Monthly Archives: September 2015

Little Helper

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Caryn

My grand niece, Hattie Joy Parmely, is celebrating a milestone today. She has arrived at her very first birthday. Her mom, Ashley Parmely tells me that Hattie Joy has lived up to her name quite well, because she is a … Continue reading →

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Police Lives Matter

Posted on September 19, 2015 by Caryn

In a time when our police officers are being randomly attacked, I think it is important to remember just who it is that comes running in to protect those in need of assistance. Police officers have such a complicated job. … Continue reading →

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Simply Not Meant To Be

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Caryn

In April of 1993, my sisters, Cheryl Masterson, Alena Stevens, Allyn Hadlock, and I took a trip to the Seattle, Washington area where our sister, Caryl Reed and her family were living at the time. I had not been there … Continue reading →

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The Signing Of The United States Constitution

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Caryn

The Constitution has been in the news a lot these days, or shall I say, the violation of the Constitution. Sometimes I wonder if the signers of the Constitution would even be able to recognize the nation that they had … Continue reading →

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Their Next Twenty Years

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Caryn

In their first twenty years of marriage, my daughter, Amy Royce and her husband Travis lived here in Casper, Wyoming, where they raised their two children, Shai and Caalab, but Travis had always wanted to live somewhere else, and Amy … Continue reading →

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Let It Burn???

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Caryn

There is a fire burning in Yellowstone National Park. There are fires burning all over the western United States, as a matter of fact, but this particular fire bring back memories of the last big fire in Yellowstone National Park, … Continue reading →

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German U-Boats

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Caryn

Submarines have been around a long time, but during the world wars, Germany built a submarine that was superior to any other submarine of the time. Called the U-Boat, the name was short for Unterseeboot, or under sea boat. Winston … Continue reading →

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A Gold Mine!!

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Caryn

A few days ago, a man commented on one of my stories, saying that he was Mary LuLu Taylor Leary Begier Warren’s great grandson. Joe Brown comes from her marriage to James Begier, the man she married after James Leary … Continue reading →

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Treasure…Lost and Found

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Caryn

The San Francisco gold rush was a crazy time in American history. It was almost giddy in many ways. Gold does funny things to people. Just the thought of striking it rich made people pull up stakes and move west … Continue reading →

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Forever Missing

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Caryn

As the fourteenth anniversary of the September 11th attacks approached, movies that had been filmed following those horrible events began to show up on television again. I think I’ve already watched each and every one of them, but I always … Continue reading →

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