Busy lives...
Busy schedules...
It's nice to
know
a doorway...
(click on highlighted text)
Safe travels
this holiday week.
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Morning journey......
Do you ever wake up in the morning
wishing....
you could magically transport
to another place....
A place that has a hold on
your heart?
your heart?
Come with me...
I am 'traveling' to
Approaching the Mackinac Island harbor..
Where bicycles await...
Inviting porches beckon visitors to step aside...
...come and sit for a while...
Still with us? There is more to see....
As the day unwinds....take a moment to relax...
And enjoy the tranquility....
As evening descends...
...and the day becomes a
treasured memory.
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Friday, November 20, 2009
When in Ann Arbor the place to visit is.....
A favorite lunch spot...
Filled to the brim with holiday foods..
Filled to the brim with holiday foods..
and
Amazing Hummingbird cake...
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Thursday, November 19, 2009
We're off.....
Tomorrow is...
a very big day.
Darling daughter will audition
for a Big 10 University dance department.
Nervous?
Yes, she is....
Dancing is what she loves...
the history...
the culture....
the blending of music and expression.
It is her hope...
to dance in college....
To study and learn.
So, if her nerves are on edge..
her toes will know what to do...
the music will set her
in motion..
and she will do
her best.
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Monday, November 16, 2009
The Waiting Game...
The Cucumber Tree has shed her colors..
Energy returned to her center...
Bare arms rest in the sky...
Waiting for the change..
We know it is coming...
The anticipation so familiar....
We watch the sky.
The clouds give clues...
Temperatures dip closer and closer
to the point of conversion..
When moisture magically turns into
snowflakes!
However...
Snowflakes have yet to fall.
Every day we wait....
and watch..
It won't be long now, Miss Sophie...
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Honoring Veterans Day....
"Our ship was a destroyer, called the USS. Sigourney, DD643.
It had for defense four 5-inch guns, four torpedo launchers, two depth charge launchers,
six 50 cal. machine guns.
She carried 175 crew and officers.
Could run at about 35knots. It was taken out of moth balls as it was
a World War II vintage craft.
We, the crew that went to Korea, put it in fighting condition...
which took about 1 year.
The truce was signed while we were on our way to the front.
I remember how we all felt very grateful.
We spent 8 months within sight of the north Korean coast assuring
the peace would be maintained.
From there our orders took us on a continuing trip west as we
circumnavigated the world.
Up the Suez cannal thru the Mediterranean and across the
Atlantic to Norfolk, Virginia. Many ports and countries on the way home were visited."
-Directly quoted from our dearest Pa who lives each day with grace and honor.
It had for defense four 5-inch guns, four torpedo launchers, two depth charge launchers,
six 50 cal. machine guns.
She carried 175 crew and officers.
Could run at about 35knots. It was taken out of moth balls as it was
a World War II vintage craft.
We, the crew that went to Korea, put it in fighting condition...
which took about 1 year.
The truce was signed while we were on our way to the front.
I remember how we all felt very grateful.
We spent 8 months within sight of the north Korean coast assuring
the peace would be maintained.
From there our orders took us on a continuing trip west as we
circumnavigated the world.
Up the Suez cannal thru the Mediterranean and across the
Atlantic to Norfolk, Virginia. Many ports and countries on the way home were visited."
-Directly quoted from our dearest Pa who lives each day with grace and honor.
We had lunch together the other day...
he passed this Kodachrome print across the table
and asked if I recognized 'the feller'.
Of course I did...
Handsome as ever with his coppery red hair,
All-American boy-next-door charm..
of the
We thank you most sincerely for
your selfless commitment to our country
and her freedom.
Images and textyour selfless commitment to our country
and her freedom.
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Monday, November 2, 2009
Yesterday and Today....
It seems like yesterday darling daughter announced
when she grew up she wanted to be....
an artist, a doctor,
a waitress, a fairy...
.....and.....
a ballerina.
Today she auditioned for a college ballet program.
It seems like yesterday.....
when she grew up she wanted to be....
an artist, a doctor,
a waitress, a fairy...
.....and.....
a ballerina.
Today she auditioned for a college ballet program.
It seems like yesterday.....
Today darling daughter spent the day dancing...
something she loves to do.
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Sunday, November 1, 2009
Happy Birthday, Pa...
Happy birthday to our dearest Pa...
Today he celebrates 78 years of adventure...
He has blessed our family with many
wonderful memories of good times shared.
Summer days sailing and fishing on Lake Charlevouix
eating bushels of
sweet corn on the cob...
Fudge runs into town..
and pie at Jesperson's.
There are the mid-winter escapes to the
tropical island paradise...
sunset dinners on the porch and
late night golf cart rides..
Tarpon and flats fishing..
countless sunny days spent on the beaches of
Boca Grande...
Happy Birthday, Pa!
We love you!
Pa, Darling Daughter and Gumby
Pa, #1 Son and Darling Daughter
Darling Daughter's 18th birthday
Husband, Pa and #1 Son at college graduation
Sweethearts
Proud Day for grandparents!
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