by Dorrie Parsons | Oct 30, 2024 | Characters
(1924 Edition)Admonitions from one hundred years ago… It seems every generation worries that their children are in harm’s way, and we need to protect them. I found it fascinating that even one hundred years ago, our great grandparents felt the same way.The poster I’ve...
by Dorrie Parsons | Oct 9, 2024 | Characters
Hazel and Charlie never had many worldly possessions. They always lived in a tiny house, even when they had four children living with them. Both Hazel and Charlie worked hard and never complained about what they were doing, no matter how long the hours nor how...
by Dorrie Parsons | Sep 26, 2024 | Characters
Charlie and Hazel were ordinary people, so they had mixed feelings when they found themselves suddenly in possession of a fancy Model T. It was flashy, with bright yellow wheels, and they were used to walking to church or to the store in their little suburb outside of...
by Dorrie Parsons | Jul 3, 2024 | Characters
Music was Hazel’s passion.But she also knew that it could stir the spirits of those around her, and she could share her passion through her performances. At a basic level, she enhanced the enjoyment of the audiences who watched the silent films she accompanied. But...
by Dorrie Parsons | Jun 24, 2024 | Characters
When I grew up with my great-grandmother Hazel, we all lived in southern California, so I somehow assumed she had been born there.It wasn’t until I inherited all the family Bibles and began reading through the birth entries that I realized she was born in Kalamazoo,...
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...
