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CHAPTER TWO   Starting from the time we arrived at our home on 23rd Ave. in Phoenix, Arizona until we moved to our new home on 40th Ave. This was three years. But before I go on with my life, I would like to tell of two more things that I...

Pat describes her jouney to Australia in 1948 on the SS Ormonde.  On the voyage she was befriended by a kindly man and his family Mr. Fallong, that helped make her journey much more enjoyable.

Helen remembers her favourite subject as Biology taught by Sister Mark later to become Sister Carmel.  She met up with Sister Carmel some time after leaving school and developed a life-long friendship with her.  

Lisa explains how as a child she loved to draw.  Her family owned a market garden in South Australia and she drew on the paper that lined the tomato boxes before they went to marked.  As an adult she developed her passion for drawing into an artistic talent.  She also loves...

Judith recalls her most special teacher  - Dr. Lyn Barrow from Brisbane Teachers College.  Dr. Barrow taught Psychology and she learnt many things that stood her in good stead about dealing with children.      

Early in June 2011, David and I were called to Washington state to be with David's brother, Dale, who was dying of lung cancer. Thanks to David's sister, Rosa, we were able to take a flight quickly and at little cost. When we got to the hospice in Lakewood, Rosa, and...

  727 McIndoe Street: Dinon's Wausau home (Present day: Google Maps Street View) It was the Spring of 1942 when the Boyer family moved 1,200 miles from Nahant, MA to Wausau, WI.  My grandfather, Dinon, was 10 years old at the time, and lived with his family in a huge white house on McIndoe Street.  He...

Born in Norway, Iowa 11 February 1870.  My father's name was Austin Gibbons who was born in 1828 in Ireland (exact place unknown at this writing, October 25, 1943).  Father was a farmer, quite prosperous. Mother's name was Hannah Keeley born in 1838, in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Nine children were born...

Joyce enjoyed school and while she didn't have a favourite lesson she excelled in mental arithmetic and arithmetic.  However she also did well in english, history and georaphy as well as typing and bookkeping at High School.  She is grateful for her education and the benefits that she reaped in later...

Lisa spent her early years in Italy.  She was one of 10 children and they shared everything, including the clothes they wore.  She tells an amusing story of the day she and one of her sisters went to pick broccoli from the family vege patch.

  Annette shares with us stories of her father (WWII and Korean) and grandfather (WW!) who served their country in war and suffered following their experiences.  Annette gives a  tribute to her mother-in-law, Maria Lorenz who was held as a prisoner of war in a German camp  

Judith recalls her favourite lessons at School as Latin and French.  

On the road…again!Afghanistan to ZambiaChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek   The Quirkiness of Malaria Malaria is a serious scourge in the tropical countries of the world.  According to the World Health Organization, in 2010 there were 216 million episodes of malaria resulting in 655,000 deaths.  The Peace Corps doctors...

On the road…again!Afghanistan to ZambiaChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek   Let Me Take You On A Little Tour (in Google Earth)   Those with wanderlust in their blood often can be found in far-flung places, living out their dreams.  So it is that a restless forester, who chose a...

  On the road…again!Afghanistan to ZambiaChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek   On Mathematics and Nightmares   Maybe the title of this vignette should be, On Nightmares and Mathematics.   As an adult, the Footloose Forester does not have many nightmares, but when they disturb his sleep, most of the unpleasant dreams are about...

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On the road…again!Afghanistan to ZambiaChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy Dick Pellek   WOW and Gee-Whiz Responses Belong in the Toolbox of Inquisitive Observers   When you see a Metasequoia glyptostroboides growing next to a red maple tree on your sister’s lawn in Tennessee, it kind of makes your day.  And when...

(written by her daughter, Pamela Rushton Buttle)   The subject of this sketch, Sarah Robinson Rushton, was born in West Bromich, near Birmingham, England in August 1836. She was the daughter of Mary Wood and John Robinson. John Robinson was a member of the Church of England, while her mother, Mary...

(written by her daughter, Pamela Rushton Buttle)   The subject of this sketch, Sarah Robinson Rushton, was born in West Bromich, near Birmingham, England in August 1836. She was the daughter of Mary Wood and John Robinson. John Robinson was a member of the Church of England, while her mother, Mary...

  In the Spring of 1942, just a few short months after Pearl Harbor, my 10-year-old grandfather and his family moved 1,200 miles from Nahant, MA to Wausau, WI. His parents, my great-grandparents Ralph and Babe, had taken on a lot more responsibility in the 12 years since their 1930 marriage.  Not only did they...