My aunt passed away at around 1:30 PM today. She was a fighter and was an exceptional woman having gotten polio at 4 months and living to be 86. She loved life and has moved on. I talked to her yesterday. She couldn’t speak, only make guttural sounds. I told her I loved her and enjoyed my many visits at her place in the mountain near West Point. She tried hard to say … [Read more...] about My Aunt Eleanor Died Today
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New Novel and My Aunt Eleanor
Well, it’s the 6th day of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo.org). I’ve written 10,154 words so far. At first it was work, but for some reason I’m getting more and more into it and like the story. I’m sure it will need a lot more work when done. It’s started out about the friendship of two 14 year old boys which I was going to stretch out into their adult lives, but … [Read more...] about New Novel and My Aunt Eleanor
Overcoming Polio–A Memoir–Part 15
Chapter 25 Marian Baseball In the 50’s, Marian (an old friend) and I went to a lot of ball games in San Francisco. We were staunch Giant fans and of course there was no one like Willy Mays. We generally went up and back the same day. One time I was getting fitted for a new brace and she was taking a class in operating a switchboard; (yes, those were the days before computers … [Read more...] about Overcoming Polio–A Memoir–Part 15
Overcoming Polio–Memoir–Part 14
For those who are reading this for the first time, I’ve been posting my Aunt Eleanor’s memoir to my writers’ blog. She’s 86 and has had polio since she was 4 months old. Italicized comments are mine. Read previous blog postings for more information. Video Links Videos 1 & 2 Videos 3, 4, & 5 Chapter 21 Mom Again My Mom had been looking for a smaller home to buy and … [Read more...] about Overcoming Polio–Memoir–Part 14
Overcoming Polio – Memoir – Part 13
For those who are reading this for the first time, I’ve been posting my Aunt Eleanor’s memoir to my writers’ blog. She’s 86 and has had polio since she was 4 months old. Italicized comments are mine. Read previous blog postings for more information. Video Links Videos 1 & 2 Videos 3, 4, & 5 Chapter 19 Building/Moving The economizing we had been doing paid off in … [Read more...] about Overcoming Polio – Memoir – Part 13