Category Archives: Reading Memories
I Remember My First Pair of Eyeglasses
I can remember going to the “eye doctor”, now of course I know he’s really an Optometrist, because I had trouble with my eyes. I was a young girl in the 1950′s at the time, and got a pair of … Continue reading
Posted in Cloths and Shoes, Firsts, Reading Memories
Tagged 1950s eyeglasses, reading glasses, vintage eyeglasses
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Old Love Letters and their Memories
I’ve mentioned this in a few other spots on the web, but this week, I sorted through a beautiful pile of World War II mail, letters written by a man to his wife every 2-3 days from overseas during 1943-1944. … Continue reading
Posted in Reading Memories, Simple Pleasures
Tagged 2, correspondence, II, letters, world war, wwii
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Peanuts, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, Charlie Brown
These remarkable characters were brought to life by Charles Schultz the year before I was born, in daily Peanuts comic strips in 1950. They gained world-wide popularity! Interesting that in my browsing about on the web I find that today … Continue reading
Posted in Comics, Reading Memories
Tagged comic, last, linus, lucy, peanuts, snoopy, strip
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A Charlie Brown Christmas – What It’s All About
A couple of nights ago they were playing “The Sound of Music” on television, so I started rummaging through some old VHS tapes looking for our old copy of the movie so we could watch it commercial free…haven’t purchased a … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Christmas, holidays, Movies, Reading Memories, TV Show Memory
Tagged charlie brown, Christmas, linus, lucy, meaning of, snoopy
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The Cat in the Hat Comes Back Memories
As we remember the birth of Dr. Seuss today, in the year 1904, I clearly remember the fun of reading his popular book, “The Cat in the Hat Comes Back“, which followed “The Cat in the Hat”. We were still … Continue reading
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Tagged Cat in the Hat, Cat in the Hat Comes Back, Dr. Seuss
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