As Nazareth House, the orphange in which Pat lived, had a no pet policy Pat has chosen to talk about the people who she looked up to at the Orphange.
Pat's neighbours when she lived in the orphanage at Plymouth, were the Marines. And one Guy Fawkes Day the children were invited to share the celebrations organised by the Marines.
Helen remembers bathtime and bedtime in her childhood.
In 1980 I interviewed my dad, Donald Stuart Grant, and asked him about his mother, Ethel Frances Gilchrest Grant. This is what he said: "My mother was a very easy-going person, always finding the good side of people. I never heard her say anything bad about anybody. She would say, "if...
Here is a photo of a photo of my grandmother, Ethel Frances Gilchrest Grant, at age 18. It was taken at her granduation from "Normal School." As a homemaker, she would wear a house dress during the day to do her cleaning, cooking, etc. Then right before her husband...
Denis and Bridget (O'Brien) Connolly lived in Skibbereen, Cork, Ireland during the Irish Potato Famine. They toughed it out through the worst of it, but by the 1870s, the future for 11 children was bleak. Seven (Cornelius "Con", Patrick, Dennis, Thomas (my great-grandfather), Dan, Tim, and John) of the 9 boys...
The sun had not yet risen in the city and already it was getting hot, not that it had ever really cooled off in the night. Two days before, on Tuesday, a new record was set for the hottest day ever recorded, only for it to be broken the very next...
On the road… again! Afghanistan to Zambia Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek Florida Gators vs. the Florida gators When he was a Grad Student at the University of Florida, the Footloose Forester witnessed the sudden development and equally sudden departure of a bizarre fad that...
My Dream of Cheryl By Anita A. Chambers I met Cheryl Ann Posey (later to become Hemingway) in about 1974 when we were both single teens not too far out of high school. Cheryl was raised a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and I joined...
“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...
On the road… again!Afghanistan to ZambiaChronicles of a Footloose ForesterBy 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 by males who...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Judith talks about the pets of her childhood especially a dachshund called "Houndie".
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!
This week's topic is childhood pets and Helen tells the Circle about the pets she grew up with in Whyalla, South Australia.
This week Ruth talks about her childhood and, in particular, her pets from that time.
Pat's early schooling was at the Nazareth House orphange and from the age of 12 she went to a local High School.
