Growing up I was never one for playing house.
We played school a lot, because Ginny had a real chalkboard in her basement.
We played Barbies, but our Barbies lived lives that more closely resembled As The World Turns then say Leave It To Beaver. Barbie traveled the world and had lots of boyfriends, she never cooked.
But [...]
Entries from October 2009
October 28, 2009
In search of a sign.
October 24, 2009
When it was different and yet…
Today I attended the dedication of the memorial for Harry “Suitcase” Simpson here in my hometown, and wrote about that here: http://tammyr.wordpress.com/2009/10/24/suitcase-comes-home
After the event at the West Hill Cemetery we ventured over for a reception at the Emery Center, a museum dedicated to the history of African-Americans in our community. I had [...]