Do you have a childhood memory based purely on a photograph? What is it and how “true” do you think it really is? The few childhood photographs I have do not conjure up a memory (I only have a few), but I asked my Mom for a picture last week, so that is what came to mind — it is actually on one of my possible post notepads, so why not?

it is a photo of me as a flower girl

in my uncle’s wedding over fifty years ago. I wore a dress of green chiffon with a few daisies scattered around and with a big cinch or bow. I think. My Mom thought the dress was white, but it wasn’t. She doesn’t think she has many photographs left (!!! What? She used to have big, thick albums!!!) because photos got yellowed and faded, so she threw out the albums. Was vague about it. May ask my aunt about the photo; she must have her wedding photographs.

anywho, my smile in the photograph seemed real

though a little too straight. Is that how I truly smile, or how I used to smile?