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

                                                        thoughts about the present,

                                                              and hopes for the future

November 2008



Yard Art

Saturday, 29 November 2008 6:30 A GMT-06
We took our swimming down for the winter, but the plastic is still there. We had another piece of plastic on top that we tried to hold down with bricks. We didn't have enough bricks, and the wind kept blowing the plastic away. So we then folded up
Category: The Present
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Donna

I'm Thankful For . . .

Thursday, 27 November 2008 7:16 A GMT-06
I'm thankful for . . . Family, A warm bed, Attending the church of my choice, Old and new friends, Retirement, Cell phones, The troops, Granddaughters' hugs, Wildflowers, Great meals, The USA, Conversations with my children,
Category: The Present My Thoughts
Donna

Two German Castles

Monday, 24 November 2008 2:02 P GMT-06
When I was looking through our photo albums for photos of Germany, I realized that I had taken a lot of photos of buildings and castles and not very many of the countryside. So here are two more photos for a certain reader of my blog. The first one
Category: The Past
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Donna

Making Things

Wednesday, 19 November 2008 9:05 A GMT-06
I've always enjoyed crocheting, arts and crafts, counted cross stitch, and similar things. I learned to knit when I lived in England. I knitted my children cardigans when they were preschool and in elementary school. My mom taught me to crochet when
Category: The Past The Present
Donna

From My Diary

Monday, 17 November 2008 1:44 P GMT-06
After living in Frankfurt, Germany, for about 8 months, here is what I wrote in my diary on February 12, 1980: My observations: - Warm pretzels are delicious! - German kids are rude & loud on strasses and buses. - German movies are boring & have
Category: The Past
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Donna

Two Unrelated Photos

Friday, 14 November 2008 1:28 P GMT-06
One of the ladies who reads my blog asked me to post photos of Germany. The two photos below are for her. There will be more to come. The first one was taken in August 1979 in front of the Naturmuseum Senckenberg (or Senchenberg Natural History
Category: The Past
Donna

Pretty Ginger Jar

Wednesday, 12 November 2008 10:13 A GMT-06
Here is my latest ceramic creation. I think it is beautiful. If I am cremated and my ashes put on the mantel or in a closet, this would be a pretty way to be stored. Ha, ha, ha!
Category: The Present
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Donna

We Don't Want Your Blood

Monday, 10 November 2008 12:00 A GMT-06
According to the American Red Cross, Bill, the kids, and I are not eligible to donate blood because we lived in Germany in 1979-82. Here is part of what the American Red Cross has to say: In some parts of the world, cattle can get an in
Category: The Past
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Donna

Where's the Peanut Butter?

Thursday, 6 November 2008 8:16 A GMT-06
Shopping in a military grocery store (commissary) overseas is always an adventure. For example, shipping American products overseas can sometimes be unreliable. There would be times when the commissary would not have a certain item for what seemed
Category: The Past
Donna

More on Hugel Housing Area

Tuesday, 4 November 2008 4:24 P GMT-06
Here are two photos of Hugel Housing Area. The first one was taken from a window in the back of our apartment, probably the dining room. In Germany, the winters were long and the summers too short. I can understand why ancient people who lived in
Category: The Past
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Donna