There are three memories of childhood that stay with me almost sixty years later. Small things bestowed by my mother. All took place in the Queens neighborhood of Jackson Heights where I was born and lived, my first six years. Though there were countless other places my mother took me and my three sisters throughoutContinue reading “Three Little Things”
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Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge
RED HEAD In his prime, over fifteen years ago, “Red Head” as we affectionately named him, was a full-bodied hand puppet I purchased in New York City’s Grand Central Station. His oddness beckoned me from the window of a toy store and I stopped in to take a closer look. He was clad in overalls and a gingham checkered shirt makingContinue reading “Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge”
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