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Tag Archives: Ted Berryman
Stories My Father Never Told Me
No time to write this weekend. Here’s an oldie but goody….Mine is not a family of storytellers. I don’t know what my father did in World War II. I don’t know if his heart skipped a beat the first time … Continue reading
Posted in Art
Tagged beating the odds, Berryman, California, Colorado, courage, Denver, Encinitas, personal disaster, Ted Berryman
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The Only Photo of My Mother’s Childhood
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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