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“True Stories of Curtis C. Chambers, My Father” Relayed to and Compiled by His Daughter Anita A. Chambers Story #1 When Curtis was a teenager back in the 1920’s, he had a friend with a nervous disorder that made the young man bald. The Chambers household at that time...
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On the road… again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Hand-Me-Downs Once in a while, we hear a remark that is intended as an insult about how another person is dressed. Wild polka-dot pants or flaming Hawaiian shirts are worn as fashion statements...
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One Day on a Train I remember a time during my service in the small French town of Tarbes that our District traveled to Pau for Zone Conference. I was a “blue”, and as with many of my fellow missionaries on that train I anticipated the conference eagerly. While we...
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Aunt Ruthie (Goff) Beatrice Macdonald’s sister Aunt Ruthie was one of my favorite people. It has been years since I’ve eaten any of her delicious cooking or experienced her warm hospitality – but I can still conjure up the sweet smell of her kitchen. It’s impeccably clean surfaces still...
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On the road…again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Third World Footnotes You Might Be Middle Class If… You Might...
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Novices, Ghost Writers, Editors, and Publishers Most, if not all, would-be writers are diffident about some aspect of their craft. Even world renowned novelists of the past had their private misgivings about writing well; or even being able to write at all. Writer’s block is a condition that involves...
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Judith talks about the pets of her childhood especially a dachshund called "Houndie".
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Bill recalls farm animals ans "pets" although when he thinks about it back in the 1920's they didn't really have petys as we know them today, besides his dad was the local butcher!
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This week's topic is childhood pets and Helen tells the Circle about the pets she grew up with in Whyalla, South Australia.
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This week Ruth talks about her childhood and, in particular, her pets from that time.
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Pat's early schooling was at the Nazareth House orphange and from the age of 12 she went to a local High School.
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Margaret was 13 when she got her first pet - an Olde English Sheepdpg!
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This week's topic is "Childhood Pets" and Joyce shares her memories of her pets.....
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March 19, 2013 Dear Grandpop, Today you would have been 95, if we still had you on this earth. But as it turns out, you were only with us 90 and 3/4 years. I miss you. Life goes on and time continues, but when I fully allow myself to dive into...
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When I was a boy growing up in Somerton, Arizona, I fancied myself to be vastly more skilled in the art of athletic competition than I was, and I suffered significantly for my foolishness. For example, I played football as a boy, and couldn't make...
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Once upon a time, when I did what real men do, I was a Cobra (gunship) pilot. And I was driving back from an airfield where I was the safety officer in charge of some REAL cosmic stuff, and I noticed a pilot walking along,...
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DEDICATION TREES This tree is dedicated to: Jaelyn Hunt When I was born, the other baby trees in the nursery were much bigger than me; much cuter, too. But they were fun to be around and we all got along. After all, we are from the...
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NOBODY LIKES A CRITIC By Dick Pellek FOREWORD The Mice once called a meeting to decide on a plan to free themselves of their enemy, the Cat. Something had to be done, for they lived in such constant fear of her claws that they hardly dared stir...
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WANTED: Hero. No Experience Necessary ... Have you ever noticed how the only rotten kids always live down the street? I mean, YOU're kid… MY kid… they are learning, having problems, working them out. It is all part of growing up, gaining maturity. But the kid down the street…...
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On Soaring with the Eagles … Okay, the dang kid was… Well, he was sort of a jerk, actually. For years. And he was always very...
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