Memories from your past can pop into your mind unexpectedly. Objects, too. A red wire record holder, for example. When I saw this online somewhere, I thought of the one we once had when I was a child.
Growing up in and around Army bases, we didn't have a lot of things. So little items have special memories.
In this day of instant answers, you can find good facsimiles online. But nothing can beat your own connection to the remembrance with a family photograph (or a slide, in this case). Here's the record holder we had, in the far background holding a Mitch Miller record. I remember the velvety feel of the red wires.
