Time flies like the wind, fruit flies like bananas

Writing a book was not on my to-do list. I had no desire to sit at a computer for hours and struggle with words. One of the early stories related about my first year of life was a quote of my Grandfather. “She always wants to be where she ain’t.” Neither had I pictured myself sitting still for as long as it takes to play Bridge. But when I got hooked on the game those hours playing Bridge seem to fly by. As with Bridge playing, the same happens with this book. I sit at the computer and the hours melt away.


When I found the letters that were written by Mom and Dad all those years ago and saved so securely, I was drawn into a world I didn’t anticipate. The letters themselves tell a story of the young bride who is a new mother in Philadelphia coping with her experiences as her husband was serving in the military thousands of miles away. Interjecting my thoughts on the common threads that run through their entire lives is my pleasure.

Now you know some of what I've been up to in the past year since I've posted. I guess retirement means doing things I haven't done before and not doing the things I used to do. Maybe I'll get back to posting regularly.