{"id":8211,"date":"2020-12-24T12:00:07","date_gmt":"2020-12-24T17:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.earthwidemoth.com\/blog\/?p=8211"},"modified":"2021-01-31T11:05:22","modified_gmt":"2021-01-31T16:05:22","slug":"basement-scenes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthwidemoth.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/24\/basement-scenes\/","title":{"rendered":"Basement Scenes"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">\u23f3 Approximate reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">mins<\/span><\/span>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"519\" height=\"548\" data-attachment-id=\"8212\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.earthwidemoth.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/24\/basement-scenes\/screen-shot-2020-12-24-at-11-29-06-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.earthwidemoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-24-at-11.29.06-AM.jpg?fit=519%2C548&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"519,548\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen-Shot-2020-12-24-at-11.29.06-AM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.earthwidemoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-24-at-11.29.06-AM.jpg?fit=519%2C548&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.earthwidemoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-24-at-11.29.06-AM.jpg?resize=519%2C548&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.earthwidemoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-24-at-11.29.06-AM.jpg?w=519&amp;ssl=1 519w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.earthwidemoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-24-at-11.29.06-AM.jpg?resize=284%2C300&amp;ssl=1 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" \/><figcaption>Great-grandparents, great grandsons, Sheboygan, Wisc.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whatever was the address of the Sheboygan, Wisc. house, and whenever were the years (there were a few late 1970s and early 80s), I learned much of what I understand about how any holidays worth celebrating really work, miniature lessons from my brother, my parents, grandparents (not pictured), great-grandparents (left to right, the photo in front of the piano, Meta, Thomas, and Harriet, all immigrants or children of immigrants). Today I&#8217;m spending time in the kitchen, quietly preparing food, imagining it possible that there are still tykes over that way west across Lake Michigan feeling joyful for playing in the basement, a holidays-only Mr. Pibb, slinkies sent down the stairwell, hand-knitted sweaters snugly holding multigenerational warmth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"522\" height=\"551\" data-attachment-id=\"8213\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.earthwidemoth.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/24\/basement-scenes\/screen-shot-2020-12-24-at-11-29-45-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.earthwidemoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-24-at-11.29.45-AM.jpg?fit=522%2C551&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"522,551\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen-Shot-2020-12-24-at-11.29.45-AM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.earthwidemoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-24-at-11.29.45-AM.jpg?fit=522%2C551&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.earthwidemoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-24-at-11.29.45-AM.jpg?resize=522%2C551&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.earthwidemoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-24-at-11.29.45-AM.jpg?w=522&amp;ssl=1 522w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.earthwidemoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-24-at-11.29.45-AM.jpg?resize=284%2C300&amp;ssl=1 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><figcaption>Near that edge of Kodak moments and in knitted sweaters. I remember preferring the colors in mine (right) to the colors in my brother&#8217;s (left). Is it possible to have a life-long color preferences palette (oranges and greens) calibrated by an early childhood sweater? <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"522\" height=\"761\" data-attachment-id=\"8214\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.earthwidemoth.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/24\/basement-scenes\/screen-shot-2020-12-24-at-11-30-12-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.earthwidemoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-24-at-11.30.12-AM.jpg?fit=522%2C761&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"522,761\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen-Shot-2020-12-24-at-11.30.12-AM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.earthwidemoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-24-at-11.30.12-AM.jpg?fit=522%2C761&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.earthwidemoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-24-at-11.30.12-AM.jpg?resize=522%2C761&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.earthwidemoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-24-at-11.30.12-AM.jpg?w=522&amp;ssl=1 522w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.earthwidemoth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-24-at-11.30.12-AM.jpg?resize=206%2C300&amp;ssl=1 206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><figcaption>Parents on folding chairs: Tom and Linda. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">\u23f3 Approximate reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">mins<\/span><\/span>Whatever was the address of the Sheboygan, Wisc. house, and whenever were the years (there were a few late 1970s and early 80s), I learned much of what I understand about how any holidays worth celebrating really work, miniature lessons from my brother, my parents, grandparents (not pictured), great-grandparents (left to right, the photo in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[164],"tags":[2943,1258,3182,3181,3107,3111],"class_list":["post-8211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-under_a_bushel","tag-basement","tag-family","tag-great-grandparents","tag-holidays","tag-parents","tag-wisconsin"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - 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