Mom & me — circa 1978 (That couch! Remember record players?!)

Oh, the Places We’ll Go!

mini me challenge

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3 min readMay 17, 2018

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My 1st Birthday. Grandma Pearl is to my right, in her gardening hat.

First fish — age 4. I thought it highly unfair that Dad & my brother Jim didn’t have to wear shirts, so I decided I didn’t need to either. (A special thanks goes out to Mom for the bowl haircut.)

My backyard in Philly. Around age 8 (me, furthest right), when we still wore party dresses to birthday parties, and raced in pillow cases!

Because in the 80’s we didn’t have cable TV… You had to get creative to stave off the boredom.

The Best Dog in the World. After years of begging, at age twelve I finally wore down my parent’s resolve and we got Brandy, who was with us for 15 years. Just look how she trusted me, and this is what I did to her.

My love of animals is as old as time… With Leo the lop rabbit, on vacation somewhere in the Pocono mountains.

Find me by, or on the water. Always, and ever my happy place.

My one and only brother, Jim. Those bathing suits! I still miss that stuffed owl.

Our failed audition to be on the show “Friends.” Oh, the hair! The attitude! Borrowed Mom’s dress this year for Easter (not that it’s super obvious).

We turned out ok. Mostly. It’s still up for debate.

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