A whimsical look at a lifetime of personal ephemera collected with no particular aim in mind except it was either too interesting, too funny, too sentimental or too pretty to part with! Welcome and enjoy!
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
From Left: Buddy (sitting), Uncle Ric (standing), Mom & Dad ~~ May 2002
Mom is the only one still with us.
Sunday, May 28, 2017
Great It Is To Believe The Dream ~~ 1966
This lady had been a friend/neighbor of my parents when they lived in Portsmouth in the 1950s. She sent them a sympathy card upon reading of Johnny's death and enclosed a nice note. She wrote:
"I know you will be surprised to hear from me. It's been so long.
I read about Johnny in the paper this morning and wanted you to know how sad we all are about it. I called Anne Price, we live about 3 houses apart, and she gave me the street you are on.
Johnny was a wonderful person from things printed in the paper and I know he was for there was never a sweeter little boy than he.
We have thought of you all through the years and wondered what you were doing.
My deepest sympathy goes out to you as I look at my 5 boys, I know very well that perhaps the same lies ahead for us all.
You may well be proud of your son and know that his life wasn't given in vain, but that others like mine might live in freedom.
Sincerely,
Joyce"
Saturday, May 27, 2017
Thursday, May 25, 2017
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Monday, May 22, 2017
Sunday, May 21, 2017
Saturday, May 20, 2017
Thursday, May 18, 2017
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Annabelle's Match Book ~~ 1970s
Annabelle's was one of my favorite restaurants in Petersburg in the 1970s. It was two stories and I loved to get a table upstairs. I clearly remember ordering their lasagne most of the time and I also remember enjoying their Reuben sandwiches. They were the first place I had been to that served iced tea in a mason jar! The building is still there but the restaurant has been closed for about 20 years.
Monday, May 15, 2017
Saturday, May 13, 2017
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Sunday, May 7, 2017
Saturday, May 6, 2017
Friday, May 5, 2017
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Monday, May 1, 2017
Sunday, April 30, 2017
Saturday, April 29, 2017
Thursday, April 27, 2017
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Monday, April 24, 2017
Thinking of You ~~ 1974
Mrs. Rogerson was a neighbor who lived across the street from us on Pine Ridge Road.
Sunday, April 23, 2017
Double Take ~~ March 2017
A recent visit to Keysville had us passing by the old train depot which is currently undergoing restoration. Something on the sand pile caught my eye as we went by and I did a double take ... it was a toy truck!
More on the depot ~~~~~> Click here!
Grandma's Child's Prayer Book ~~ May 1925
This little prayer book was presented to Grandma and inscribed by Sister Mary Alban on May 24, 1925.
Friday, April 21, 2017
Thursday, April 20, 2017
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
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