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January 2006
Carnival of Recipes - Chocolate!
Tuesday, 31 January 2006 7:04 P GMT-06
Carnival of Recipes has found a host this week. It is the one and only Prochein Amy! The theme is chocolate to celebrate Valentine’s Day. I don’t have the recipes for my favorite chocolate foods, which are Dove dark
Category: Carnival of Recipes
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Our House at Arnold Heights
Monday, 30 January 2006 12:00 A GMT-06
Life in southern California was very different than England. One of the biggest differences was the weather. It seems like we always had nice weather. It was hardly ever cold, and not as much fog and rain as England. Of course, we were back in the
Category: The Past
Happy Birthday to My Dad
Friday, 27 January 2006 12:00 A GMT-06
My dad will turn 88 on Sunday. I thought that I would pay tribute to him in photos. I'm sure that my mom and sisters have good pictues, but I seached through all my albums and here are some photos of him and his life. Some of them bring back good
Category: The Past
My Idol!
Wednesday, 25 January 2006 12:00 A GMT-06
When we were in high school, my twin sister Dottie sketched a little sailor on a 1-inch by 3-inch piece of paper. Under the drawing she wrote, "My Idol!" I don't know when or how it started, but she gave me the sketch inside a greeting card or
Category: The Past
Arkansas Critters
Monday, 23 January 2006 12:00 A GMT-06
With all of our moving with the Air Force, we went through Arkansas. My parents liked the countryside and bought 60 acres in northwest Arkansas. Later, they sold the 60 acres and bought other land in the area. They sold that land and bought some
Category: The Past
Moving Again
Friday, 20 January 2006 12:00 A GMT-06
My dad received orders for March Air Force Base, California, so we left England on November 3, 1961. We flew from Mildenhall Air Force Base to McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey. We picked up our car in Philidelphia. Although I kept a dairy for
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Category: The Past
Miscellaneous Memories of England
Wednesday, 18 January 2006 12:00 A GMT-06
Below is a list of other memories of living in England that I have. I'm sure that there will be others that that I'll remember later! Riding my bike to the store to buy a bottle of Orange Crush. Orange Crush was a concentrate drink to which we adde
Category: The Past
What's Under the Queen's Throne
Monday, 16 January 2006 12:00 A GMT-06
My dad used to tell us girls that there was a hole with a plug in it under the Queen's throne. The Queen sat on her throne so no one would pull the plug. If someone pulled the plug, then the ocean would come through the hole and Engl
Category: The Past
My Younger Sister Starting School
Friday, 13 January 2006 12:00 A GMT-06
I haven't talked about my younger sister Cheria and when she started school. When Dottie and I started school at Boyne Hill Girls' School, Cheria was old enough to go to school. She attended an elementary school down the street from us. The three of
Category: The Past
More Good Friends
Wednesday, 11 January 2006 12:00 A GMT-06
Margaret and Alan Donson were our neighbors on College Rise. When they lived next to us, it was just the two of them. Margaret and my mom were good friends. Both Alan and Margaret were friendly and liked to laugh. I don’t remember the exact seque
Category: The Past
Burnham Beeches
Monday, 9 January 2006 12:00 A GMT-06
Several times, our family went to a place called Burnham Beeches. When we first heard the name, we thought it was a beach, like by a lake or the ocean. But it was a beautiful place with beech and oak trees. Burnham Beeches is described as one of
Category: The Past
Don't Ask Me How I Know
Sunday, 8 January 2006 4:45 P GMT-06
Don't ask me how I know, but don't try to open a door with your hands full of clothes and other things and a glass of ice water.
Category: The Present
Unofficial Ambassadors
Friday, 6 January 2006 12:00 A GMT-06
While in high school in England, we had an assembly for the entire school. During the assembly, the principal gave a speech about living in a foreign country. He told us that as teenagers we were unofficial ambassadors for the United States. He sa
Category: The Past
Cool Glasses
Wednesday, 4 January 2006 12:00 A GMT-06
I thought I'd take a break from talking about my past and show you an old photo from my daughter Amy's past. She was 3 years old when I took this photo. We are at my parents' house in Arkansas. She got the glasses from a box of cereal.
Category: The Past Your Biggest Fan
2005 and 2006
Monday, 2 January 2006 12:00 A GMT-06
Bill and I enjoyed a quiet New Year’s Eve. We made margaritas using the new blender that my daughter gave to me for Christmas. We had bean soup made from a mix given to us by our daughter’s in-laws. We had enough snacks to last us until midnig