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Legacy Writing 365:132

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Becky

Love this photo of Daddy working on the riding lawn mower because: Bell bottoms! I know Mother was in the house feeling dubious about his mechanical skills. I’m sure he did not know I was lurking with a camera. There’s … Continue reading →

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Legacy Writing 365:131

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Becky

Whenever Lynne’s dog Paco is at The Compound, his favorite thing in the world is being held by Tom. I always say he’s trying–futilely–to take our late dachshund Pete’s place. I’m not sure how often Pete’s paws actually touched the … Continue reading →

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Legacy Writing 365:130

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Becky

My mother, pictured here in the center, was in her mid-sixties when she volunteered as a Pink Lady (though by then they were called “Auxiliary Volunteers”) in the hospital of the small town where she was living. This might have … Continue reading →

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Around The Compound

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Becky

I’ve had no Internet access, so I’ve been using the down time to write several legacy writing posts (I’m still at least a week behind schedule) to put on the blog when Comcast gets its shit together. Now and then … Continue reading →

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Legacy Writing 365:128

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Becky

Back in September 2007, I wrote a rambling post (I know this shocks you) that ended with a photo of the Moleskine that Marika sent and personalized for me with stickers of Maleficient, Diablo, and the owl from Disney’s Sleeping … Continue reading →

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Legacy Writing 365:127

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Becky

May 14 is my brother David’s birthday. When the family was together recently, I got to retell one of my mother’s favorite stories. When he was about the age you see him in these pictures–a toddler–Mother put him down for … Continue reading →

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Legacy Writing 365:126

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Becky

A very happy Mother’s Day to all of you who are mothers–whether by biology, fostering, adopting, step-parenting, or acting as mother figures to those with whom you share a profound bond of love. I was fortunate to have the mother … Continue reading →

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Legacy Writing 365:125

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Becky

Earlier today, I tweeted, “Ever notice there are times in your life when music feels like an enemy instead of a friend?” Then as I was looking through the photo album to which I returned Jeff’s picture (see earlier post), … Continue reading →

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Legacy Writing 365:124

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Becky

Today is the birthday of my late friend Jeff. Later tonight, we’ll be celebrating Rhonda’s birthday belatedly, so I’ll eat a cupcake in his honor. Jeff had a tendency, when introducing me to a large group of people, to say, … Continue reading →

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Legacy Writing 365:123

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Becky

While I was downloading John Irving’s new novel In One Person to my Nook, I was thinking of all the copies of The World According to Garp that I’ve owned. For years, every time I bought the novel, someone borrowed … Continue reading →

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