
“Married Longer Than We’ve Been Alive” By Alice Kahn I know I cut it out of the Los Angeles Times, and it was either in the late 1980’s or early 1990’s, but I am afraid that is the full extent of the credit I can give Ms. Kahn. Well, I have held on to...
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Carrousel at Griffith Park “Ride, ride the carrousel, and reach for the ring. never to finish but begin again, life is a circular thing.” ~ Eileen Lynch ~ I found this print in Florida, where it had been discarded. I was drawn to the image, as I like carrousels; but had...
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Place Cards “Jilly” I did not grow up with place cards. I think, as my sister, Joy, has said about me, my proclivity toward them may be due to me using old movies, as my guide to how life should be. Nevertheless, when serving a sit down dinner, of a more formal...
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“Don’t Forget Gdańsk” My Memento of The Revolutions of 1989 from 1985 In 1985 I could not have known that the Solidarity movement, which began in Poland, in September of 1980, at the shipyard in Gdansk, led by Lech Walesa, would eventually lead to Revolutions of 1989, bringing an end to the...
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Roney Plaza Cabana Sun Club And Café de la Paix I do not know why I have not framed these menus; I love them! No, that is not true. I have not framed them because I do not want to lose access to three out of the four pages, by simply framing the cover,...
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From Life Magazine For Phil Originally, I had planned to share copies of the pictures which Life Magazine published of the moon landing. But the originals are readily available and certainly of finer quality than what I might scan for you. However, in looking through the various issues of Life, published in...
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Croquembouche A Gallic Wedding Treat “A croquembouche or croque-en-bouche is a French dessert consisting of choux pastry puffs piled into a cone and bound with threads of caramel. In Italy and France, it is often served at weddings, baptisms and first communions.” ~Wikipedia ~ Have you ever been brave enough to attempt...
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Perfect Cuban Post Cards These were not sent to me or anyone else, for that matter; I purchased them new, having fallen a bit in love with both images. Happy Cuban Independence Day, still hoping for true Independence one day. The Back of both post cards:
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Change is Good Right Definition of ephemera: 1 something of no lasting significance —usually used in plural 2 ephemera plural: paper items (such as posters, broadsides, and tickets) that were originally meant to be discarded after use but have since become collectible ~ Merriam Webster ~ Perfect Post Cards – Picture...
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To read the story of how my parents met and began their ministry:
“There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”
“I know of only one duty, and that is to love.”
“If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am not for others, what am I? And if not now, when?”