I don't remember what I was doing at the time, but I suddenly got a memory flash of my maternal grandma. We were on a tour for a trip and stopped in a store to look around and shop. Not being a shopper, it was a bit boring for me, but I perked up a little when my grandma found a Raggedy Ann doll on a shelf and got excited. She didn't buy the doll, but it was fun to see that child-like enthusiasm arousal in a ninety-year-old. I looked up the dates of when Raggedy Ann (and Andy) were popular. She would have been a little girl during that time. I think about the things that were popular in my childhood and now I understand how she felt, though it was much more time that passed for her than it has for me. It's so wonderful to have fond childhood memories to think back on.
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| Andy and Raggedy Ann |
I've been working more seriously about writing my memories with my brother, Mike. It's taking a little time, because I'm doing several other projects at the same time. I have always preferred having a few simultaneous choices of projects, but this writing project is the only current active writing project I have. There are people who keep asking me what I'm doing with my writing. I've mentioned the project to a few, and have received interest as a response, so I'm encouraged. He was a large part of my childhood memories.
Life is good!
