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Born nine days before the assassination of President Lincoln, she was ninety-three when I met her. She lived across the street with her son, a veteran of World War I, and a live-in helper. The helper came to our door one day saying that her employer wanted to meet us and perhaps my mother and I could come for coffee and cookies. Built in the days when there was a separate entrance for the front parlor, the house had two doors at right angles to each other. Both doors had oval windows. I was n... Read More
Today I read an article about a woman of 50 who had a baby. This was no accident, she did it on purpose. She wanted a baby, and went out of her way to get one. And she's so proud of her achievement. This wasn't the tail-end of a large family, it was a late starter. Oh, clever lady! Oh, clever doctors! From where I'm sitting, this is a totally selfish thing to do, and I say that because I was the child of a 42 year old mother. Here are a few of the aspects of this woman's triumph that she fail... Read More
I'm not a big fan of forwarded emails, but sometimes they contain some funny things. Such is the case with the following forwarded email I received. I don't know the origin of this humorous (I think it's funny) so I cannot credit the original author) piece of "literature", but I wanted to share it with you. I hope you enjoy it :-)APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO DATE MY DAUGHTER NOTE: This application will be incomplete and rejected unless accompanied by a complete financial statement, jo... Read More
Reflections From a Porch Swing Sometimes I can almost smell her in the air, especially when the honeysuckle vines are full. She loved the scent of honeysuckle and even managed to find it in a perfume that she dabbed behind her ears and on the inside of her wrists before she headed off to church. She was a country woman in every sense of the word and as much as she loved me, she never fully understood my need to do things like ride a motorcycle or travel to different states. You... Read More
Wow, less than two weeks from now I will be a mother-in-law! Hard to believe it is finally happening. After parenting all boys, it will be interesting to welcome another female into the family. Wish me luck!And nice weather as the wedding is outside. I live in MN where we just had really bad tornadoes yesterday...... Read More
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