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Category Archives: Thoughts
Great Grandmother’s Blanket?
I found my great-grandmother’s baby photo in the bottom of a trunk. Her name was Laura Bedell by marriage. I really would never have known it was her save the hand written note attached to it. I recognized my grandfather’s … Continue reading
Posted in children, historical, old photographs, Thoughts
Tagged Anne Foster, Anne Whitmarsh, historical, history, Laura Bedell, Laura Witmarsh, old blanket, old photo, photo, tin-type
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Traces
When I received the envelope in the mail I reverently placed it on the table and didn’t open it for days. I was both afraid of what I might read, as well as afraid of where the information might lead … Continue reading
Posted in historical, Modern Events, Thoughts, World War Two
Tagged #dpchallenge, South Cave, Yorkshire
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My Father’s Child
My mother said that I cried uncontrollably the day she told me I was adopted. “You mean that someone didn’t want me?” I asked through sobs. “No, it means that we wanted you,” she answered. I was three. I … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Events, spirit, Thoughts
Tagged adoption, biological chid, Britain, citizenship, England, father's day, love
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Real World Vampirism
Youth: supple and strong. Most of us would agree these are characteristics between childhood and maturity. But what happens when youth withers and dies? For some in pre-industrial society, the answer was vampirism. Abraham Stoker, the famous Irish author of … Continue reading
Dainty
Fashioned to adorn flawless skin. Tucked into a corner of my gran’s jewelry box. Oh, if objects could speak, or ghosts return. The secrets that are held in these dainty porcelain flowers might be known: a gift of love or … Continue reading
Posted in 1900-1914, 1920s, poetry, Thoughts
Tagged antique, bone china, earrings, history, photo, Staffordshire Floral
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Brushed With Mystery 