Photographs and stories by Jim Grey

Tag: Michigan

1972 Chevrolet K/5 Blazer CST: Don’t mess with Grandma!

My grandma drove a big 4×4 SUV before SUVs were cool.

5 April 2022
We can learn what love is even from the imperfect people in our lives

Remembering my grandmother, and how her simple ways of creating family times set the standard for me and helped me feel deeply connected and secure.

29 April 2019
Argus A-Four photographs through the years

The shots I shared with you on Monday from my Argus A-Four, a bakelite-and-aluminum 35mm viewfinder camera made from 1953-56, led me to look at photos I’ve taken with this camera in the past. The A-Four and I go way back — to 1982, as that’s when I shot my first roll of film in…

16 March 2016
1972 Chevrolet K/5 Blazer CST: Don’t mess with Grandma!

I mentioned my grandmother’s big orange Chevy Blazer in a recent post. It reminded me of this post I wrote for Curbside Classic a couple years ago, about a pretty close replica of her Blazer that I found at an auction. You didn’t mess with my grandma. She was barely 5 feet tall, but she…

8 February 2016
Driving and singing: Glen Campbell, “Wichita Lineman”

Every Friday for a while I’ll be sharing songs I love to sing and telling stories about their place in my life. Singing is cathartic for me. I can’t imagine not singing. I do most of my singing while driving, listening to my favorite songs on my car stereo. Grandma and Grandpa retired to a small lake,…

29 January 2016
Vintage TV: The CBS Late Movie

I mentioned this post recently here and decided it’s high time to rerun it. It’s an oldie, originally published in August, 2008. Starting in the late ’70s, my brother and I got sent to Camp Grandma in southwestern Michigan for a couple weeks every summer. The rules were extremely relaxed at Camp Grandma. Pepsi and…

6 January 2016
Potawatomi dancers at the pow wow

I’ve known for most of my life that I have Potawatomi and Cherokee Indian ancestors. I’ve always felt more connected to my German roots, but I’ve been curious about my Indian side just the same. So when the opportunity came up to see a Potawatomi pow wow, I took it. The Pokagon band of Potawatomi…

16 September 2010