From photographs and slides to digital, preservation efforts often past memories to be technologically updated, providing opportunities for different views. Although I’ve flipped through photos in scrapbooks and albums numerous times before, but television viewing afforded the possibly for a room full of people to view the same photograph at the same time. And theContinue reading “Echoes in Time”
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I choose
On primary election day many years ago, my husband and I went to our polling location together. He was ahead of me in line and asked for a particular party ballot, as was required of our state in a primary election. When it was my turn, I asked for my party ballot, which happened toContinue reading “I choose”
Mary-Go-Round
Mary-Go-Round “In ten miles, turn left at Exit 104,” said the kindly GPS voice. After school, Katie has band practice, then Holly has dance, and Robbie has to get to guitar lessons, Mary thought. Do I have a lasagna in the fridge for dinner? Mary’s daily commute gave her ninety whole minutes to herself eachContinue reading “Mary-Go-Round”
Taken for a Ride
Purchasing a first car was a rite of passage. It was a sign of adulthood, that you could survive on your own in the real world. But before the internet, buying a car required a little more work. The only source of information was blue books and the wisdom of prior generations. I sought helpContinue reading “Taken for a Ride”
Interruptions
It started just like another other day in the life of a mother with three babies, one wife and one dog. Six am brought in the new day with the immediate chaos of three one-year old boys greeting the morning with the usual gusto, screaming at each other and running around chasing each other andContinue reading “Interruptions”
SUZANNE RUDD HAMILTON 