From a desk drawer

Last week Brian decided he wanted "his" desk (a old one of mine) and school chair (an "antique" of Rick's) in his room to use for homeschool. So we moved his train table to the basement, he did a major clean-out of books and toys he no longer wants (not that you can tell from the clutter still visible!), and we brought the desk and chair up from the basement. Of course, Brian wanted the one little drawer for his things, so I had to remove my things. I don't remember where or when I last used this desk, but cleaning out the drawer was an interesting walk down memory lane. There was a photo of Rick at our college graduation, several photos from Rick's vet school graduation, assorted sticky pads, stickers, inspirational quotes I had written on 3"x5" cards, stationery, and my old sealing wax and seal. Remember those? They were quite the "thing" for awhile. Now the post office frowns upon things like hot wax seals that can get hung up in the sorting equipment. Anyway, what fascinated me was that the "M" on the seal (my maiden and married monograms are the same) is the same typeface as that of my Boulderneigh logo, chosen many years apart!
Another item in the drawer was this black and white snapshot:On the back my mom had written, "This was taken the summer before you were two. I believe this was at a tour of an open pit mine in Virginia, Minnesota. Michelle, 18 months. Eliot, 22 1/2." Actually, my dad was only 21 1/2 in that photo, since I was born two days after he turned 20. He was too young, yes. I have few early memories of family life; my parents were divorced by the time I was four.

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