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Almost the Last minute.
Yesterday we celebrated our 47th wedding anniversary. In honor of that occasion, a few stories from the past came to mind that I probably should share. Here is the first one. It was late July 1971. I would graduate … Continue reading
Our first meal as a married couple was Arthur Treacher’s Fish and Chips or Who Needs a Fancy Honeymoon
“Where do you want to go for a honeymoon?” I asked my soon-to-be husband. “I don’t care… wherever you want to go…” was the reply. That simple phrase became a recurring theme for the next several decades. We only had … Continue reading
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Tagged 1971, Arthur Treacher's Fish and Chips, clueless, honeymoon, Newark, Newark Ohio
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a dozen eggs
We had just moved into our first home. It was my husband’s childhood home; his parents had retired from the farm and moved to town and we had taken over where they left off. In a matter of 2 months … Continue reading
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Tagged 1971, 4H, blog, boomer blog, Brown eggs, brown paper bags, farm life, gifts, memoir, memory, new home, Sunday School, WWII
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