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Echoes of the Death of Jarrett, Our Infant Son
Echoes of the Death of Jarrett, Our Infant Son I created the piece below for inclusion in an electronic book of Memories/Testimonies for our 55th high school reunion and wrote of how I put it together in the introduction. The photo is of the crib, now in use by our family for 75 years, in which I...
High School Reunions & Those Absent, but Not Truly Gone – Bill Adams – Correspondence with His Wife, Julie, May 2014
Bill Adams – Correspondence with His Wife, Julie, May 2014 *** For our 55th Year high school reunion, coming up later this year, the Reunion Committee is soliciting written submissions from all our classmates to include in an electronic Commemorative Book of Memory & Testament. To...
Understanding Will Come Unto You All your Life & You will be Blessed, a Shining Pearl among Those around You, & Your Hands will be Filled with More and More Good for Those with You & for Those to Come after You, Forever.
Understanding Will Come unto You All your Life The mind and thoughts of a young person are wondrous and complex, and rarely shared in full. There are so many things to gaze upon, consider, and understand – though understanding is a far-off thing, always still just out of reach for most of...
Senator Robert Kennedy – March 25, 1968 – Ditching High School to go Hear His Campaign Speech at a College in the San Fernando Valley, CA – Two & A-Half Months Before His Assassination in Los Angeles
Senator Robert Kennedy - March 25, 1968 - Ditching High School to go Hear His Campaign Speech at a College in the San Fernando Valley, CA - Two & A-Half Months Before His Assassination in Los Angeles Introduction My 55th Year high school reunion is coming up later this year and the Reunion...
Natalia’s Garden Before the Invasion & War & Update on Joseph the Cat of International Fame in Chernihiv, Ukraine – Сад Наталії перед вторгненням і війною, оновлена інформація про Йосипа, кота міжнародної слави, в Чернігові, Україна
Natalia’s Garden Before the Invasion & War & Update on Joseph the Cat of International Fame in Chernihiv, Ukraine Сад Наталії перед вторгненням і війною, оновлена інформація про Йосипа, кота міжнародної слави, в Чернігові, Україна The cover photo is of Natalia’s garden in Chernihiv in...
The Estate Sale
The Estate Sale *** Garage sale signs appear on the streets I traverse for my walks fairly frequently, especially during the months of nice weather – translated - not so blistering hot that no one in their right mind would ever appear. Estate Sale signs appear only occasionally, for “Estate...
The One Year Anniversary of the War Against Ukraine – “It Was Nice to See You and the Students and the Fact that Pizza was Still Being Baked in Kyiv!” – Річниця війни проти України – «Приємно було бачити Вас і студентів і те, що в Києві ще печуть піцу!»
The Fact that Pizza was Still Being Baked in Kyiv! Про те, що піцу ще пекли в Києві! *** My friend, Matt, who writes a travel blog for his business, traveled to Ukraine and Kyiv where he “live blogged” about his trip. In Kyiv, he visited a seminary to visit a long-time friend of his from Los...
February 4, 1947 – Went to the Trading Post & Bought Babies Crib & Mattress. Bought a Pair of Shoes, 3 Baby’s Vests, 2 Set of Babies Wash Towels.
Went to the Trading Post & Bought Babies Crib & Mattress. *** This year, I have been transcribing my mom's diary for 1947 month by month as a continuing Christmas present for my sisters. The title of this posting is a quote from my mom's diary entry for February 4, 1947. Every Sunday I...