girl in blue                 PrimoDonna
                                                                               
                                               ...memories of the past,

                                                        thoughts about the present,

                                                              and hopes for the future

April 2006



Summer of 1964

Friday, 28 April 2006 7:31 A GMT-06
For about a month and a half in the summer of 1964, my younger sister Cheria and I taught 30 Japanese boys English conversation at their school in Dazaifu.  It wasn’t so much formally teaching them as speaking English with them.  We were with the
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Donna

Update On Our Busyness

Tuesday, 25 April 2006 6:31 P GMT-06
Well, things have gone smoothly these past five days. Our trip to Las Vegas was a success. There were 20 relatives that attended my husband's nephew's wedding reception. There were a lot of his wife's famly there too. It was good to see everyone
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Donna

Busy, Busy, Busy

Thursday, 20 April 2006 12:00 A GMT-06
I won’t be posting for several days because my husband and I are going to be extra busy.  Thank goodness I’m retired!  Early tomorrow morning we are flying to Las Vegas .  One of my husband’s sisters is giving her
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Donna

My High School Graduation

Wednesday, 19 April 2006 12:00 A GMT-06
Dottie and I graduated from high school in May 1964. The graduation ceremony was held in the base chapel. Colonel Miller, commander of the 6143rd Air Base Group, gave us our diplomas, and Mr. Cates, our assistant principal, turned our tassels. There
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Japanese China

Monday, 17 April 2006 12:00 A GMT-06
While in Japan, I collected miniature vases made of Fukagawa fine china. The company also makes dinnerware. I also have a set of Nortaki dinnerware. I haven’t broken a piece even with all the places it was moved when we traveled with the Army.
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Donna

Two Trees Are Terminal

Friday, 14 April 2006 7:44 A GMT-06
The tree guy came out yesterday and declared two of our three trees TERMINAL!  They will cut them down and grind up the stumps for a mere $995 plus tax.  My husband said, "I can do it myself for that price."  So that is the g
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Seeing Japan

Wednesday, 12 April 2006 12:00 A GMT-06
In the nine months that Dottie and I lived in Japan before going back to the states by ourselves, we visited several places. One day my mom and sisters and I took a tour to Mount Aso. Mount Aso is the is the largest crater in world with five peaks
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Donna

The Dinshaw

Monday, 10 April 2006 12:00 A GMT-06
We rode a regular school bus to school, but the Japanese dinshaw or electric train was an easy way to get around other times. We would ride it from Dazaifu to Itazuke AFB and back again. We also went into Fukuoka. Here's what I remember about the di
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Donna

Where Were You When President Kennedy Was Shot?

Friday, 7 April 2006 12:00 A GMT-06
For my parents’ generation, the question was, "Where were you when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor?" For mine, it was "Where were you when President Kennedy was shot?" I was in Japan asleep. President Kennedy was assassinated during my senior ye
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Donna

Well, It Was Funny To Me!

Thursday, 6 April 2006 8:44 P GMT-06
Tonight, my husband made me laugh.  I'll tell you why.  The TV downstairs lost its connection to the satellite.  I went online to look at the troubleshooting guide.  We found the reason for the problem and fixed it.  When the
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Donna

Mr. President

Wednesday, 5 April 2006 11:59 P GMT-06
While in Japan, we listened to the Armed Forces Network radio. We listened to several programs, but the one that I remember the most was a historical drama called Mr. President. Here is the description that I took from the Internet: Mr. President
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Donna