Category Archives: Life in our times.

1936 ~ 0ur New Car

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Bertie

It was 1936. I was not quite four years old. Dad and Mom had purchased a brand new car, a pretty blue Ford. Our old Franklyn that someone had to turn a thingy in front well and run back, jump … Continue reading →

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Posted on August 16, 2014 by Bertie

When I was a child at girl scout Camp Tapawingo, in the San Diego mountains, one of my lifelong friends decided to b…e funny, and put a whole bunch of dried up leaves in my bed for a surprise that … Continue reading →

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INFLUENCE THAT I NEVER REALIZED PLAYED A PART IN WHO I AM.

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Bertie

Andrew Gallant was a friend of my parents.  He taught music in Pacific Beach Elementary School when my Dad was principal there.  As a child , I never thought any more about it.  But that man on the sidelines of … Continue reading →

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A Woman of Faith, A Woman of Valor, My Mom, Prudence Scott Dugger

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Bertie

She was a pretty woman and she was a smart lady.  She won a full scholarship to the university of Arizona when she graduated from High school.  But she chose to marry her high school English teacher instead.  The man … Continue reading →

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My memory of my aunt, Grace Scott Thomas

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Bertie

This is a picture of Grace Scott Thomas,  fourth child of Andrew and Bertha Spear Scott, and sister to Ora, Edgar and Prudence and all the other Scott brothers and sisters.  She was married to Arl Thomas whom she loved … Continue reading →

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How to get rid of the ugliness and hate, Everyone hates to endure for a year and a half, every two and one half years.

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Bertie

  Everyone hates what they call an election year, that actually begins a half year earlier.  It is mean spirited, ugly, sometimes nasty, and we get so sick of it.  It makes one ashamed of the candidates, question what our … Continue reading →

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A Love Story- Ours.

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Bertie

It was the summer of 1952 when I had my 21st birthday on a bus headed for Chicago. (At that time you weren’t able to vote, drink, or be considered an adult until you were 21.) I stopped off in … Continue reading →

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More about the 1930’s

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Bertie

The first telephone we had was black and on the wall in the hallway.  Our number was 640.  Much later it became Humboldt 82-640.  Later in the 50’s it became a completely different number beginning with Broadway instead of Humboldt.  … Continue reading →

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58 Years and Counting (or happy ever after)

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Bertie

It has been many years since Jim and I spent a year apart while he put his first year of grad school behind him in Chicago and I finished my last year of collage in San Diego.  We wrote every … Continue reading →

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Ah the world of young people today

Posted on August 1, 2009 by Bertie

I often wonder if I am alone in not appreciating the messy side of style, hairdos, etc,    No amount of stylishness would make me subject my feet to those 6" heels women wear.  Then the women started wearing what … Continue reading →

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