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Levin Gillis Brittingham took me to Ocean City and the Chincoteague carnival and put me on the merry-go-round…that’s what my Dads always told me, no matter how hard I try though, I can’t remember it. I only have a few memories that are of Pop but the few I do have, mean very much… Our…
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As many times as I ran up and down them you’d think I would remember exactly how many steps there was to our “upstairs” in the old 2 story house I grew up in. It was the same house Gam was born in. Its been gone since the late 80’s I think but in my…
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“Here I stand,Upon this stump,Come and kiss me,‘fore I jump!” –author unknown (not sure who to credit) Each year for the Christmas program at church we usually had to memorize a bible verse and recite it. We also had a selection of songs that we’d all sing together with Julie leading us on the piano.…
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Sometimes on our willywalks down the graveyard road and into the woods we went foraging for sassafras root and when we got back to Gams house she made sassafras tea. I will never forget the smell of that root as long as I live. She also had a patch of mint leaves that grew behind…
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Very near Signpost is a little village called Sinnickson Virginia and the road to it just off Fleming Rd is “Red Hills Rd”, we always just called it all- Red Hills. There was a dock down there for launching your boat, and a beach area. I remember going there to swim a few times and…
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I always a felt a little bit intimidated by him, yet when he made eye contact with me his eyes twinkled, and he truly was a sweet and kind man. Pretty sure he’s the first person to ever take my nose off! Then he’d push his thumb between his index and middle finger and say,…
Enchanted April 