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September is Mother Nature calling us in from recess Assigning us new tasks and new goals To accomplish in the days of...

In 1848, friends of Ambrose persuaded him to run for the Constituent Assembly. He lost the election. However, as an advocate for...

After seeing the bust of Lloyd’s great-great grandfather in the Troyes museum, we were anxious to learn more about this man who had so...

When we planned a trip to France in1979, Lloyd’s cousin urged us to go to Troyes, France where, in the local museum, was a sculpture of...

August is a spendthrift with Summer’s heat Hot sauna nights Long slow-paddle days Squandering molten rays on Mother Earth Sun-drizzling...

Lloyd’s job, trouble-shooting as a mechanical engineer, required that he cover all the states west of the Mississippi River. He flew...

Summer is mellow dozing under Sun’s relentless heat pining for ice cream any cold drink or icy treat Summer is for vacation vacating the...

I have been enjoying watching Wimbledon tennis. I am thrilled that Fritz won his match this morning. I am so grateful to Rev. Holdeman...

Dad loved to celebrate the 4th of July with firecrackers and ice cream! After Mother made the ice cream with our farm’s fresh eggs, milk,...

July is a diplomat with world-wide passport Promoting understanding among the races of man Using the Sun’s bright glare and Earth’s glow...

Dad, a navy veteran From WWI Loved to celebrate The 4th of July Independence Day For us and everyone He loved to celebrate With...

My dad created the games that made a magic kingdom where I played as a child. “Peek-boo, Peek-a boo,” I,d say with hands clasped over my...

Dad loved kids and had a house full to love. My sister Eileen remembers when she was three, Dad would hold Sarah age one on his lap in...

Gossamer butterfly wings As fragile as a baby’s breath Smooth and soft As eiderdown As translucent as a crystal vase Velvety as a flower...

Flowers nourish my spirit. As my daughter Terry expressed it, “Flowers are essential to Mother’s sense of Joy.” On the arid eastern...