Tag Archives: legacy writing

Look Back

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Becky

Recently my brother sent me a link to vintage postcard photos of the ship he believes we were on when we traveled from Germany to the US a few months after my birth, General Simon B. Buckner. I don’t know … Continue reading →

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April Photo A Day: Childhood

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Becky

I once gave my mother an oddly shaped wooden box. I like wooden boxes myself, so I tend to give them as gifts. It’s fun to fill my own with little treasures. I often forget what’s in them and get … Continue reading →

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More fun with nostalgia

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Becky

This is the terrific card Timmy and Paul sent me on my birthday (thanks!), and it reminded me of Colorforms. Which sent me on another of my periodic searches for the set of Colorforms I remember having as a kid. … Continue reading →

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Old Memories

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Becky

“Old memories are wonderful things and should be held on to as long as possible, shared with others, and embellished if need be.” Neil Young, Waging Heavy Peace

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Label

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Becky

For decades my mother had a full-length mirror that she hung on the back of one door or another everywhere she and Daddy–and later just she–lived. Somebody in the family also had a label maker, and one of her grandkids … Continue reading →

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All I ever wanted was to know that you were dreaming

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Becky

I have a passion for home, but I long ago accepted that I have no passion for house cleaning. One of the things I don’t mind doing, especially if I have a window, is washing dishes. This is why I … Continue reading →

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February Photo A Day: Your Name

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Becky

I received this from my parents as a ‘tween for my bicycle. Clearly I never left my bike out in the rain because the tag isn’t much weathered. From the time of my first bike (and I remember the training … Continue reading →

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February Photo A Day: Fork

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Becky

This month I’ll attempt to do each day’s challenge as provided on the FMS Photo A Day site. Today I chose the fork from my parents’ cutlery set, another of the things (besides me!) they brought back from Germany. We … Continue reading →

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If you don’t like the weather, wait twenty minutes

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Becky

Our weather has been so crazy in Houston lately. There’ve been days when I wake up and turn up the heat because the house is so cold. By mid afternoon, I have to switch to air conditioning because it’s hot. … Continue reading →

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Little mysteries

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Becky

Cousins Alan and Elenore with Papa. I don’t know the date of this badly damaged photo, but research on the style and width of Alan’s tie tells me that it, at least, is probably from the 1950s. (It would look … Continue reading →

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