July 29, 2010
CHAPTER 12We had an uncomfortable night in our makeshift home in the garage--for one thing, the cots were way too short for us. Nando's "cousins" must have all been under 5ft 3". Our legs hung off the...
July 28, 2010
CHAPTER 11Bob and I took the bus on in to Los Angeles. Tina, Douglas' wife had given us the phone number of her cousin Nando, and called to tell him we'd be coming. We didn't know what to expect, but ...
July 28, 2010
CHAPTER 10It was almost three weeks before we saw The Jorgenson's again. Aunt Molly had been cutting hay--the weather was perfect, and it's not just a cliche--you have to make hay while the sun shines...
July 28, 2010
CHAPTER NINEHarris had talked with us hanging on to every word, but we could tell he was getting tired. Aunt Molly said "Let's eat then Harris can get a nap." Aunt Viv protested "But I'm dying to know...
July 27, 2010
CHAPTER 8Harris said "After five miserable days on the bus, we finally got to El Paso, and Bob called his cousin who lived there--your cousin--Douglas and asked if we could come by."Vivian said "I onl...
July 27, 2010
CHAPTER 7Harris continued, "After meeting with Mitchum, Bob was anxious for us to get started for California. We went back to our roachy abode and packed. We each had one backpack; that's all the belo...
July 26, 2010
CHAPTER 6A couple of weeks after the wedding, Aunt Viv phoned me. "Jennifer, how about we drive out to the farm and see how Molly and Harris are getting along?" Of course I said yes. We stopped at a b...
July 26, 2010
CHAPTER 5After breakfast, Harris didn't want to rest; he wanted a look at the house. The farmhouse was old and roomy and comfortable. Molly was a dynamo taking care of everything on the farm by hersel...
July 26, 2010
CHAPTER 4After the wedding, it was late afternoon before Aunt Viv and I left Aunt Molly and Harris at the farm. Aunt Molly could tell Harris was exhausted. The years of taking care of Bob, and his eve...
July 23, 2010
PART IIIAunt Molly drove up to the Sweet Home church where Bob was to be buried. This was where all the family was; grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, cousins. Though Bob loved living in California...
July 23, 2010
CHAPTER 2Aunt Viv and I were stunned into silence. Then Viv said "What are you talking about? Are you crazy? When did you decide that? When did you meet with Harris?"Aunt Molly grinned. "That was a sh...
July 23, 2010
CHAPTER 1Aunt Molly was driving her old white Buick Century with two fingers of her left hand on the steering wheel. She was rubbing the back of her neck with her veiny calloused right hand. "Owww, my...
July 19, 2010
After the bad experience at the Mexican restaurant, I went to the car dealership so they could check out a noise under the hood. When I had left the house that morning, there was a loud slapping noise...
July 19, 2010
Today I had some business in the Big City, and concluded it right before 11am. Time for lunch. Hadn't eaten at a Mexican place for ages, so went to (what I found out USED to be the best place in town)...
July 17, 2010
I just saw a movie on TCM about the life of Jim Thorpe. His birth name was Jacobus Franciscus; but always called "Jim." His Indian name was Wa-Tho-Huk, meaning Bright Path. He was born in Indian Terri...
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