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Phyllis Nutkis 11/27/24 Phyllis Nutkis 11/27/24

Phyllis Nutkis

My mother wasn’t really a collector…

Loree Sandler 11/27/24 Loree Sandler 11/27/24

Loree Sandler

Friendsgiving might smack of a modern (Hallmark?) holiday…

Jim Dorr 11/20/24 Jim Dorr 11/20/24

Jim Dorr

I was born in August 1944…

Barbara Huffman 11/20/24 Barbara Huffman 11/20/24

Barbara Huffman

As kids we could see my dad’s…

Judy Iacuzzi 11/13/24 Judy Iacuzzi 11/13/24

Judy Iacuzzi

An instrument in the history…

Arnie Kanter 11/13/24 Arnie Kanter 11/13/24

Arnie Kanter

Many folks think that…

Kathryn L Kaplan 10/30/24 Kathryn L Kaplan 10/30/24

Kathryn L Kaplan

One part of our backyard in Mexico…

Karen Newman Midgarden 10/30/24 Karen Newman Midgarden 10/30/24

Karen Newman Midgarden

These four merry Halloween faces…

Rob Weinstein 10/23/24 Rob Weinstein 10/23/24

Rob Weinstein

For as far back as I can remember…

Valerie Kretchmer 10/23/24 Valerie Kretchmer 10/23/24

Valerie Kretchmer

It was the summer of 1974…

Jerry Petraglia 10/16/24 Jerry Petraglia 10/16/24

Jerry Petraglia

I have had many cars and SUVs…

Trisha Ricketts 10/16/24 Trisha Ricketts 10/16/24

Trisha Ricketts

Jake was sixteen…

Joseph M. Madda 10/9/24 Joseph M. Madda 10/9/24

Joseph M. Madda

My wife and I like to travel.

Allyson Dykhuizen 10/9/24 Allyson Dykhuizen 10/9/24

Allyson Dykhuizen

Jason Hanson was the one consistent...

Jim Tauber 10/2/24 Jim Tauber 10/2/24

Jim Tauber

June, 1969. Glencoe, a reserved suburb...

Naomi Gladish Smith 10/2/24 Naomi Gladish Smith 10/2/24

Naomi Gladish Smith

The three animals pictured...

Gabi Coatsworth 9/25/24 Gabi Coatsworth 9/25/24

Gabi Coatsworth

CONTEST WINNER

Gabi Coatsworth 9/25/24 Gabi Coatsworth 9/25/24

Gabi Coatsworth

I was giving him a quick hug the other day…

Loree Sandler 9/18/24 Loree Sandler 9/18/24

Loree Sandler

Contest Runner Up

Loree Sandler 9/18/24 Loree Sandler 9/18/24

Loree Sandler

When I was very young, a cousin invited me to pick a stuffed animal…