From The Past

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Sunday, September 29, 2013

How Long Have You Been Drinking Coffee?

"Mike, Mike, Mike, Mike...What day is it? What day is IT?" Just in case you didn't know already, September 29 is International Coffee Day. That means something to me. I've been drinking coffee since I was a wee thing. Of course, in those days, my mom and dad put lots of milk and sugar in mine. I... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

After All These Years

I found my lost family....well, at least I found how to contact them. Last time I spent time with them was in Portland, Oregon. After Son #3 and Grandson Phil's mother were divorced, she took the other three boys (Phil's brothers) and ran to New York City. Then they moved to Seattle, WA where the... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Mamasan

There is one photo of Mamasan in the photo album of his US Navy days, kind of off to the side and non-conspicuous. She didn't like to have her picture taken. All business, Mamasan was a woman in a position of authority. She was in charge of the favorite bar of Son #1 when he was off-ship and had... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

From Out Of Nowhere

Great-grandbaby Marianna has two darling older cousins--Megan who is nine and Tyler who is seven. They have been without their daddy for almost five years. He was killed in action in the war in Iraq. Matt was great at writing letters to his Wife, Lana, and also to his children who couldn't yet read... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, August 24, 2013

Deer Me

We see a lot of deer around here in Missouri, but I've never seen one with a basketball stuck on its head. It doesn't seem to be hurting it, but it surely is funny looking. I didn't take this pic. It was taken down in Bentonville, in the area where my Dad always went deer hunting every November. I... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, August 23, 2013

For As Long As I Can Remember

I love the old, old hymns. One of my favorite reason that I don't watch TV all that much is because, if there is no music playing, I can sing as I do anything else. What I usually sing is what my Mother always sang--old Christian hymns. She often sang the following, because it was my Dad's favorite.... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, August 9, 2013

Things Change

I grew up in this spot on the map. It is now a vacant lot in the middle of what some call "the inner-city decay". At the time we first lived there, our yard and gardens took up the place of the house on the right, what is now an empty lot, again, on the left. Straight back where you can see part of... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, August 1, 2013

Back Then vs Now

We used to have contests to see who could find the most. We would beg a Ball fruit jar for each of us from mom to hold our bounty. After they were counted and the winner declared, we would do other things with them. We would decorate our hair braids with our catch. We would make bracelets by cutting... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

If ever I had an all-time, number-one favorite actor, this fellow was it: Look at those eyes. His voice was great. His smile was to die for. Some of my favorite movies in which he starred were: For Whom The Bell Tolls The Fountainhead High Noon Friendly Persuasion The Hanging Tree Favorite Quote:... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, June 7, 2013

Life's Continual Journey

Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. ~ Robert Lewis Stevenson I wonder. I wonder how many graduations I have attended in my 75 years....besides my own. I think that every one of them have played Pomp and Circumstance for the marching graduates, except for... Sign in to see full entry.

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