Author Archives: Caroline Mitchell Carrico

I love the way Noah talks. He replaces f’s in the middle of words with p’s, which makes Mickey Mouse’s friend Goopy and Emily Elizabeth’s big red dog Clippord. He calls himself a goopball when he does something silly.  He calls a kiss ‘kips’ and refers to himself as ‘my,’ as in “my want that.”Continue reading “Words”

Noah showed me a picture of us at the beach. He said, “This is my flamly. I love my flamly. This is daddy, mommy, me and Louise. My flamly.” Louise learned that you can splash in the bathtub. This is hysterical. Her laughter is infectious. Noah goes down the slide on his belly. Six monthsContinue reading “These things”

Originally posted on The Pink Palace Family of Museums:
The Memphis Pink Palace Museum has roughly 84,000 objects in our collection, of which 10-15% are on display. That means that there are tens of thousands of objects that regular visitors could not access. Tammy Braithwaite, our collections registrar, is in charge of keeping track of…

A look at my recent conversations: Put your toys in the box please. Why? Because I keep tripping on them.  Why? Because I can’t see them when I’m holding Louise.  Why? Because I said so.  We always say hi to our neighbors.  Why? Because it lets them know that we care  Why? Because those areContinue reading “Why?”

Originally posted on The Pink Palace Family of Museums:
In 1967, Patterson Transfer Co. donated the panel boot Victoria carriage displayed at the exit of the Memphis history gallery. The Brewster Carriage Company built the vehicle in 1902, and sold it new for $1,300 ( roughly $30,000 in today’s currency). Our panel boot Victoria was…

Originally posted on The Pink Palace Family of Museums:
Clarence Saunders was a golf enthusiast. When he made his first fortune by founding the Piggly Wiggly self-service grocery store, Saunders joined the Memphis Country Club. He would bet on games and tip his caddies well. Part of the plans for his palatial Cla-Le-Clare (Pink Palace)…

It doesn’t feel like ten years. But how else could we have fit in a first dance under the stars, a first kiss in a dorm room, a first trip to Nashville to meet your parents, a first hike in Gatlinburg where we were going to walk until the end before we realized we wereContinue reading “Decade”

I’m a competitive person. With myself. With others. When other people know there’s a competition. When they don’t. This personality trait makes it difficult to remember that not everything needs to be contested. So here is my daily reminder to myself that we can both be tired. There is no “more actually tired,” no “more deservingContinue reading “Not a contest”

Originally posted on The Pink Palace Family of Museums:
Louis Phillip Wulff has the honor of being the Memphis Museum’s (Pink Palace’s) most frequent donor. Wulff was a professional interior designer and a world traveler. He was also a painter who served on the museum’s Advisory Board from 1934-5 and 1950-6. His broad interests led…