Today is the anniversary of my mother's birth, the first March 27th I haven't made a call, or sent a card, or prepared a surprise. Motherless. No matter how complicated or difficult the relationship, the mother-daughter bond is irreplaceable. Irreducible. "We are all just bits of love." ~~ Marilyn Minor Strickland
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The 110th Anniversary of Anna Florette Sayles Strickland’s Birth
Today is the anniversary of the birth of my grandmother. Born December 4, 1901 to two middle-aged farmers in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, Anna Florette Sayles was a bit of a miracle girl. Her father, Clifton Duvall Sayles, had five children from his first marriage to Anna McCullough, both Yankees drawn to the south after the … Continue reading The 110th Anniversary of Anna Florette Sayles Strickland’s Birth
Norman Scott Strickland — Family Birthdays: Wordless Wednesday
My father would have been eighty-three years old today. The fourth boy of George and Florette Sayles Strickland, Norman grew up on the family farm outside of Chase City, Virginia. When the eldest brother, Sidney, got to seventh grade, George decided to buy a bus and transport his children and those of his neighbors … Continue reading Norman Scott Strickland — Family Birthdays: Wordless Wednesday
Shoots, Roots, and Leaves 