Today always brings a bit of sadness to me as I think of my Father and the two wars he fought in. He was in WW1 as a young man in Ireland and in WW11 by which time he was married and living in Canada. He was a true patriot of England and joined as soon as England declared war in 1939. He was in until 1945 when the war ended.
I can vaguely remember him coming home on leave in his uniform and sometimes wonder if I am just remembering pictures of that time. He passed away many years ago but on days like this and St. Patrick's Day I hear the song Danny Boy and it always brings a few tears.
I have been so busy after returning from Florida. No stitching done around here. I have been deep cleaning all the house with help from my cleaning couple and last Thurs. they came and cleaned every window in the entire house. Keeping 2 houses going is a lot of work but I cannot see giving up either one at this point in our lives. I would miss Florida in the winter and Chicago and the kids in the summer. We were at my sons Sat.for lunch and to see the kids. Nick was home from his first year of college and surprise he had a gal at the house with him he met at Bradley. First girl I can remember ever seeing him with. Jenny is going to be a senior next year and she is thinking Bradley also. She would like to be a pediatrician but we will see. Young Tommy is only just turned 9 so he has a ways to go.
I hope you all have had a nice long weekend and hopefully been able to spend some time with friends and/or family.
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- FredaB
- Born in Toronto, Canada where I spent the first 30 years of my life and balance now in the US. 3 children and 6 grandkids. Wonderful husband and will be married 50 years next Aug. 09.
2 comments:
Ah, I thought you'd been quiet lately! Having a house at each end of the continent is nice in some ways, but I don't think I could handle two lots of housekeeping! Ken's sister has a holiday house near the beach (about 2 hours from their home), and she says it is becoming more of a liability than a pleasure as they get older. As soon as they arrive, lawns have to be mown, the house has to be dusted and aired, beds made up, pantry replenished...it doesn't sound like much of a holiday to me!
Welcome home Freda! I cannot even imagine managing two households - I struggle with one.
i hope you have a wonderful summer in Chicago, full of lots of happy memories,
jillayne
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