Last week, I did a poetry exercise with the teens at Denney Juvenile Justice Center called “I Remember.” I read a few pages from Joe Brainard’s book, I Remember, that focused on Halloween and Fall. Then, I asked the kids to write a list of “I Remembers” about Fall. We’ll use this list as a jumping off place for writing next week. One of the “I Remembers” I wrote was about my Mom’s red carnival glass candy jar. She always kept the candy acorns and pumpkins in the jar. Right after the Denney workshop, I spent a few days visiting my Mom. The first thing I noticed was the red glass jar was filled with…Candy Acorns and Pumpkins! What do you remember about Fall?
Red Candy Dish with Acorn Candy
Red Candy Dish
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Going thru my e-mails…missed yours… my Mom too had carnival glass and kept mints in a couple of them placed in the kitchen and living room. My sister shares with me the many object’d’art Mom had…always brings back memories.