Monthly Archives: September 2014

Fallen Hero

Posted on September 20, 2014 by Caryn

Yesterday, I attended the funeral of Casper firefighter, Captain Jeffrey Atkinson. The service was beautiful and filled with all the pomp and circumstance befitting a hero. The ceremony included bag pipes, the Shriner’s Calliope Band, the sounding of the last … Continue reading →

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Not Quite What They Expected

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Caryn

My great great grandfather, Allen Spencer and my great great grandmother, Lydia Quackenbush Potts Spencer were married on February 22, 1850 in Canastota, New York. It didn’t take them too many years to decide that New York was not where … Continue reading →

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Don’t Tell My Mother

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Caryn

Kids seem to think that they are invincible. I don’t know where they got such an idea, but they often take chances without giving a second thought to how dangerous something might be and whether or not they will get … Continue reading →

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A Woman Of Strength

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Caryn

When I think of my husband, Bob’s 6th great grandmother, Jean Gracy Knox, I always think of Ellen O’Hara…Scarlett O’Hara’s mother, in Gone With The Wind. They lived in different eras, but in many ways, their lives were much the … Continue reading →

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Made For Each Other

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Caryn

When I think about how long my son-in-law, Travis Royce has been married to my daughter, Amy…I have to say it is hard to believe. Not that they have stayed together, but rather that it has been that long already. … Continue reading →

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The Tip Of Lake Superior

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Caryn

I always liked the fact that I was born in Superior, Wisconsin. It was where my dad was born, and I suppose that could have been part of its charm, but I really think it just seemed exotic or romantic … Continue reading →

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Penny Candy

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Caryn

As I was leaving Albertson’s Grocery Store yesterday afternoon, I happened to glance at the side of one of the buildings in the Hilltop Shopping Center. It had a sidewalk ran from almost the top of the building in back, … Continue reading →

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I Want To Go Too

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Caryn

There is nothing worse, for the youngest sibling, than to be left at home while the rest of the kids get to go to school. They just don’t understand why they can’t go along. I’m sure that after a while … Continue reading →

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Death Date Mystery

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Caryn

When I come across a husband and wife, who both died on the same day, my curiosity kicks into overdrive. That just seems so unusual. Nevertheless, such was the case for my husband, Bob’s 4th great grandparents, Cloudsbury and Elizabeth … Continue reading →

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Two Little Cousins

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Caryn

For most children, their first friends are their siblings or cousins. Their families get together, so the kids get to see each other often. The days flow from one to another, and for a time, everyone expects that nothing will … Continue reading →

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