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Another Christmas Eve

Merry Christmas

The lament of almost every adult I have every known is that as one ages the years go by faster and faster. This year was no exception for me. It seems it was only a short time ago that I sat here composing my Christmas Eve post last year. So much has [...]

Ghosts of Christmas Past

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When I was a kid, there was always an overwhelming sense of anticipation at this time of year. What was Santa going to surprise me with? Would I get everything (anything) on the list that I presented to Santa? Unlike today, the signs of Christmas didn’t appear until after Thanksgiving, for the [...]

Sunday Scenery – #89

Congratulations Aaron and Krysa

Finding Memories

Dad in Army

A couple of years ago, Mrs. Rambler and I redecorated our home (the first floor, anyway) and part of that process was framing and displaying old family photos that Mrs. Rambler had. The chosen pictures were exclusively from her family because I didn’t think there were any from my family. That proved [...]

Mom - April 15, 1932 - October 20, 2009

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Darlys “Dee” Scoggins, age 77, of Galesburg, Illinois died on October 20, 2009 at 4:45 A.M. at the Knox Nursing Home and Rehab, after a short fight with cancer.

She was born on April 15, 1932 in Bristol, South Dakota to Harry and Mary Goff Kolkman whom preceded her in [...]