tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48342679776044217782024-03-06T12:00:00.617-08:00Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy: The Online Diary of a Central Oregon GrandmotherWelcome to the online diary of a Central Oregon Grandmother (me) who is busy celebrating the positive portions of her everyday life ... along with her best friend husband (Cary). It is quite an eclectic diary and I try to do my best to incorporate a little bit of history into many of my posts. Your visit to our piece of American Pie is greatly appreciated. This chatty Kathy posts frequently, so coming back to visit often is highly encouraged.Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.comBlogger1970125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post-77072480408704080532015-05-13T07:04:00.000-07:002015-05-29T12:48:30.587-07:00<span style="font-size: large;">Good Morning, Friends! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On my way back from visiting friends last weekend, I stopped along the way and took some pictures of the beautiful scenery.
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are several waterfalls and campgrounds along the South Umpqua/Diamond Lake Highway. This picture was taken at Boulder Flats Campground.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This scene brought to mind the Serenity Prayer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>God,</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>the courage to change the things I can,</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>and the wisdom to know the difference.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Amen.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I also added the paraphrased mantra that I borrowed from Ken:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>"Own your mood, stand in your power and speak your truth."</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope that everybody is doing well, and that you are having a wonderful week.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hugs,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Kathy M.</span><br />
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<br />Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post-6604189948600466552015-04-15T08:04:00.001-07:002015-04-15T08:04:27.680-07:00Hi ...<span style="font-size: x-large;">Hi Everybody,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Nothing is wrong, but I am not going to continue on the A-Z Challenge this time around.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I will still work my way through our trip pictures, but at a slower pace.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Thanks for all of your comments, and I will be sure to visit those of you who have so nicely left them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Kathy M. </span>Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post-87310649481526544222015-04-09T14:16:00.002-07:002015-04-09T14:31:10.187-07:00A-Z Challenge Day #8 - The Letter "H" is for Hot Springs, Arkansas<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Welcome! From February 28 - March 16,
my best friend husband Cary and I went on a trip. From Eugene, we
traveled to parts of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana. I
haven't blogged about it yet, and thought that highlighting our vacation
would be the perfect way to participate in this year's Blogging from
A-Z Challenge. My blog isn't always about travel, but for the next
month it will mainly feature travel photos and memories of our
experience.
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This is my fourth time participating in
A-Z. For those of you unfamiliar with the challenge, participants post
daily during the month of April, except for on Sundays. That gives us
26 posts for the month. It is a lot of work, but also a lot of fun. We
visit the blogs of others who are taking the challenge, connecting with
old friends and making new friends.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">"H" is for Hot Springs, Arkansas </span></b></u><i> </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My first post of the A-Z Challenge this year was about the Arlington Hotel, where we stayed the second night of our stay in Hot Springs. You can read that post by clicking here: <a href="http://oregongiftsofcomfortandjoy.blogspot.com/2015/03/a-z-challenge-day-1-letter-is-for.html">The Arlington Hotel.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Across the street from the Arlington is a little park in Hot Springs National Park. Hot Springs was the very first national park in the United States. It has been a destination point for many for nearly 150 years.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The stairs behind the gazebo lead to the Tufa Terrace Trail. Hiking the trail, along with a series of daily baths, massage and great food are great ways to improve one's health.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are beautiful buildings along this street. I didn't get back to Bathhouse Row, with all of the old bath houses that have been restored. Two are operating now plus the the one at the Arlington. Another is now a museum about Hot Springs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There were also some abandoned buildings in this part of town. The Majestic Hotel burned down in 2010, and still has not been dealt with. When you drive in from the freeway, you drive right past it and several vacant buildings and think, what the heck? We never did make it into the city itself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is a link to a great article about The Majestic, from <a href="http://www.abandonedar.com/the-majestic-hotel/">Abandoned Arkansas.</a> Interior photos are included.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We just didn't get everything done ... I think that you
need at least 4 or 5 days to dedicate to this town to experience it
properly. We didn't even drive through the rest of the park. But, we made it there, sick or not, and enjoyed ourselves very much.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I plan on doing a history post or two on Hot Springs someday, but I am going to wrap this up for now. If you get the chance to go here, I'd take it if I were you. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Springs,_Arkansas">Hot Springs, Arkansas - Wikipedia</a></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=hot+springs+arkansas&tbm=isch&imgil=2iEdwfs9Uitv9M%253A%253BZ7vP-ce8ya2nUM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.arkansasbusiness.com%25252Fsupplements%25252F19%25252Fhot-springs&source=iu&pf=m&fir=2iEdwfs9Uitv9M%253A%252CZ7vP-ce8ya2nUM%252C_&usg=__WoM5z5KqMqCRD8KcQq0dDGHCvF8%3D&biw=1600&bih=789&ved=0CEgQyjc&ei=VO0mVejvIoPvoASKhoCIDQ#tbm=isch&q=hot+springs+arkansas+bath+houses&revid=27400280">Google Photos of Hot Springs, Arkansas Photos</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.arkansas.com/places-to-go/parks/national-federal-parks/hot-springs-national-park.aspx">Hot Springs National Park</a></span></div>
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traveled to parts of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana. I
haven't blogged about it yet, and thought that highlighting our vacation
would be the perfect way to participate in this year's Blogging from
A-Z Challenge. My blog isn't always about travel, but for the next
month it will mainly feature travel photos and memories of our
experience.
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This is my fourth time participating in
A-Z. For those of you unfamiliar with the challenge, participants post
daily during the month of April, except for on Sundays. That gives us
26 posts for the month. It is a lot of work, but also a lot of fun. We
visit the blogs of others who are taking the challenge, connecting with
old friends and making new friends.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For over 25 years, Cary has wanted to return to Mississippi, and that was one of the main reasons for this trip, along with getting to know our Arkansas cousins.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">On Sunday, March 8th, we left Hot Springs, Arkansas, and drove east and south for four or five hours. </span>We said goodbye to beautiful Arkansas (which is so much like Oregon, minus the ocean and tall mountains), and crossed the mighty Mississippi, heading toward Greenville. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had only planned on driving through this city, wanting to stay in Natchez, so I hadn't done any research about it. I think that we really missed the boat on Greenville, because there was a whole part of the city, the cool part, that we never did see. It looks like The Hampton Inn is in a nicer part of town.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We stopped at the visitor's center, got our pamphlets, asked the nice lady questions, and checked out their little museum.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Inside, the museum was upstairs, so that is where I headed:</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Mississippi River is also known as The Great River Road, running from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Greenville is where Kermit-the-Frog was born.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Greenville had a huge flood in 1927, and there is a Flood Museum that would have been interesting to go to.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Blues are huge! Highway 61 is known as The Blues Highway. Mississippi calls itself the birthplace of America's music. There is a Blues Museum in the area. Here is the link to a Google search of Greenville museums: <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=museums+in+greenville+mississippi&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8">"Click Here".</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some famous authors came out of Mississippi too. Here is a link of <a href="http://www.mswritersandmusicians.com/writers/">Famous Musicians and Writers of Mississippi.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had learned that there were casinos in Greenville, and wanted to spend the night in one. We had passed one, The Harlow, on the way into town. I had looked on the internet and found another one, on the waterfront in historic old town. We enjoy historic old towns, so we thought that we would check that one out first.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Oh, boy. As we drove toward the river, it became a little scary. Homes were boarded up and businesses were vacant. I didn't even take any pictures, which I now regret since we didn't drive through there the next day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The casino had changed its name and ended up not having lodging on site. You had to use a little old hotel a block or so away and I really didn't feel safe, so we turned around and went back the way that we came.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Harlow was nice, and so were the people. The room was only $89.00 a night, and there was a buffet. Cary had fun playing blackjack, and I liked that I could come and go back to the room and that we didn't have to drive anywhere.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are churches on every corner all throughout the south. Even little towns and tiny farming communities have several.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">We missed the fancy parts of this city all together, and I left thinking that they didn't have any! Here is a link to other people's pictures of Greenville, <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=greenville+mississippi&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=nYElVbuwAYLcoASg-4GQCQ&ved=0CEIQsAQ&biw=1600&bih=789">"Click Here"</a> , <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=greenville+mississippi&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=nYElVbuwAYLcoASg-4GQCQ&ved=0CEIQsAQ&biw=1600&bih=789#tbm=isch&q=downt0wn+greenville+mississippi"> "and Here".</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>Welcome! From February 28 - March 16,
my best friend husband Cary and I went on a trip. From Eugene, we
traveled to parts of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana. I
haven't blogged about it yet, and thought that highlighting our vacation
would be the perfect way to participate in this year's Blogging from
A-Z Challenge. My blog isn't always about travel, but for the next
month it will mainly feature travel photos and memories of our
experience.
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This is my fourth time participating in
A-Z. For those of you unfamiliar with the challenge, participants post
daily during the month of April, except for on Sundays. That gives us
26 posts for the month. It is a lot of work, but also a lot of fun. We
visit the blogs of others who are taking the challenge, connecting with
old friends and making new friends.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><u><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Family Farmhouse in Weddington, Arkansas:</span></b></u><i> </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Tuesday, March 3, my cousins Barbara and Carolyn and I headed out to the Johnson farm in Weddington/Summers, Arkansas. We visited with several family members, and walked through the abandoned old farm house where my Dad was born. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had been yearning to get back there since my last visit in 1976.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">As luck would have it, the farm had just sold. I don't know if the new people will tear it down or not, but I am sure glad that we got to go and see it on this trip. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Nobody has lived there since 1979, when my Great-Aunt Mabel Johnson Henderson died. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">The house was very old even then. </span> It was also our Grandma Sallie's home prior to her death in 1962.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Grandpa Delmar Johnson with his sister, Mabel, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Me and Barbara</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This valentine is 8"x10", and </span></div>
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Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post-57320567226205389532015-04-05T19:20:00.001-07:002015-04-06T07:08:52.796-07:00A-Z Challenge, Day #5 - The Letter "E" is for Eugene, Oregon <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Welcome! From February 28 - March 16,
my best friend husband Cary and I went on a trip. From Eugene, we
traveled to parts of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana. I
haven't blogged about it yet, and thought that highlighting our vacation
would be the perfect way to participate in this year's Blogging from
A-Z Challenge. My blog isn't always about travel, but for the next
month it will mainly feature travel photos and memories of our
experience.
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This is my fourth time participating in
A-Z. For those of you unfamiliar with the challenge, participants post
daily during the month of April, except for on Sundays. That gives us
26 posts for the month. It is a lot of work, but also a lot of fun. We
visit the blogs of others who are taking the challenge, connecting with
old friends and making new friends.</span></i><br />
<br />So, here we go on Day #5 with the Letter "E", which in this case stands for The 5th Street Market in Eugene, Oregon. This is actually a post that I did in December 2011, but as I was looking through my Eugene stuff, I realized that the market really reminds me of New Orleans.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Trip Update:</b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We flew out of Eugene at 5:30 a.m. on Saturday morning, March 1st. That meant that we had to get up at 3:00 a.m. and be at the airport by 3:30 a.m. It wasn't really even open yet, but we followed the rules. We flew from Eugene to Denver and then from Denver to Tulsa. The weather on the east coast was horrible and over 1000 flights were cancelled that day, so Denver was pretty busy trying to reroute everybody. Our schedule remained the same though.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The night before, I called a meeting with my tribe and we all met for dinner at Papa's Pizza on W. 11th in Eugene. My kids, my sister Julie, my Mom, our grandson Casey, and my nieces and nephews were all able to come, along with one of my daughter Kari's friends. I can't believe that nobody took a picture, but that is okay too. We were living in the moment, and had a fun time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, here we go on Day #5 of A-Z, with the Letter "E", which in
this case stands for <i><b>The 5th Street Market in Eugene, Oregon</b></i>. This is
actually a post that I did in December 2011, but as I was looking
through my Eugene stuff, I realized that the market really reminds me of
New Orleans, and to be honest, it was hard to find something in my trip photos that began with the letter "E".</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I grew up in Eugene. I loved growing up
in Eugene. And, I love going back to visit. I think that I'll start a
new series about it called "I Dream of Eugene". This is the very first
installment; thanks so much for joining me.<br />
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On our most recent visit, we stopped by
the 5th Street Market. Of course, I had to take a bunch of pictures,
because everything was so pretty.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.5stmarket.com/about/">5th Street Market</a>
has been around since1976, when local vendors rented space for $2.00
per day to sell their wares. It has since grown into a beautiful and
unique courtyard shopping center, filled with art, shops and great food.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Cary was the king of the food court on Saturday. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We ordered breakfast from the El Pato Cafe, along with good coffees. The market hosts 5 cafes and two restaurants.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are 15 specialty stores, ranging from imports and sewing notions to an area old-time favorite florist, Rhythm and Blooms:<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Welcome! From February 28 - March 16,
my best friend husband Cary and I went on a trip. From Eugene, we
traveled to parts of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana. I
haven't blogged about it yet, and thought that highlighting our vacation
would be the perfect way to participate in this year's Blogging from
A-Z Challenge. My blog isn't always about travel, but for the next
month it will mainly feature travel photos and memories of our
experience.
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This is my fourth time participating in
A-Z. For those of you unfamiliar with the challenge, participants post
daily during the month of April, except for on Sundays. That gives us
26 posts for the month. It is a lot of work, but also a lot of fun. We
visit the blogs of others who are taking the challenge, connecting with
old friends and making new friends.<br />
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So, here we go on Day #4 with the Letter "D", which in this case stands for ...</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><u><span style="font-size: x-large;"> "Dinner on Frenchman Street </span></u></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">in New Orleans" </span></u></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There is so much more to see in New Orleans than the French Quarter, Jackson Square and The Waterfront, but we didn't see much of it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When we got into town and were trying to find our hotel, I took a few photos:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Before our trip, I was researching the lay of the land in New Orleans. I learned that the locals and the "in-the-know" tourists enjoyed hanging out at on Frenchman Street. Frenchman Street is just a few blocks away from the French Quarter, and is a destination point for many. It is supposed to be less commercial and more authentic than Bourbon Street. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On the Thursday that we were in New Orleans, we decided to go out to a nice dinner. We hailed a cab and asked the driver where we should go to eat on Frenchman Street and he suggested Snug Harbor. When we were almost there, he said that we could walk around, but to not venture off the main street, and only walk down for two blocks but not any further. Okay ... it sounded a bit dangerous, and you better believe that we did as we were told. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.snugjazz.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro in New Orleans</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Snug Harbor building was very nice, and looked like it had recently received a new paint job. I think that the owl next to the sign below is a security camera. There was one at our hotel too, overlooking the pool.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Cary wanted a steak, but didn't have his reading glasses,
so I read him what they were offering. He decided on a Filet Mignon
but, I didn't tell him how much it cost. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">While eating it, he said, "This is the best
steak that I have ever had in my life!" Then he about died when the bill arrived and he
found out that it cost $34.75. I didn't feel bad.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I ordered deep fried oysters. They were delicious, and only cost $19.75. I finished them, but didn't even touch my potato I took that back to the room for later.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.snugjazz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/SnugHarborMenu.pdf">Link to the Dinner Menu</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There were only two other tables in the dining room when we arrived. One was a table of four and the other a table of five. They were all getting ready to leave on a two-week cruise in the morning.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The ladies with the toilet paper headbands were so funny. They had met on another cruise, in the bathroom, and became best travel friends. Their husbands were with them, but they were kind of quiet, compared to their wives. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had met two of the women earlier in the day, when were were drinking an ice tea at Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville. The woman in the brown hair started talking to us, and she and her ex-husband used to own property in La Pine (where we live) before they divorced. She lives in Brookings, Oregon now. As always, it is a small world.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">They were just finishing up a set, so we only got to hear a few songs. Then Miss Sophie Lee asked me if I wanted to buy a CD, and I did. I am really enjoying it. Cary said, how much did that cost? I said, $15.00 He said, $15.00! I said, "If you can spend <i>$34.75</i> on a steak, I can spend $15.00 on a CD." <i>Just sayin'.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We took a cab back to our hotel, and that was the end of our little date on Frenchman Street.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;">“Born and raised in the
Chicago area, Miss Sophie Lee moved to New Orleans in 2001 in search of its
rich musical and culinary culture. She
quickly found Frenchman Street and the New Orleans Jazz Vipers who along with
Bart Ramsey, collaborated with her on her first New Orleans self-titled CD in
2006.</span><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"> </span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;">In the Summer and Fall of
2009, Sophie, Bart and members of The Jazz Vipers (now called The New Orleans
Cottonmouth Kings) collaborated again for another Miss Sophie Lee CD, “Tallulah
Moon”. This time around there were
joined by a stellar group of New Orleans musicians including “Washboard” Chaz
Leary, St. Louis Slim, Andy J. Forest, Bruce Brackman, Charlie Fardella, Robert
Snow, John Rodli, Matt Rhody, Matt Johnson, Matt Bell, Tommy Sciple and Glen
David Andrews. </span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;">“Tallulah Moon”, named for
Miss Sophie Lee’s grandmother’s hometown in Louisiana and Ms. Sophie’s mother,
Moon Ja, features nine standards and one original tune, the title trackt, “Tallulah
Moon”, written by Miss Sophie Lee.</span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Welcome! From February 28 - March 16,
my best friend husband Cary and I went on a trip. From Eugene, we
traveled to parts of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana. I
haven't blogged about it yet, and thought that highlighting our vacation
would be the perfect way to participate in this year's Blogging from
A-Z Challenge. My blog isn't always about travel, but for the next
month it will mainly feature travel photos and memories of our
experience.</span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is my fourth time participating in
A-Z. For those of you unfamiliar with the challenge, participants post
daily during the month of April, except for on Sundays. That gives us
26 posts for the month. It is a lot of work, but also a lot of fun. We
visit the blogs of others who are taking the challenge, connecting with
old friends and making new friends.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, here we go on Day #3 with the Letter "C", which in this case stands for "Cousins of Arkansas".</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, I don't even know what we would have done without Barbara and Carla. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We flew into Tulsa on Saturday, but were pretty much stuck there until the next morning due to the weather and to us being tired. We were both sick with BAD colds, especially Cary. I was able to keep the symptoms masked with over-the counter meds, but we could especially tell when the Muconex wore off.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We rented a room at one of the two hotels at the airport. We got settled in, and headed down to the lounge, where we met our new friend, Penny. One thing that I like about Facebook is that when you meet a new friend, you get to keep them!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, the next morning we drove the 1 1/2 hours to Siloam Springs, Arkansas, which is right on the border, and where my cousins live. There had been a reunion planned in our honor for Sunday, but it was cancelled due to the ice and snow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had not been to Arkansas since 1976. I hadn't seen any of these cousins since then. They weren't lost, but we weren't in contact until a few of them found me on my blog and we became Facebook friends (another thing that I love about Facebook).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Cary and I had planned on staying at a motel, but due to the reunion being cancelled, there was room for us at Barbara and Carla's house. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We walked through the door, gave hugs, and Cary and I felt the biggest sense of belonging, even though we were all new to each other. It was the oddest thing. We really were cousins, just like the cousins that I grew up with in Eugene, only we had a <i>lot</i> of catching up to do. There were pictures of me in Barbara's photo album when I was little, but I really didn't remember seeing these guys back then. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We enjoyed a nice dinner with them and Barbara's son Ronnie and his wife, Raenelle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The next day, Monday, Barbara gave us the grand tour of the area. We drove through Siloam Springs, Springdale, Fayetteville, and took the back road to Weddington. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Barbara took us to the court house in Fayetteville and showed us how to look up records for Washington County. I will do a post on that later.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">She organized a dinner that night at the Casino in West Siloam and we met up with more cousins for a buffet dinner.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The next morning, our cousin Carolyn drove over from Tallaquah, Oklahoma to go visiting with Barbara and I. Cary stayed home and watched t.v and rested. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Barbara drove us to Weddington, the farming community where they all grew up. Carolyn is Aunt Chloe's daughter (my grandpa's sister is Chloe) and Barbara is Uncle George "Joe" 's daughter (my grandpa's brother is Joe.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our first stop was to visit cousin Geneva, Aunt Mabel's daughter-in-law. I remember Geneva well, and always think of her as Aunt Geneva, even though she is my cousin. She is Suzanne's mom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The abandoned house next door belonged to Grandma Sallie and then Aunt Mabel. Nobody has lived there since 1979, when Aunt Mabel died. We did some exploring, and I took a bunch of pictures. I'll do a post on the house when we get to the letter "F", for "Farmhouse".</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After we were done with the farmhouse, we drove down the road to see cousin Shirley. Shirley is the sweetest, most loving and fun lady ... just as I remembered her back in 1976. Her daughter, Brenda and I are close in age and I did spend a lot of time with them during our week in 1976.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After we said good-bye to Shirley, we drove down the road to Barbara's sister Phoebe's and her family's home. We visited with Barbara, Carl, Phoebe, Carolyn, Michael and Rhonda. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Carissa didn't want to have her picture taken, so I had to sneak one in and she told me that she was going to hate me forever. I hope not. She is a hoot! She lives with her grandparents and has a pet cow that she has raised since day one. He is a couple of years old now. Within the first hour of his birth, she taught him to walk up the porch steps.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Thursday, the weather was bad again, and I was getting worse. Cary took me to the doctor (he should have gotten seen too), and I had laryngitis and the beginnings of a sinus headache. I got a shot of steroids in the butt, and antibiotics. Dang, those steroids truly work miracles. Barbara said that is probably why the athletes like them so much. I was so much better by that night. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We said sad goodbye's on Friday morning, and drove off to Hot Springs. All I can say is thank you so much, you cousins are most awesome and Cary and I love you lots! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, how are we all related? Well, my great-grandparents on my Dad's side are J.C. and Sallie Johnson. They are the same people who were either grandparents or great-grandparents to my cousins in the pictures above. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Grandma Sallie, Aunt Chloe and Aunt Mabel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">*Barbara and Phoebe are George "Joe" 's daughters. Carla, Ronnie and Cathy (not shown) are his grandchildren. Shirley is his daughter-in-law.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">*Jack is Shirley's son, and Diana is Jack's wife. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">*Carolyn is Chloe's daughter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">*Geneva is Mabel's daugher-in-law.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">*Suzanne is Mabel's granddaughter and Rusty is her husband.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">*Joyce is Carl "Kit" 's daughter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">*I am Delmar's granddaughter. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Welcome! From February 28 - March 16,
my best friend husband Cary and I went on a trip. From Eugene, we
traveled to parts of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana. I
haven't blogged about it yet, and thought that highlighting our vacation
would be the perfect way to participate in this year's Blogging from
A-Z Challenge. My blog isn't always about travel, but for the next
month it will mainly feature travel photos and memories of our
experience.<br />
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This is my fourth time participating in
A-Z. For those of you unfamiliar with the challenge, participants post
daily during the month of April, except for on Sundays. That gives us
26 posts for the month. It is a lot of work, but also a lot of fun. We
visit the blogs of others who are taking the challenge, connecting with
old friends and making new friends.</span><br />
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So, here we go on Day #2 with the Letter "B", which in this case stands for Brookhaven, Mississippi.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Tuesday March 10th, after spending the night in Vicksburg, Mississippi, Cary and I rolled into the sweet little city of Brookhaven. We searched out historic old town, and rented a room at The Inn on Whitworth. (I will be featuring the hotel on Day #9, when we get to the letter "I").</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Brookhaven is so clean, and the people are very friendly. I don't know if there is a lot to do there, but if you enjoy old brick buildings and like to walk around and look at old houses, then you are in luck. They have a little Civil War Museum in the old train depot, but it was closed when we arrived. There are really good shops and several restaurants in this part of town.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are some photos that I took while walking around. I will make a separate post in the near future featuring a few of the old houses that are quite beautiful.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are many different styles of architecture represented in Brookhaven. I noticed that in the south, brick is often used. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are a few photos of the old train depot turned museum:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The train still runs through town several times a day. I guess that people are used to it and teach their children to stay away from the tracks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I walked down the street to grab us a pizza at Fox's in the neat old building above. That pizza was one of the best that we have ever eaten.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is the store where you buy your prom and pageant dresses. Pretty fancy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Janie's Pastry is located right next door to our hotel. On the other side of the hotel, there is a great hardware store with nice ladies who gave us directions to New Orleans.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are some pretty neat old houses in Brookhaven. Some are completely restored like this one:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">some are in the works, like this one ... </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">and, others have a ways to go:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In short, I loved this little town. If it wasn't so far away, I would love to live there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I shared this on Facebook after I walked around and took pictures:</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">"I just took a walk around this cute little town ... said hi to a few
people; met a nice older dog, and then a puppy (who was loving the
fringe on my boots). I had to find somebody to take him from me so
that he wouldn't follow me. The young lady wasn't too happy about it, but she did as I asked.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">The old houses here have been taken care of
and are of all kinds of architecture. I took a lot of pictures on my
big camera. We are waiting for thunder and lightning sometime soon; and
lots of rain with some flash flooding. It is one thing or another on this trip. </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">Brookhaven really is a nice little town. Low crime rate too. 12,500
people with only 10 childcare centers. Inquiring minids always want to
know such things." </span></i><br />
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Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post-27093552262019787152015-03-31T15:19:00.000-07:002015-04-01T07:45:36.319-07:00A-Z Challenge Day #1 - The Letter "A" is for the Arlington Hotel in Hot Springs, Arkansas<span style="font-size: large;">Welcome! From February 28 - March 16, my best friend husband Cary and I went on a trip. From Eugene, we traveled to parts of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana. I haven't blogged about it yet, and thought that highlighting our vacation would be the perfect way to participate in this year's Blogging from A-Z Challenge. My blog isn't always about travel, but for the next month it will mainly feature travel photos and memories of our experience.</span><br />
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<u><span style="font-size: x-large;">The Arlington Hotel in Hot Springs, Arkansas:</span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Cary and I left Siloam Springs, Arkansas, on Friday morning, March 6th. We drove the easy four hours or so to Hot Springs. </span><br />
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at the Best Western, which was right across from the horse races and a
casino. A handy spot if you are going across the street, but not a place to stay for "the experience". Not inexpensive nor quiet either.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Why did we do that, you ask, when we could have stayed at the Arlington? Umm, I'm not quite sure, but I didn't want to argue. Cary was so sick, and so tired, and went to bed right away anyway. I closed the curtains in the room, turned on the t.v. and worked on my pictures that night.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">The next morning, after a great breakfast and super helpful waitresses, we checked out of the Best Western and headed to The Arlington. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Arlington is rich in history. The blurb below is from the hotel website. If you want to know more about this cool place, check out this link to Wikipedia: <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlington_Hotel_%28Hot_Springs_National_Park%29">"Arlington Hotel".</a></b></span><br />
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History of Arlington Resort </h1>
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Hotel & Spa </h1>
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About the Arlington</h2>
The colorful history of the three eras of Arlington hotels is not
architectural beauty and uniqueness alone. Always the center of
activities in Hot Springs, the Arlington has hosted hundreds of grand
balls and social events since 1875. Politicians, dignitaries, actors,
gangsters and entertainment and sports legends bathed in our bath house,
danced to our music and enjoyed our splendor and charm. The Arlington
has survived a devastating fire, economic downturns, changing social
attitudes and much more. Steeped in history, The Arlington is truly a
legend.<br />
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A Storied Past: The History of The Arlington</h2>
The present Arlington opened Dec. 31, 1924 with a gala New Year’s
Eve dinner dance. Although the third Arlington architecturally differs
from the first two, there is one holdover – the twin towers.<br />
Originally opened in 1875, The <a href="http://www.arlingtonhotel.com/default.aspx?pg=home">Arlington Hotel is a Hot Springs</a>
treasure. Its original wooden structure was three stories high and
boasted 120 guest rooms, making it the largest in the state in that era.
Gas lights illuminated the spacious rooms and there was a grand court
between the structures’ two wings. Colonial porches ran the full length
of the building to Hot Springs Mountain. In the late 1880s, some 100
rooms, a new dining room with electric lights, and another parlor were
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The original building was razed to make way for a new 300-room
Spanish Renaissance structure in 1893. The new Arlington was referred to
as “the most elegant and complete hotel in America” in Charles Cutter’s
1892 Guide Book. Designed in three sections, but with five levels, the
“new” Arlington featured a spacious veranda with arcades running the
full length of the hotel. Photographs and records in the 1894 and 1896
Cutter’s Guide show a rotunda, grand ornamental oak stairway circling a
beautiful glass dome, the lobby, a pink parlor, and grand ballroom. The
building was destroyed by fire April 5, 1923.<br />
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This Arlington, as its counterparts, was designed with bathers and
vacationers in mind and had 560 rooms. The Crystal Ballroom, Venetian
Room and lobby were part of the 1924 structure. Adjacent to the lobby
are the Writing Room (now a Starbucks), Card Room (now called the
Magnolia Room) and a Board Room for meetings. The Music Room for the
Arlington Orchestra’s performances opened onto the Venetian Room and
lobby. The Arlington included an in-house bath house with open, bright
separate accommodations for men and women, and 50 rooms had thermal
mineral waters piped in. All of these facilities, except the Music Room,
are still in use.<br />
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For 30 years, windows and door louvers ventilated guest’s rooms
until 1955 when air conditioning and a heating system were installed.
The three guests elevators, in operation since 1969, replaced the
original hand-operated elevators installed in 1924. Around from the main
elevator is the original bath house elevator – lined with beveled glass
and shining brass – still manually operated.<br />
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The Arlington’s luxurious accommodations and location in America’s
Spa City have attracted many famous guests including U.S. presidents
Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, George H.W. Bush, and native son Bill
Clinton. Many baseball greats such as Babe Ruth as well as championship
boxers have relaxed and enjoyed the thermal baths at the Arlington.
Stars such as Tony Bennett, Barbra Streisand and Yoko Ono have all
luxuriated at the hotel. Al Capone, whose favorite room was 442, had the
whole floor for his staff and bodyguards. He could look across the
street from his window and see the activities at the Southern Club, now
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">The Lobby ... </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is Billy. He got us a room, thank goodness. There was a convention going on, and tons of other people who had reservations, but Billy got us a handy room on the 3rd Floor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The lobby was very nice. There were plenty of places to sit, a bar, dancing at night, and the only place where I could get reception for Facebook on my phone. (The hotel offers wi-fi, and we had our laptop but reception didn't work too well for me in our room.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The floral murals were very pretty.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I loved the windows and lighting n the lobby:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This hotel still has a lot of elegance. It is older now, but very charming. I have read some of the reviews and some were complaining that you could hear people cough through the walls. With our colds, I hope that we didn't keep anybody awake! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We were only at the Arlington for one night. I didn't make it up to the tower for view shots, tour the National Park, or get a massage and a soak. There is so much to do there!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hi, I just wanted to do a quick post to let you know that we are back and that we had a great time. It was wonderful to visit with my Arkansas family and to do and see so many things. I took over 1800 pictures on this trip!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am trying to get back into blogging. Cousin Barbara gave me tons of family history, and Cary's Mom has too. Barbara and I set up her first blog while I was in Arkansas. I have resumed work on my news page too. Just keeping busy!</span><br />
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am still reading Amy Tan's book about herself and her writing. I love
the chapter where she made a speech in 2003 at a college graduation,
and gives writing tips that can be applied to all areas of our lives.
It was so good that I decided to scan it. This is a great book, like Stephen King's "On Writing". Enjoy!</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<br />Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post-59160805960055954232015-02-22T12:01:00.002-08:002015-03-05T19:52:21.384-08:00"In the News" and Our Upcoming Trip:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hi you guys,
I just wanted to let you know that I am still alive and am doing well. I have been sidetracked from my blog because I began a new project in January. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For some reason, I decided to start my own news page on Facebook. At first it was just going to supplement the little out there about our town of La Pine, and the area known locally as "Newberry Country". Here is the Facebook link to it: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/In-the-News-Things-going-on-in-La-Pine-and-Surrounding-Communities/1529559327305139">"In the News" Things going on in La Pine and Surrounding Communities</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One thing led to another, and I ended up expanding it to also include Greater Oregon and the Pacific Northwest.
I spend around five hours daily working on the thing. I also set up a blog for it, but gave that up, except that it still has tons of great news links on it. Here is the link to that: <a href="http://inthenewslapineoregon.blogspot.com/">"In the News" Things going on in La Pine and Surrounding Communities</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am becoming very interested in all the people who go missing in Oregon and Washington, and am doing my part to share their information on my news page. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am going to be taking a two week break from it though, because Cary and I are going on a trip!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next Saturday, we will be flying into Tulsa, renting a car and spending several days visiting with my Arkansas relatives. Then, we are going to tour around Mississippi and visit with our grandson Tyler. We will also go to Biloxi and then to New Orleans, flying back home from there on day number fourteen. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We hope that the weather cooperates, but other than that things should be a lot of fun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Any suggestions on what we should try to see? If you want to meet up with us someplace, just let me know and we will see what we can work out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I sure do hope that everybody is doing fine, and I will be catching up on your blogs to see what's up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hugs,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Kathy M. </span><br />
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Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post-69947917229151925912014-12-28T09:18:00.001-08:002014-12-28T09:20:05.909-08:00Kenny the Grinch:<span style="font-size: large;">We had a wonderful Christmas this year. I have a longer post to pull together, but wanted to share this with you first. The Grinch (aka: Our Friend Kenny) paid us a visit on Christmas Day!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Kenny and Karen went around La Pine handing out jerky for boys and slipper socks for girls and candy canes for everybody. That was so nice and so much fun ... he might be a Grinch but Kenny made everybody happy. He even had a Christmas tree and a bike on top of the truck, but I didn't get a picture of that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A huge thank you to all the good police officers out there who are doing all that they can to protect our communities.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Please scroll down to the next to posts for pictures of our lunch at the Budd Bay Cafe and of the jellyfish.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope that you are all having a wonderful week, and thanks so much for stopping by to see me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here we are at the Marina again, eating lunch at this neat place, The Budd Bay Cafe. It is really cool how they decorated the joint, and that made for some pretty pictures.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Most of the walls were covered in murals made of wallpaper:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was the Monday after Thanksgiving when we were there, and they were getting the tree decorated:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There weren't many people there this time. The service was great. Cary and I both ordered the pan fried oysters, and they were a good value at around $14.00.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">They were delicious! So were the garlic mashed potatoes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can't beat the view! We will be back the next time we visit Olympia. We highly recommend this place. Here is the link to their website, <a href="http://www.buddbaycafe.com/">The Budd Bay Cafe</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope that you have a wonderful day. Thanks so much for stopping by to visit, and scroll down for some more trip pictures.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Kathy M.</span><br />
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Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post-52296912699877784932014-12-13T09:25:00.002-08:002014-12-13T10:48:39.932-08:00Jellyfish Galore!<span style="font-size: large;">In downtown Olympia, Washington, there is a beautiful
marina full of boats and jellyfish. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A couple of weeks ago, while Cary
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<br />Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post-80598367497986906592014-12-05T09:32:00.002-08:002014-12-05T09:53:43.063-08:00A Busy Week of Travel: Eugene and Olympia <span style="font-size: large;">This post is a summary of the past week. It is long, but mostly contains pictures. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Cary and I drove to Eugene on Thanksgiving morning for our traditional dinner with my side of the family.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There were lots of people, lots of food ...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">and lots of desert:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was Casey's birthday; he is now 14 years old! We gave him $30. Cary told him that he had change if that was too much.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My daughter Kari (on the right) invited her friends Nichole and Matt to join us, and they fit right in:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I really love this picture of my cousin Sally, my cousin Scott and Scott's wife Nancy:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We stayed overnight that night in Eugene with my little bro and sister-in-law Maria. Maria did some shopping with friends, and the guys and I watched the TCU game in the lounge across the street.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Friday morning, we drove through the rain to Olympia. Actually, we were going to get there too early to check into our room, so we stopped off in Rochester at the <a href="http://www.luckyeagle.com/">Lucky Eagle Casnio</a> for a couple of hours. That turned into a profitable little stop for me, as I won around $300.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We were beat by the time we got to <a href="http://www.reservation-desk.com/hotel/196196/comfort-inn-conference-center/photos/?TID=sTUANNatK_dc|pcrid|33488883117&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=comfort%20inn%20tumwater&utm_campaign=Missing%20Hotels%203-29-13&mkwid=TUANNatK&pcrid=33488883117&gclid=CK_qm8i4r8ICFZFefgodSUYAYg"> The Comfort Inn in Tumwater, </a> so we let the kids know that we would see them all the next day. We ordered a pizza delivered and went to bed early.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Saturday, we visited with Cary's daughter Cheri and her family for awhile, and then headed over to his daughter Shanna's home. Shanna and I went to Costco and Albertson's to get stuff for dinner, and I spent a bunch of my winnings on much needed clothes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had a great dinner of meatball sandwiches and an Italian salad that evening. It was fun to all be together again. Here are a few pictures: </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sunday was a busy day. First, we drove over to Hick's Lake, where Cary's friend Dick has a home. We are thinking about hanging out in Olympia more frequently, and Dick said that we can park our 5th wheel there if we want to.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There seem to be little lakes every few hundred yards in the Olympia, Tumwater and Lacey areas. I'll be posting more pictures about that soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The weather had cleared up after Friday's rain, and it was cold, clear and beautiful the rest of the time that we were there. That made it easy for me to take pretty pictures.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After leaving Hick's Lake, we stopped by Cheri and Scott's again and said goodbye to Garrett, who was on his way back to college. We met his girlfriend Nikki and had a nice visit. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After we left there, we met up with Shanna, John, Collin and Johnny at Shari's for breakfast. Santa stopped by with candy canes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We dropped off the boys at home and drove to another lake, Lake St. Claire. John and Shanna showed us around the lot that they had recently bought. It was so pretty! You can even water ski on this lake; it has lots of fingers and is rather large.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">John tied down the dock. I can't wait to go back here and play next summer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We said goodbye to those who had to work the next day and went back to our room at The Comfort Inn in Tumwater. (It is a decent place and only cost $79.00 a night, even though we really couldn't use the internet. The staff is super nice, and you get a free breakfast. It is a good place for the kids, and you can bring your dogs if you want to.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Monday, we went to the waterfront in Olympia, walked around taking pictures, and then ate a yummy oyster lunch at the Budd Bay Cafe. I'll do a post on that later on too. We spent the rest of the afternoon with Kylie.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had plans of taking a bunch of pictures of the casino and hotel, but that didn't pan out. It was really nice there, and the rooms are large and well furnished. They lower their rates during the week, and our room was only $99.00 for the night. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was resting in our room for a couple of hours, and Cary was playing blackjack and making a new friend. Fred and Cary hit it off, and had so much in common. I tried to call Cary but he didn't answer, so I went down to the casino to find him. Cary introduced me to Fred, and we decided to eat dinner with him and his sweet wife Marjorie. They had been married for 58 years. We all went to the buffet, sat down and began eating dinner. All of a sudden, Fred got a sharp pain in his groin area, lost consciousness and sadly later died on the way to the hospital. We helped Marjorie call her kids and then drove her to meet them at the freeway entrance so that they could take her to Olympia. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The hotel staff, security, EMT's and then the paramedics from Tumwater were all awesome in the way that they handled things. We were just glad to be there to support Marjorie. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Marjorie said that sometimes God puts certain people into your life just at the right time, and I think that she is right about that. </span> It was very heartbreaking though, as well as rather shocking. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We left early the next morning, Wednesday, and made it home safely. We were lucky to miss the in-between bouts of freezing rain. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was a busy week, and we did a lot of fun things with our families. I developed all of my pictures yesterday and am now going to go to the store today and make us a good dinner tonight. The Ducks are playing Arizona tonight at 6:00 to see if we will make it into the National Championship Game. I am pretty sure that we will win. GO DUCKS!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope that you all had a great Thanksgiving. Thanks for sticking with me on this long post.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Kathy M.</span><br />
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<br />Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post-72297073678237008202014-11-25T08:51:00.003-08:002014-11-25T08:55:59.025-08:00What We Have Been Up To:<span style="font-size: large;">Hello. Sorry that I have been away from here for so long. Things have been pretty busy around here. Ken's service was sad but wonderful, with around 400 people present and another 250 watching it online. My sister Julie and her friends were remarkable. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I printed out 413 photos through Costco and made three albums, one each for Julie and for Boon and Kaz, (Ken's boys.) Sometimes, hard-copies are just better than the computer. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A couple of days before we left to go to Brownsville for the service, Cary and I bought ourselves our Christmas present, a nice electric fireplace from Costco. (I spotted it when I was picking up the pictures.) We had been wanting one for a long time, and have enjoyed the ones in the 5th wheel, so we bit the bullet and went for it. We are really enjoying it, but it trips the breaker, so we will need to plug it in on the other side of the room once we get a good extension cord. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am trying to un-clutter the walls, and I am getting there, but still have a lot to do. See all the black picture frames on the entrance wall? I had those all over the place. Most of them are in the guest room now. Making progress, a little at a time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is as much as I decorated for fall this year. I bought these pumpkins and squash at the pumpkin patch with Jeri in October, and they have lasted a long time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I brought in some of the lawn furniture and made a neat
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<span style="font-size: large;">I rinse out the Febreze sprayers when they are empty, and fill them with 409 and Windex. They work better and are more comfortable than the other spray bottles (at least I think so).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One thing that I have been really into lately is using canning jars inside of the fridge instead of Ziplocks. I cannot believe how much longer the food stays fresh, plus the glass keeps the fridge colder. I decided to keep clean jars on the windowsill to make things more efficient. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have been sewing and crafting, will be showing you pictures of that stuff soon. We are going to Eugene for Thanksgiving, so I think that I will be cooking our small turkey today. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope that you guys are all doing well, and that you have a wonderful Thanksgiving on Thursday!</span><br />
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Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post-55837913050414673642014-11-03T06:29:00.004-08:002014-11-07T08:43:36.843-08:00Rest in Peace, Ken Richter and Ken's Obituary:<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Oh boy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our little part of the world has been hit with super sad news.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the early morning on Thursday, Ken passed away. My sister Julie,
his brother John, and the boys' mom, Nia were by his side and helped him
through the end of his journey with cancer. It was seven months from discovery to the end, and we all thought that he would be here for several more months. His death was a surprise in coming so soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ken's going is a great
loss for so many people ... he specialized in touching lives and loving
others. I choose to not look at it as cancer winning ... Ken won, as
he really lived his life and used his talents and his he</span><span class="text_exposed_show"><span style="font-size: large;">art
to make a huge difference in his world. I am so sad for my sister, who
has lost her true love, and for his boys, Boon and Kaz, and his mom and
the rest of his family and many friends. </span></span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show"><span style="font-size: large;">A bright light in our world is
gone, physically, but I know that Ken will live on in our hearts and
memories and that he will be watching and encouraging forever after.
RIP, Ken. It has been an honor knowing you.</span></span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show"><span style="font-size: large;">Thank you to so many of you guys, my blog friends, who have followed Ken's journey and have prayed for him and his. </span></span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show"><span style="font-size: large;">Kathy M.</span></span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show"><span style="font-size: large;">Julie posted Ken's obituary yesterday on Facebook, and I am going to put it on here for those who might be searching for info about Ken in the future. Our hearts are so sad; it has been a week now. Thank you to everybody who has been so supportive.</span></span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>"Yesterday, I submitted Ken's Obituary to six different newspapers - a
testament to the many communities he's been a part of over the last 48
years. I want to pos</i><span class="text_exposed_show"><i>t it here, too,
because his social media community was a huge and important part of his
life over the past three years. I hope to see, and meet, many of you at
his memorial on November 16th in Brownsville. We are working on setting
up a Livestream event for those who want to see it online. Thanks for
all your love and support."</i> ~ Julie Anderson</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>stand in your power.”</b> ~ Ken Richter</span></div>
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Kenneth Wayne Richter of Brownsville, Oregon died on October 29th, 2014
after a short but fierce battle with Esophageal Cancer. Ken was born on
September 13, 1966 in Burns, OR to Kenneth M. Richter of Union, and
Susan Hammer Owens, of Harrisburg, Oregon. He spent his early childhood
in The Dalles, OR, and his junior high and high school years in Bonanza,
OR. He also lived in Corvallis, OR for many years before moving to
Brownsville.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> Ken is survived by his sons Boon and Kazner Richter,
his step-daughter Julie Logan, and his life partner, Julie Anderson.
Ken was also a step-dad “in spirit” to Julie’s kids, Kaili, Liza and
Zane Anderson of Eugene, and a co-parent and friend with his boys’
mother, Nia DeShon of Brownsville.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ken is greatly missed by all
his family and friends, including his parents, his step dad Steve Owens,
his sisters, Missy O’Gorman, Heather Richter Thorp and Leslie Owens;
his brother John Owens; nieces Sarah O’Gorman, nephews Josh O’Gorman,
Kaden Thorp and Porter Owens. He was a treasured friend to his
co-workers at Rosen Aviation in Eugene, Oregon, and the thousands of
people around the world who have met him through his online social media
communities, where he was known as @kwrkey, and shared his music, his
optimism, and his great sense of humor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In Ken’s own words:</span><br />
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<i>“I grew up in a town of 500 people in the middle of nowhere. I worked on
farms and ranches in evenings and early mornings and on weekends. I
played high school sports, performed with the jazz band, and was even
playing country music in bars with a local country band at the tender
age of 16. I grew up and moved on to logging and commercial fishing to
earn money for college. I finally completed my college degree after 7
years of stopping and starting as money would allow, while captaining a
3-time champion rugby team. </i></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">After college, I spent time running
my own pumpkin patches and Christmas tree lots in LA, starting up a tent
rental business and then eventually ended up as a tech writer at
Hewlett Packard, when my kids were young. All these experiences have
knit together to give me a unique view of the world. I have a good sense
of what is important and what shapes my perspective of being a good
man. I used to think it was being tough, working hard and never backing
down from life’s challenges… it still is, kind of, but those things
don’t make you a good man. Being a good man requires kindness and
compassion. It requires owning your mistakes and being yourself.
Knowing your strengths and weaknesses, and standing in your power. </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">The things I value most in life are being a dependable father and a
positive community role model. I am proud of my choices. Proud to be the
dad who cooks for stray kids who ‘happen by’ at dinner time, the dad
who sits down at the kitchen table and helps with homework, the dad who
pitches the ball for all the kids in the cul-de-sac until everyone gets a
chance at bat, the dad who leads by example in making hard life
choices, the dad who’s known for showing compassion and kindness even
when it’s hard, and the dad who expects good manners and a hug
goodnight.” </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">I want my boys to be free thinkers. I want them to
be brave, kind, ethical and honorable. I know they will learn these
things by watching me. I take parenting seriously, and I know that I’m
not only influencing my kids, but their friends and our community
members.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">Aside from parenting, I love creating music. I use music
to connect with people. Professionally, I am the Director of Resources
at Rosen Aviation, a company that makes flat screen monitors for private
jets. A bird’s eye view of my personal and professional journey through
life would look a lot like a winding river. <br /> </span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes I wonder how
a small town boy like me ended up as a corporate man doing business
management for a company that makes luxury products for million dollar
jets. I’ll let you know when I figure it out.”</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Rest in peace, Ken Richter. You were a bright light in a weary world, and the universe will treasure your spirit forever.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A celebration of life memorial will be held for Ken at the Brownsville
Rec Center: 234 Park St, Brownsville, OR 97355 on November 16th, 2014
from 11:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For those who would like to
contribute to college trust fun for Boon and Kazner Richter, an account
has been set up at KeyBank, 2829 W. 11th Eugene OR. 97402. The title
of the account is Ken Richter Memorial Fund.</span><br />
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Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post-51939032810509492072014-10-28T08:26:00.000-07:002014-10-28T13:53:38.285-07:00Such is Life: The Good, The Bad and The Sad<span style="font-size: large;">Well, there is a lot going on around here, so this is long. There is some good, bad, and sad stuff happening in and around Mayberry. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On the Sunday before last, one week after Mom turned 77, she and my nephew E. and his son A. were minding their own business, driving along as they ran some errands. A group of three teens didn't even slow down as they ran a red light and smashed into Mom's side of the car. Nobody was seriously injured, but both cars were totaled. <i>Good and bad.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The girl driver was cussing and screaming about how E. had run the red light and ruined her car, and of course that made him pretty mad, since she was totally on offense when she should have been on defense and apologetic. There is some speculation as to whether or not she was texting, but nobody will ever know unless she had Flo's camera in her car, and then they sure wouldn't let that info loose. F-bombs were flying around pretty heavily during the heat of the moment, and Mom said that it was just a mess all the way around. <i>Bad.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, my Mom has been without a car now for nine days. Even with whiplash, she has been walking to were she needs to go for the most part. </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">(We thought that they had borrowed a car from Ethan's friend all week long.)</span> She is a "Hedrick Trooper", and always looks at the glass as half-full, and says that the walking has made her body feel better. Well, that's <i>good</i>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mom has another car that my bro and sister helped her buy a couple of years ago. It turned out to be a car with a mystery illness (it overheats and then stops) so they haven't been able to use it. My Uncle and Aunt have stepped in to help her fix it, and my Uncle is taking it to his mechanic this morning. That is a <i>good</i> thing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Cary has been throwing fits about my Mom walking around with whiplash, getting groceries and walking to physical therapy, and rightfully so. He had his eye on one of our employees cars, which was coming up for sale. And though her other car is getting fixed, he decided to just go ahead and buy her a second car, one known to be super reliable. Right now, he and our friend Dave are delivering it to Mom, two hours away. That is another <i>really good</i> thing! My husband is a generous and very kind man, and now my Mom has gone from no cars to two cars! Yay!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This next story is super sad. I haven't even wanted to put it on here, after my victory post in August. My brother-in-law, Ken, has been in the hospital for the past month or so. After many procedures, they have determined that his cancer has returned with full force, and has spread to other parts of his body. Ken is super, super sick now, and returned home just the other day. He is now on hospice. There are some options to buy him more time, and he is weighing them out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The good part of this story is all of the loving people who are and have been helping and supporting Ken and Julie ever since they discovered Ken's esophageal cancer back in April. We continue to pray for a miracle (and there is an experimental clinical trial option that just may do the trick), as we hope for the best while preparing for the worst.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">These two people are true love. They have it for each other, and spread it to others like frosting on a cake. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is a beautiful song that Ken wrote for Julie, "The Day Together". (He has lots of cool stuff on his You Tube channel, if you want to take a look. If you do, you will see why we all love him so much.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then, there is my Chicago friend, Melissa. Melissa has a different sort of cancer than Ken, and I feel in my heart that she is going to be just fine after all is said and done. So, that is <i>good.</i> Here is a shout out to Melissa about what she is up to now:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My friend Melissa Bradley (from over at <a href="http://melissasimaginarium.blogspot.com/">Melissa's Imaginarium</a>)
is making and selling these beautiful bracelets just in time for
Christmas. Melissa is fighting Stage <u>III </u>cancer, and has recently lost her
job. She is working hard on trying to keep the bills paid, and this is one way that we can help support her. The bracelets come in different designs and stones, and cost $10
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another way that you can help is to go to </span><a href="http://www.gofundme.com/c95f2o?fb_action_ids=10152831945322490&fb_action_types=og.shares"><span style="font-size: large;">Melissa Bradley's Go Fund Me Page,</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> and make a donation. If you would like to order a bracelet, you can leave a comment on her blog so that she can give you contact information.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you so much for your prayers, purchases, and help in advance! I ordered a bracelet from Melissa made out of jade. I can't wait until it gets here. Here is a sample of her work:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And here is a sample of my work. I have been crafty lately, and would have gotten much more done if my sewing machine didn't break on me. I kinda thought that was <i>bad</i>, but in the scheme of things I can drive into Bend and get it fixed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last month on a drizzly day when we were on our travels up the McKenzie River, we drove to the little town of Blue River. They have a store, a park, a library, a garage and a few other places there. They have schools there too, but they are way on the other end of the town loop, and we didn't drive that far. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some of these pictures are from the park. The rest were taken when I walked onto the bridge crossing the river. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now, what in the heck is this business below? It mars the beauty of the fall foliage, if you ask me...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I know, I know, I am preaching to the choir!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sorry that I have been behind on my return visits. I will be by to see you guys soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One magical part of the pumpkin patch is the petting zoo. It was closed the morning that we were there, but the animals came over to say hello. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I think that the Camero shoots pumpkins on the weekends.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next to the pony rides is New York City ... and Godzilla!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The corn maze was closed too. I think that the weekends are the best time to hit this joint.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Wait a minute. I thought that we were in New York City, not San Francisco. Hummm...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">... and ride on the zoo train:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you are in the area and get the chance to go, you will certainly enjoy yourself. Jeri and I sure did. Please see the post below this one for more photos of our trip to the pumpkin patch. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for stopping by, and I hope that you have a wonderful week ahead.</span><br />
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Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834267977604421778.post-79020027549356444702014-10-16T09:05:00.002-07:002014-10-16T13:42:28.904-07:00Jeri Tuesdays and More:<span style="font-size: large;">Oh my gosh, I LOVE not working! I LOVE investing my time and energy into MY family, friends and life. I know that I am very lucky to have this opportunity, and I appreciate it so much. I owe it all to this man, my Best Friend Husband, Cary:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Because I am getting a second chance to have the life that I enjoyed before I went back to work, I am trying to make it even better than before. That means that I am trying to not complain about trivial things, and am doing my best to be a blessing...and a conscientious encourager. It is so much fun! The not complaining is even kinda easy. I spent the past 18 months of complaining about my job so nothing really seems too irritating these days.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One thing that has been a <i>blessing to me</i> is my friendship with Jeri. We met at my old job, and then she quit, but we have maintained contact. Now that we are both not working, we are starting to hang out. The past two Tuesdays we have done fun things together. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The first Tuesday, I invited her over to an impromptu lunch in the yard. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is my friend Jeri! We are like twins. We talk and talk and talk. I know that she will keep what I say confidential, will never judge me, and I love her giggle. Jeri blesses, listens and encourages me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For lunch, I went to the store and grabbed a cooked chicken. I came home, made some Rice-a-Roni and steamed some broccoli. Added some olives and cranberry sauce and that is what we ate. It was so good, and so easy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have continued to help my niece with her daycare website and Facebook page. She made our great-niece, Lucia, the profile picture for the FB page, and has become very enthusiastic about adding photos and gaining followers. I feel really happy about the time that I invested at Cub Corner Learning Center, Inc. I am trying my best to be an encourager over there too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last Friday was my birthday! It was a very nice one, and pretty quiet. Many phone calls, cards, and FB birthday wishes. We had pizza and cake over at Cary's Mom's house with his brother and sister-in-law. That was so nice of them. Cary and his Mom both gave me some money for my birthday, and I had my eye on these boots.:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">They weren't very much, but the drive was nearly an hour away. So, I asked Jeri if she would like to go with me to pick up the boots and then go to the pumpkin patch nearby. She said sure. We hit the road around 9:30 and made it to Marcy's house at 10:30.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Marcy is the sweetest gal ever. She has an online clothing store on FB called the Dixie Hippie. We had a super nice visit with Marcy and her daughter and found out that we have friends in common.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After leaving Marcy's we went to the Central Oregon Pumpkin Company at Smith Rock Ranch. What an outstanding place that is.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I brought home some of these bumpy pumpkins (above), and Jeri bought some gourds. She makes the neatest miniature displays with them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After we left there, we went to Applebee's for lunch. Another perfect Jeri Tuesday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My Mom's birthday was last week too. She is on FB, but never uses it. So, I posted this picture of her and asked people to make comments as birthday wishes or email or call her. Then I copied and pasted all of the comments and emailed them to her. A personalized virtual birthday card! She loved it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, that is enough for now, I suppose. I have a bunch of pillows to get started on today. Yesterday I got things organized:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, there we go. Hope that you all have an excellent day. Be an encourager and <i>Celebrate the Positive!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Kathy M.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">P.S. - Can you guys please pray for my BIL Ken today? He really isn't feeling well. Thank you.</span><br />
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