From The Past

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Sunday, March 30, 2025

On a Scale of One to Ten...

.....the past for me most definitely must be a big nine+ and the future a big question mark and a tiny space between the two for the present. Now I'm not being morbid, it is just the way it is. One of the hardest things for me to give up in the last few years was driving....I felt like my... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 6, 2025

My Dad Was A Hobo

......My Dad Was a HOBO.........He ran away from home at age 15 and began riding the rails in Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas and Missouri. He never begged. When he needed money he would hop off the train in any small town and go to the nearest Cafe. There he would tell the owner that he would do all the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 15, 2025

The Oldest Man I've Ever Known Personally...

.....Was 104 when he quit kicking and gave up the ghost. He was still walking by himself though he had a wheelchair nearby In case he needed it. The first thing he would do everyday after he was out of bed and dressed was to make the bed himself. Today is the birthday of a man I also know and today... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 13, 2024

And So It Was...

.....that of my 86 Christmas celebrations, that I can only remember 83 of them, for one reason or another. I have no recall of stuffed stockings hanging or presents to unwrap in my earliest years. Perhaps I was too young, or perhaps there was a different reason.. Of those that I remember I spent one... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 12, 2024

How Fun It Is To Find Something You Think You've Lost...

Years ago when Great-Grandchildren were just a dream, a Christmas photo came....a picture of my two youngest grandchildren. When they visit me now, they are taller than I, smarter than I, quicker than I and they lovingly treat me as if I were their equal in all things. We laugh together and today I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Be Careful What You Say...

......I never really thought about it before, what I remember and what I don't remember, but I'm thinking about it now. I have a really good memory for faces, events, places, Bible verses that I learned in Sunday School when I was little. But, I'm not so good at names of anyone, names of places,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 27, 2024

Remembering The Blogit Past...

.....Is mostly fun. A sadness grips me for a moment or two when I remember Blogit writers who are no longer here for one reason or another. When I first came here there were a whole lot more of us than are here now. A few have passed away, but most have just passed on to other writing places on and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 26, 2024

I've Been Here A Long Time...

.....It's been fun, I've made friends, I've learned things, I've grown old. You just can't get rid of me even though I have taken sabbaticals at times, I always come back. One of the fun things I do now and then is to go through some of the comments here, comments that other Blogiteers have made to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Today I Got My Flu Shot For This Year...

.....It so took me back to the past and the way they used to do things. Did you know that they used to use hypodermic needles over and over again for all patients. This was before I was a nurse and had access to a sharps box. Actually, I was involved in nursing even before I was a nurse. In the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 6, 2024

One Hundred and Eighteen Years Ago Today...

.....my beautiful, loving, energetic, fun, hard-working mother was born. She lived for 89 years, had seven children, and a husband who loved her. They celebrated 62 years of married life. I never grew tired of their visits to my home after I was married and had four boys, all of whom loved them... Sign in to see full entry.

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