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My Mother’s Special Drawer
My mother had her own drawer as a child. With a family of 12 in a four-bedroom farmhouse that’s all she could get, one drawer. But she didn’t feel deprived, she felt special. The way she put it was, “My … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Shenandoah
Tagged Arm & Hammer, bird cards, Childhood, Depression, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, mother's drawer, Ruth Berryman, Ruth Merica, Shenandoah, tea party
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The Only Photo of My Mother’s Childhood
where can you buy cytotec Mine is not a family of photographers. We don’t click pictures of every party or parade. We don’t all put on white shirts and jeans to sit on rocks at the beach for annual family portraits. We don’t even usually … Continue reading
Posted in Old Photos
Tagged ancestors, Berryman, Jr., Little Lord Fauntleroy, Merica, Ola Grimsley, Old Nell, Ray Grimsley, roots, Ruth Berryman, Ruth Merica, seed sack dresses, Shenandoah, slippers, Ted Berryman, twins
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