Indigo-Daisy

We spent a lot of time growing up with cousin Steve.  He was the only child of my aunt and uncle on my dads side and he became our childhood friend.
When we got together with Steve we were never bored and always found fun things to do like acting out short comedy skits and [...]

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I lived in Florence, Italy for about a year before marrying my husband.  During my stay, I read the book "The Agony and the Ecstasy" by Irving Stone about the life of Michelangelo Buonararroti.  What an amazing book to have read while actually in the city of Florence.  I would read a chapter, then rush [...]

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Year : 1989
Month : July
Place: Baghdad, Iraq (Babylon)
Temperature: 120 F or 48.8 C
Beverage : Pepsi Cola
This was taken on my one and only trip to Baghdad the year before the first Desert Storm.  It may seem like a strange picture to post as we all look like we are melting in the heat, but [...]

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My parents were not the wealthiest, but they were very crafty and often some of our best Christmas gifts were ones that they had spent long hours creating just for us.  They were truly original gifts that none of our friends had.
This was taken on Christmas eve right after or close to midnight.  They [...]

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These are two of my most prized possessions, each one created just for me by one of my boys.
The cross stitching was carefully stitched over summer break by my firstborn.  After he finished it,  he gave it to my parents to mount and frame so he could give it to me as a gift. He [...]

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This was taken in the summer of 1978 on my first travels away from home.
The City - Florance Italy
The Place - Fountain of Neptune in the Piazza della Signoria in front of the Palazzo Vecchio
The Music - Wuthering Heights by Kate Bush
It was the summer I met my husband who is love of my [...]

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