Today is a rather famous day in history. Babe Ruth retired on this date in 1935, Queen Elizabeth was crowned Queen of England in 1953, the Civil War ended in 1865, President Grover Cleveland married the daughter of his former…
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Several days ago, on Monday evening to be specific, we were all celebrating Memorial Day at Kristin's house. We had finished working for the day, the weather had been good and we were enjoying a meal together as a family.…
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This is Memorial Day week-end and it is traditionally the beginning of the summer. While the calendar doesn't yet officially tell us it is summer for another month or so, the running of the Indy 500 is reason enough to…
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Yesterday, Jill and her son, Drew, finally arrived at our home - they will stay with us until their family purchases a home in the next several weeks. Then, hopefully, things will go smoothly and they will be able to…
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We have received word from many of you that the link for my post last evening, titled "Houses", was not working and that many people were unable to receive the post. While it does my heart good to know that…
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By now, everyone in the country knows that today is Mother's Day. There have been all kinds of celebrations - from the giving of cards to gifts to meals to family gatherings. On Facebook, Instagram and other social media platforms,…
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With my inevitable move toward retirement, I find that I have more time to do the things that I enjoy rather than having to dedicate so much of the day to work. But don't get me wrong - I don't…
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In was on this day, May 5th, back in 1961 that the United States successfully launched its first manned space mission with Alan Shepherd at the controls. It had been a long time coming. After all, Russia had jumped out…
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