Category Archives: memories

A Tale to Treasure

Posted on July 30, 2018 by veldabrotherton

————————————————We experienced a wonderful weekend with Oghma people. Some came in from out of the country. I’m impressed to see so many authors actually engrossed in their career. I don’t know of another publisher who holds retreats for its board … Continue reading →

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HOW MEMORIES FORM STORIES

Posted on January 15, 2013 by veldabrotherton

I remember a time when we used kerosene lanterns here in Arkansas, because it was 1954 before rural electric came to the wilderness of our Ozarks. Though we had moved away when WW II broke out, my aunts and uncles … Continue reading →

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RECONNECT TO THE PAST

Posted on July 23, 2012 by veldabrotherton

Work soon destroyed this old dam where our house once stood, but the site itself remains as a picnic area abover the new lake. On a lovely day almost forty years ago I drove south from my new home in … Continue reading →

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Old Recipes make me hungry

Posted on March 30, 2009 by veldabrotherton

I saw a cartoon this morning in the newspaper. The gist of it was that the stores need something to urge women to shop for raw food instead of prepared food. One of the young women was aghast that anyone … Continue reading →

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