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My Mother, nicknamed Rita, was born on the original Armistice day in 1918 in The Detroit metro area. She was the second oldest of four siblings. Unlike her older sister Dorothy, Rita loved to help care for her little brother and sister. When she was around age eight, Her Mother was sent to to aContinue reading “Marguerite Heatley Turnbull November 11, 2021”

When I was a child, I recall commercials about “Radio Free Europe. The terms Iron Curtain, Eastern Block and The Berlin Wall were heard but not understood. The Berlin Wall was completed in 1961 when I was 7. All through my childhood and adolescence, I was surrounded with these terms but I was unaware whatContinue reading “International Freedom Day, November 9, 2021”

On November 4th, 1963, the First Easy Bake Oven was introduced before Christmas. I was eight years old and I had this toy on the top of my Christmas list. I didn’t receive one from Santa. But my best friend, Laurel, did get the special toy. The original oven was pink and used two 100Continue reading “Easy Bake Oven Day, November 4, 2021”

As we continued our tour of the eastern Upper Peninsula, we found waterfalls in abundance. Water trickles from the western porcupine Mountains to the cliffs of sandstone to the overlooks and sand dunes of the lakeshore. Our first visit was to the Lower Tahquamenon Falls. The bubbling brook was beside the boardwalk. As we approachedContinue reading “Natures Music, Waterfalls November 2, 2021”

The upper Peninsula’s nickname is Yooper Country. The land situated between Lake Superior on the North and Lakes Michigan and Huron on the south is far different from the lower peninsula by lifestyle and politics. An independent surrounded by natural beauty and lake shores. I have always found Whitefish Point a wild shoreline ,anchored byContinue reading “The Yooper Peninsula, October 28, 2021”

With coolness, there is frost on the pumpkin. Time to smell warming Pumpkin faces lit with candles. The sights of fall. On our bike travels, I have smelled the aroma of pumpkins being cooked and processed for the past two months. On the rails to trails from Montague to Hart MI, there is a largeContinue reading “National Pumpkin Day October 26, 2021”

Today, I received my new slim folio from Amazon. I have been waiting over a week to type easily using my I Pad. I was remembering our first typewriter. My Mother had a old Royal. It was big, heavy and totally dependable. I took personal typing the summer before ninth grade. I learned the keyContinue reading “Typewriter Memories, October 21, 2021”

As far as I can remember, my family was divided into the three older boys and myself and my younger brother Brian. There was a wide span of years between my oldest brother Bob and Brian. Bob tells a story that he was called to the high school office to be told that he hadContinue reading “Brian Patrick Turnbull October 19, 2021”

I am sitting here at my desk after finishing a fellow author’s book, “Why Grandma Doesn’t Know Me.” But first , I want to tell you of an opportunity to put your name in for a drawing for my signed chapbook,”Leaf Memories.” Go to http://www.handyuncappedpen.com/2021/10/giveaway-leaf-memories-by-carol.html Just go to the site of the Handy uncapped penContinue reading “A giveaway and book Review, October 14, 2021”

Each year we decorate the outdoors for All Hallows day or better known as Halloween. Not for us a simple gravestone and a couple of skeltons. We have thought of a different tableau for over 23 years. Like stage sets, the displays are best viewed from the road.They don’t hold up under close scrutiny. MostContinue reading “O Scary Night,October,12, 2021”