Tag: photographs
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A Picture Is Worth At Least Fifteen Words
Fifteen framed black and white pictures. All the grands. And an almost granddog. The kids made me cry on Christmas–always a goal. If Mom sobs, the gift was a hit. We have no pictures of all the grands anywhere in the house. The ones we had were outdated–the older ones were underwhelmed by their youth;…
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You’re Who Again?
I was looking through our huge Rubbermaid bin of pictures the other day for photos of Courtney as a child. I don’t scrapbook. I didn’t do baby books for my kids. But I’ve got tons of pictures of all of them. Not really. The further they descended in the birth order, the pictures became less…
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Encountering My Own “Once Upon A Time”
Birthdays are times of celebration–sometimes. Planned moments of thoughtfulness-on occasion. But when you’re 90, a whole new ballgame is put in play We celebrated my Mom’s 90th birthday this past weekend. The real date is September 8, but at 90, who’s going to quibble about a few days? It was family time–my two sisters and…