Leaving Tinkertown
by Goodman, Tanya Ward
Published by : University of New Mexico Press (Alburquerque, New Mexico) Physical details: ix, 220 pages illustrations ; 23 cm ISBN:9780826353665 (pbk. : alk. paper); 0826353665 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780826353665.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| sw 600 - 699 | 616.8310092 Goo (Browse shelf) | Available | 102596 |
With it -- Sandia Park, December 1996 -- Things start to get weird, December 1996 -- Circling the wagons, April 1997 -- The weeping women, April 1997 -- The diagnosis, February 13, 1998 -- Unique and special, February 1998 -- Moving Grandma west, March 1998 -- Have you thought about coming home?, July 1998 -- Thing and another, August 1998 -- The house where I grew up, September 1998 -- Opening the museum, September 1998 -- On my way to work, September 1998 -- David's first visit, September 1998 -- Fireworks, September 1998 -- A lot of obstacles, October 1998 -- Grandma moves again, October 1998 -- Drownproofing, October 1998 -- We settle into a routine, November 1998 -- The bird house, January 1999 -- The tattoo project, February 1999 -- The escape artists, March 1999 -- Dad's birthday, April 1999 -- Out with the folks, May 1999 -- Bad dreams and brushfires, May 1999 -- A hell of a time, May 1999 -- Rock runs, August 1999 -- Homecoming, September 1999 -- Pedal to the metal back to Los Angeles, October 1999 -- Christmas 1999 -- A new year, January 2000 -- Home in Los Angeles, March 2000 -- Dad's walkabout, June 2000 -- A short lead, June 2000 -- A very romantic table, September 2000 -- Wedding dresses and funeral parlors, October 2000 -- Grandma returns to Aberdeen, October 2000 -- The wedding, June 2001 -- The drill, July 2001 -- Breathing room, September, 2001 -- Good company, February 2002 -- Such a good, good man, July 2002 -- Roscoe, November 6, 2002 -- Getting home, November 13, 2002 -- We've got you covered, November 2002 -- Good to know you, November 2002.
"This is a memoir about a father's illness and death from early onset Alzheimer's disease and will be helpful to other people who find themselves in the position of caring for a demented family member. The author's father, Ross Ward, was the founder of Tinkertown, the folk art museum located on the highway to Sandia Peak"--
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