It's summer 1964, time to show my daddy some love. I chose a full sheet of cardinal-red construction paper for my card stock, and folded it in half. My nine-year-old self selected this snapshot of me sporting my favorite, mom-made dress--a pink and white striped frock with poppin' pink buttons--and all set to enter the … Continue reading Father’s Day 1964
Norman Scott Strickland
Tip of the Day: Details Matter
I took another box of mixed media from the house, the house my father last lived in. Most of the holiday cards I threw out, their messages meaningful only to Norman. Many of the photographs were ones I had sent him, or copies of pictures he had snapped and sent to me years ago. Several letters … Continue reading Tip of the Day: Details Matter
A Positive Negative
I love technology. I love scanners, and computers, and on-line software, and blogs, and pack rat ancestors. Oh, they are not technology. BUT I get to peek into their lives BECAUSE they were pack rats and I have technology. Within a brown envelope of the Roanoke Photo Finishing Company, Roanoke, Virginia (just opposite the Post … Continue reading A Positive Negative
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
Wedding Wednesday: The Marriage of Marilyn and Norman
This yellowed newspaper announcement was carefully preserved by a relative, and sent to me when they cleaned out their clutter. Fortunately. My parents divorced when I was a young adult, and their wedding momentos became casualties of the fight. I am grateful to pack rats who unload their goodies to subsequent generations of pack rats. … Continue reading Wedding Wednesday: The Marriage of Marilyn and Norman
Shoots, Roots, and Leaves 