Oysterville Daybook Archives

Not on your tintype or in a month of Sundays

Jun 6, 2023

I can't remember who said what yesterday, but whoever and whatever it was (or they were) prompted my rather adamant thought: "Not on your tintype!" Wow! Where did THAT come from? It's an expression my dad used occasionally but I hadn't thought...

Valentine’s Day 1932

Feb 14, 2012

My parents announced their engagement eighty years ago today. I thought that was so romantic when I was young. I still do, but it’s another of those partial knowledge things. I simply never thought to ask the right questions – or any...