This past Easter Ruth spent the weekend with her Indiana friend Amy, visiting her church and seeing her family. Part of the visit was seeing Amy's grand-daughter by way of son and girl friend. The young couple had split up and he was away at training for the Air National Guard this past week or so. Kandis Marie would be two on June 15th per Ruth. She told me today about how delighted she was to see Ruth and was open to any and all strangers with that childlike trust so precious ...
Chapter 15 The temperature outside the palace was a balmy seventy, perhaps seventy-five, degrees. Arabella was coming to find that each day the weather seemed perfect. She had seen rain only at night time, and the days always seemed to be clear and bright. From talking with Philomina she had found that this was the normal weather for them. They received a light rain most evenings. Not enough to cause flooding, but it was more than enough to ensure that bountiful crops grew all the year. ...
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This entry is about my brother Joe, Jane's father. Please listen to this song while you read it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1a76FeV2-Dw My Name is Peter Joseph. My brother's name is Joseph James. PJ & JJ, I asked my Mom, one time, if this was intentional. She said it was. I always told people, as a joke, "I was such a good little boy, that my mother & father named my little brother after me. Joe is the coolest. I mean absolutely coolest person... unfortunately ...
I may have blogged this before. Certainly a remark here and there. If so I'm sure there is some new stuff in this entry. The timing for this slice of history on my fairly mundane military career is early 1974 at Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota. There was a joke that if North and South Dakota ever separated from the rest of the country they would be the third world nuclear power. These two frigid states were home to 300 missiles set to go at the turn of two keys in ...
I haven't gotten to the end of States, but I have to add this tonight. I gave David a note at the last moment I saw him, saying that I was attracted to him, and giving him my email address and phone number. He loves me back. He's coming over on Saturday. Like a date. Here's his email to me... Amber, " After you gave me your letter, I could hardly get it off my mind, but up until now I've been preoccupied after getting back from spring break. That aside, I feel ...