Category Archives: Berryman

Gone, Not Forgotten

Posted on April 25, 2018 by cynthiaberryman

In 1834, Richard Henry Dana sailed south from Boston around Cape Horn and up the long Pacific coast to California. Upon seeing the vast emptiness of our coastal land he wrote in his diary, “What brought us into such a … Continue reading →

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Remembrance of Things Past

Posted on April 10, 2018 by cynthiaberryman

When to the sessions of sweet silent thought I summon up remembrance of things past,  I sigh the lack of many a thing I sought,  And with old woes new wail my dear time’s waste: Then can I drown an … Continue reading →

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Born to Run

Posted on November 10, 2014 by cynthiaberryman

I’m on a work project with no time to write, so I am posting this oldie but goodie. Enjoy! I have lots of photos of my father’s mother. Portraits of her as a child. Portraits of her as a young … Continue reading →

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Her Careless Naming of Human Property

Posted on May 7, 2014 by cynthiaberryman

I’m venturing toe-deep into the subject of slavery. I cannot even begin to write eloquently about that atrocity; too many people have said it better than I ever could, and I don’t want to dive into it if I can’t … Continue reading →

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