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What’s A War

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Caryn

While riding the 1880 Train on the last day of our annual trip to the Black Hills, Bob and I were sitting back, relaxing and enjoying the ride. It is a favorite part of our trip each year. One of the things that I like to do on these train rides, Continue reading →

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Avezzano Earthquake

Posted on January 13, 2021 by Caryn

I have never been caught up in a serious earthquake, and I don’t think I want to, but stories of survival in an earthquake, are always filled with hope. Earthquakes remain the one natural disaster that the scientists can’t successfully predict. Continue reading →

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Like I Missed Out

Posted on August 16, 2020 by Caryn

I never had the opportunity to get to know my Grandpa Allen Luther Spencer, because he passed away before my parents were married, and 4½ years before I was born. Life was not always easy for my grandfather. His first marriage ended in divorce, Continue reading →

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Being Needed

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Caryn

I have four sisters, and three brothers-in-law. My husband Bob had four sisters and one brother. He still has three sisters, his brother, a sister-in-law, and two brothers-in-law. We are missing his sister, Marlyce, Continue reading →

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The Bodies Of Everest

Posted on March 23, 2019 by Caryn

I love to hike, but that does not include going to the highest peak I can find. Don’t get me wrong, because I have hiked to the top of some mountains. Continue reading →

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Mantin’s Will

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Caryn

Louis Mantin, was a French aesthete, which is a person who has a special appreciation of art and beauty. Continue reading →

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The Hanging Judge

Posted on November 25, 2018 by Caryn

The Indian Territory, which is now Oklahoma, in 1875, was populated by cattle and horse thieves, whiskey peddlers, and bandits who sought refuge in the untamed territory that was free of a “White Man’s Court.” There was one court with … Continue reading →

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A Life Of Service

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Caryn

My uncle, Jim Richards lost his dad when he was a young not of just eight years. The death of a loved one affects each of us differently, as does the age we are, the age of the decedent, and … Continue reading →

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In The Stark Daylight

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Caryn

I saw picture of the New York skyline that was taken on September 10, 2001, about 24 hours before the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. It was profound. The picture, taken so innocently, probably by … Continue reading →

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No Way Of Escape

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Caryn

For many years, levee systems were built along rivers to hold back flood waters. They work very well…until they don’t. When a levee ruptures, the resulting flood is usually devastating. From June through August of 1993, the midwestern United States … Continue reading →

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