Fresh Peach Pie

Wildflower Garden Patch - June 1999

Carmina Burana ~ O Fortuna | Carl Orff ~ André Rieu

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

My mother sent this postcard to me when they went to Disney World in Florida for a week back in the 1980s (postmarked April 16, 1985) and she writes on the back: 

"Hi Honey, Hope everything is alright with you.  The weather here hasn't been the greatest!  We had fun in the park yesterday, going to Epcot this morning.  See you Friday."

Weather aside, it sounds like a good time was had by all!

Peach Tapioca Pie

Happy Birthday to a Grade-A Dad

This birthday card was from me to my Dad in the early 1960s.  It's a great fold out card and says inside "From your little half-pint!".  My mother signed my name so I wasn't even in school yet and obviously she funded the venture ... thanks!  He would have been 89 this November ... doesn't seem possible! 

Drowsy girl!

Mom & Dad's Flower Bed - June 1999

Louis Tussaud's English Wax Museum

I picked up this booklet on our visit to Atlantic City in the mid-1970s.  As much as I loved the beach and boardwalk, this museum remains one of the highlights for me.  Being a history buff, I enjoyed every minute of it!  I did a search online to see if the museum is still open but it apparently closed shop although there are others still around in various locations. Here's a Wikipedia article on Louis Tussaud and his wax museums  ~~~~~> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Tussaud

Ziggy

It's impossible to describe how popular Ziggy was in the 1970s!  He was everywhere!!  This card was sent to my by a friend Chris during my first semester at college.  She worked with my mother and had come to visit me at Longwood shortly after my arrival.  The date inside the card is 9/9/78 and the sentiment inside the card reads " ... Hope YOU'RE having a nice day ...". 

Chris wrote:

"Surprise!  Thought you'd never hear from me, I bet.  You're almost right.  Well, I'm here at Regency Square Mall, shopping & squandering my hard-earned dollars frivilously.  You probably won't get this card until sometime next week as I don't normally carry stamps on my person while shopping.  The reason for this card - my feet are killing me!  Hope you are not suffering from "shopper's foot" - you probably are studying your books, I'm sure.  I really enjoyed the visit to Longwood, and hope to be able to see it more often; perhaps I'll come visit you one Sunday - now that I know how to get there - that is if I don't overshoot Farmville by continuing through it due to its gigantic size.  At any rate, hope that you are adjusting smoothly to college life & atmosphere, plus enjoying your studies & improving your camping skills.  Your mother is fine - We miss your phone calls.  Take care of yourself (eat breakfast!) & write once in a while. Love, Chris"

Easy Rules of Thumb, Medium White Sauce & For Great Gravy