 | Characters
I’ve mentioned that Hazel was two feet shorter than Charlie, but it’s hard to get your head around what that looked like unless you see a picture. Unfortunately, Charlie apparently decided he wouldn’t stand still long enough to take one when they were first married....
by Dorrie Parsons | Apr 20, 2024 | Characters
Hazel was a well-practiced and skilled musician. In her rather short but illustrious career, she managed to do things that most women of the age could not and dared not do. She worked under her own name while married, lived independently, and fought fiercely for...
by Dorrie Parsons | Apr 10, 2024 | Characters
This Steinway isn’t the first piano Hazel ever played, nor is it the last. In truth, she didn’t play this instrument at all. But when I saw it on stage during a recital a few days ago and heard the remarkably resonant sounds of composers ranging from Beethoven,...
