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It’s been almost 2 years since my dear friend Pauline has come out from Illinois to California, and a year to the month since Valerie was out here with her father. Both times were related to Valerie and boyfriend Roni’s desire to move to this area, and after a long year full of anticipation Valerie [...]

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Another year has come and gone and we’re celebrating our dear friend Jill’s birthday again! Patty won’t be far behind so who’s counting, right Jill? The place for the feast was El Torito Grill, Jill and husband Steve brought their 2 boys, Patrick and Alex, Patty and Jerry’s son Matt couldn’t make it. We had [...]

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As always my visit’s with good friends Steve and Beth are full of love and laughter. This time was no exception. As I grow older I appreciate so much of what my friends have to offer me in the way of companionship, wisdom and grace. Or not! ha! Looking back to a time when Beth [...]

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Jerry and I had a very nice 4th of July at the home of our good friends Steve & Jill. Their 2 sons, Patrick and Alex were there as were our friends Terry and Karen. The BBQ was hot, the food was plenty and the company great! We walked just a short distance from the [...]

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It is with great sadness that Jerry and I send our condolence’s to good friend Carol and her family, who’s brother Rob passed away yesterday. We send comfort and love during this very hard time in their lives. Jimmy, Rich, George, meet Rob. We miss you all.

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Valerie, our temporary houseguest, is back home in Illinois for now anyway. She flew home for the holidays and decided to stay put, at least temporarily. When her brother asked her why she was still in Peoria on Facebook recently she responded with “A lot of different reasons: job market is non-existant right now, mom [...]

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I’m late posting photos, but as the saying goes, better late than never. I had just gotten home after taking our houseguest Valerie to the airport (she went home to Illinois for the holidays) when I saw Jerry’s car in the driveway. I was so excited to see him home for lunch! I was sure [...]

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Just in time for the beginning of Disneyland’s wonderful Christmas holiday season my 2 girlfriends Jill and Karen and I headed out for a fun filled evening at Disneyland. It started out with a light dinner at a Downtown Disney resturant. So light in fact that the bartender gave Jill all the booze from my [...]

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I found a wonderful little surprise in my garden yesterday! I dutifully planted the perennial sweet peas last year that my girlfriend Carol gave me from her Mission Viejo garden. They’ve been making a slow progress ever since, climbing and winding up the white arbor we have in the corner garden, clinging to the red [...]

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Another days work at my girlfriend Jill’s school, with the help of good friends Terry and Karen, and much was accomplished. Blue felt bulletin boards with colorful borders, more moving of furniture, cleaning out bookshelves, portable storage cabinets and filling black plastic bags full of trash made us feel as if we’d accomplished a lot. [...]

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