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I Grew up on a Farm in Virginia – No. 4
Days at the Beach (and How I learned to Cuss!) In No. 3, we left me “afloat” on a stuffed horse in a mud puddle! Lois and Susie would go to Virginia Beach every summer before I started school. Those … Continue reading
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Tagged chandelier, cuss, Lois, Paul, Richmond, Susie, swearing, Virginia Beach
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My Mother: Florence Lois Rice Richmond (or Why I am an Only Child)
Monday Rewind I started this series and was distracted. Here is the second installment. No. 2 – Why I am an Only Child My mother, Lois Richmond, had a significant influence on my life, interests, career choices, and the fact … Continue reading
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Tagged Lois, Moyseneck, only child, Paul Richmond, Richmond, Susie, W.R. Shackleford, West Virginia
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I Grew Up on a Farm in Virginia
Monday’s Rewind Foreword – This is the first in a series of posts that I originally posted in early 2014. These are stories about my growing up in Virginia on a farm. It will cover roughly 20 years–maybe more. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Blayton, C&O Railroad, Chickahominy, DeHart, Diascund, Edna B. Dehart, Edna Richmond, Edna Shackleford, farm, Lanexa, Lois, Moyseneck, Paul, railroad cut, Richmond, Shackleford, slaves, Susie, the Colonies, Virgiinia
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Walking to Susie’s (Age 4)
I grew up in a simpler time and in a simpler place. By now, if you have followed my “I Grew Up on a Farm in Virginia” series, you know I was an only child, living with my parents on … Continue reading
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Tagged age 4, farm, Lois, mother, Moyseneck, Susie
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Fishing on the Farm Part 1 – The One that Did not Get Away
As I have mentioned before, growing up on the farm, I was spoiled—I just did not know it. We were surrounded by water—the Chickahominy River on one side and Diascund Creek on the other, and a ten-acre pond right in … Continue reading
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Tagged catfish, Chickahominy, Childhood, fishing, Lois, Moyseneck, Paul, Paul Richmond
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Renaissance Musings 