Monthly Archives: January 2011

Fear of Water and First Camp Out

Here I am around the time of these adventures. Where we lived in Conklin was within walking distance to the Susquehanna River. There was an area where people went swimming. There was a small beach there. I guess technically it … Continue reading

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Birthdays

I am sticking my head out at the back of the table. Russ, Cindy and Patti are there of course with some neighbor friends My first birthday that I can remember was when I was 6. That seems old to … Continue reading

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First Born

82 years ago this January, My Mom had her first children. She delivered twins in a time when infant mortality was high (700 per 100,000 births, now it is 6.8 per 1000) .  No ultrasounds to identify multiple fetuses. No … Continue reading

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The Wizard of Oz..or how to scare the daylights out of a 5 year old

The first time The Wizard of Oz was on television was in 1956. It was a very big deal at the time. No color yet, but that didn’t stop it from being  scary, since for me the scary part was … Continue reading

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No More Monkeys Jumping On The Bed

The photos above are top left are Koren and me, top right me playing in the dirt( you will see later that my daughters possess the same dirty girl trait). Bottom picture is Patti and me on a bed, meant … Continue reading

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Move to Conklin

Above picture, clockwise: That’s me on the left, my oldest sister Betty, Russ, Cindy, my Mom, Patti, my sister Joan and her daughter Koren. The picture on the right, was 2 neighbors who I think were Diane Tompkins and Ann … Continue reading

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First Death

My sister Betty’s(she’s the oldest of the siblings) husband Russell passed away when I was about 3( I was 3, checked with mys sister , it was July 1954). He had Hodgkin’s Disease.Today suvrival rates are at 92.1 % for … Continue reading

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First Memories

First of all, I may have bit off a little more than I can chew thinking I could do this everyday, but I am hoping as I get more used to this new blogging site it might go faster. My … Continue reading

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Copy/Paste

These are from a previous post on a former blog. New goal..to post a memory everyday for a year. Now the memories will not come from the day but from the days of my life( like the sands of time..how … Continue reading

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