Category Archives: Memory

Dandelion Garden

Posted on May 2, 2010 by Elizabeth Thomsen

Some of my earliest memories are of running around the yard of our house in Westwood in the summer, picking dandelions and making little bouquets. I remember running into the house, the screen door shutting behind me with a sharp … Continue reading →

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Chatham County Courthouse: Pittsboro, North Carolina

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Elizabeth Thomsen

Tonight a Flickr member posted this comment on my photo of the Chatham County Courthouse: “I will miss this building terribly.” Miss it? Was he moving away, perhaps? Surely they weren’t planning to demolish it? I looked at my statistics … Continue reading →

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Christmas Music and Memories

Posted on December 20, 2009 by Elizabeth Thomsen

I’m working on my Christmas playlist, and I want to put in songs dedicated to family members no longer with us. For my mother, it’s “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” for my father, “Good King Wenceslaus,” for my brother … Continue reading →

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I’ll Be Seeing You

Posted on March 21, 2009 by Elizabeth Thomsen

I’m posting this in memory of my mother, in honor of her birthday. She loved this song, and I often hear it in my head as I sort through all these old photographs, seeing her (and too many other loved … Continue reading →

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