Category Archives: Autobiography

What was your Mom like when you were a child?

Posted on March 11, 2021 by Butch

What was your Mom like when you were a child? Butch I had an older sister who died before I was born. She was only 8 months old when she died. I came along 11 months later and must have … Continue reading →

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Grandparents

Posted on February 19, 2021 by Butch

What were your grandparents like? Butch I am happy to say that I met all four of my grandparents, but I don’t remember anything until the early 1950’s. My earliest memory is running with a bunch of kids and climbing … Continue reading →

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High School Friends

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Butch

1963 – Are you still friends with any of your friends from high school? How have they changed since then? Butch In high school I had 3 main friends: Keith Andrews, Jim Cada, and Mike Shahan. Keith Andrews Keith was … Continue reading →

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Karen’s First Job

Posted on February 5, 2021 by Butch

When I put up my blog entry a couple of days ago, I meant to include Karen’s first job story at the same time. So here it is. In future I hope to upload hers at the same time I … Continue reading →

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StoryWorth

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Butch

For Christmas 2020 Wendy and family gave me a subscription to StoryWorth. It’s a service that sends me suggested questions to answer. Wendy usually picks the questions. They are along the lines of, “How did you get your first job?” … Continue reading →

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2019 England Vacation

Posted on May 5, 2019 by Butch

On January 24, 2019, my Uncle Peter died. He was married to my mom’s sister, Auntie Barbara. My sister Judy and I talked about attending his funeral, but getting it all together in time was impossible. We decided to wait … Continue reading →

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50th Anniversary

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Butch

Today is Karen and my 50th wedding anniversary. On May 1st, 1969, Gentle Thursday, we tied the knot. Now, 50 years later, we are looking forward to the next 50. Here we are at our reception, 25 years on, and … Continue reading →

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2018 Trip to Quebec

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Butch

Hard on the heels of our trip to California, we set out to visit Judy and her husband, Bill, in Auburn, ME. Tuesday, August 21, 2018 We got up at 3:00 am for our 6:30 flight to Portland, ME.  Our … Continue reading →

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2018 California Vacation – Part 5

Posted on August 12, 2018 by Butch

Thursday, August 9 – Montrose, CO to Lamar, CO Today we just drove. We visited Black Canyon of the Gunnison last night which was our plan for today. We were so scared by the scenic drive and the overlooks so … Continue reading →

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2018 California Vacation – Part 4

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Butch

Sunday August 5 – El Cerrito to Ridgecrest, CA We took one last set of pictures of us and the boys. We left Wendy’s at about 11:00. It is always hard to say goodbye knowing it will probably be at … Continue reading →

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