The Old Folks Home

[Tumbling K]

my hero, even to this day. I try every day to be half as good a dad as he was to me and my sister. He truly brought home the meaning of unconditional love.

miss you pops.

 

[Peep_Show]

My dad was an MP at a POW camp in the Philippines. He said it was a pretty easy job as the Japanese prisoners realized they were on an island and couldn't really escape to anywhere, so they were a congenial bunch. Several were artists and occupied their time painting portraits of their hosts.



My dad's brother was a medic, but contracted pneumonia right out the gate and upon recovery spent the rest of the war trying to catch up to his platoon.
Dad's other brother was up in Los Alamos tinkering on some secret project. For ages nobody knew where he was or even much of the news as his letters home were heavily censored.
They all were from a small town and any war news made news. Our family still chuckles about one column that described their visit home as "....spending time strolling the family gardens" as the backyard was no more than 10x15 (a small stroll indeed.... Most likely they were all back there smoking)

 

[chickadoodles]

Cynthia here he is with his gf at the Marine Ball not long ago.

I think I posted this not long ago.
Can anyone tell me his rank?


dsqard I love your train quilt that is a neat idea. And the Christmas card quilt is wonderful!

 

[chickadoodles]

Peep love the portrait! Very nice of you to share with us.

 

[getaclue]

Time to get my coop fans on the timer. High 50's - low 60's at night, but high 80's to low 90's during the day. UGH!!

 

[WVduckchick]

WV, he looks like quite the charmer...

He definitely was! He never re-married after he and my mother split, but alllll the women loved him.

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Time to get my coop fans on the timer. High 50's - low 60's at night, but high 80's to low 90's during the day. UGH!!

I'd trade you. We've got highs in the 60's, lows in the 30-40's coming up!

 

[superchemicalgirl]

I got my eye on the prize

 

[WVduckchick]

I got my eye on the prize

Fox outside, what's inside the fence?

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Biddies.

 

[WVduckchick]

We trapped a fox earlier this week, and something ate half of it before we got back to it. Now we're trying to trap whatever ate the fox...

Good luck with yours!