THIS IS VERY BEAUTIFUL AND I AM HONORED TO HAVE RECEIVED IT. NOW, ON TO YOU MY FRIEND! At birth we boarded the train and met our parents, and we believe they will always travel on our side. However, at some station our parents will step down from the train, leaving us on this journey […]

A child’s love is like a whisper, given in little ways we do not hear but if you listen closely it will be very clear. They often do not say it loud but in how they come to you… Daddy, will you play with me? Mommy, tie my shoe? …the many ways they tell you […]

Most of you know that both my dad and my father in law died in the same week this past July. Since then my wife and I have been busy literally selling the farm my parents lived on and disposing of all the farm equipment and 75 years accumulation of business, farm and personal stuff. […]

God Bless and keep them! ARLINGTON CEMETERY Jeopardy Question: On Jeopardy the other night, the final question was “How many steps does the guard take during his walk across the tomb of the Unknowns?” All three contestants missed it! This is really an awesome sight to watch if you’ve never had the chance. Fascinating. Tomb […]

YESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROW There are two days in every week about which we should not worry. Two days which should be kept free from fear and apprehension. One of these days is yesterday with its mistakes and cares, Its faults and blunders, Its aches and pains. Yesterday has passed forever beyond our control. All the […]

I don’t think most kids today know what an apron is. The principle use of Mom’s or Grandma’s apron was to protect the dress underneath because she only had a few. It was also because it was easier to wash aprons than dresses and aprons used less material. But along with that, it served as […]

A wasp with a tale Why was I born a wasp, What purpose do I serve ? All human’s try to kill me I’d say they’ve got some nerve What have I ever done to them, Why panic do I bring ? I’d never do them any harm Apart from the ‘ odd sting ‘ […]

When I was just a little girl We didn’t have a lot My mother kept the lights on With some silver in the slot The tv was a rental one That too was on a meter But when I cast my mind back Life back then, seemed so much sweeter The larder wasn’t always full […]

She was six years old when I first met her on the beach near where I live. I drive to this beach, a distance of three or four miles, whenever the world begins to close in on me. She was building a sand castle or something and looked up, her eyes as blue as the […]

Jerry was the kind of guy you love to hate. He was always in a good mood and always had something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, “If I were any better, I would be twins!” He was a unique manager because he had several waiters […]