Thursday, October 15, 2020

FFF

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Today I am sharing some great photos from the past...A throw back post you might say!
This first photo was taken about 10 years ago.   I was about 60 and  was  a  new member of our senior group at church where I met some wonderful friends. Below  we  toured Sevierville, Tennessee, where then recent past President Bush was  a keynote speaker ..  The main speaker for the weekend was David Jeremiah..  What an amazing speaker  he is, too. I remember Chonda Pierce was there, was well. Below  I am seated with my  very  best friends, Dottie and Gerri.  We are actually  going to the beach soon   together,  we three couples.  I cannot wait!  


That year   we drove  to Maybry Mill to enjoy the  autumn  beauty!
This was a venue just along the side of the Blue Ridge Parkway!    

Also, that year I had my parents over to dine with us on Thanksgiving. Our times together with in our house for a celebration were numbered at this time.   I love this photo..  


The next year we had our whole family together  for Thanksgiving. Our daughter and her hsuband, Joshua, were finishing up their post  grad degrees at Virginia Tech and would be soon moving to Massachusetts.My poor mother had  very debilitating  arthritis  and  she actually fell soon after this and broke her back.   Following that they  both moved into Assisted Living.  This began the most difficult  period of my life as an only child.  We lost dad in 2013,  and momma the next year,  both at Christmas time.!



This was taken that same year...our leaves are just beginning to turn.  I hope to see some vibrant  colors like this one!!


6 comments:

  1. Such beautiful fall colors. I love October! Thanks for sharing these wonderful memories of your family time. I was raised as an only child too - so I know what you mean. Hope to see you again soon.

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  2. How fun to look back on old memories of times together. Beautiful fall foliage.

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  3. This is a great year for reminiscing. Many families will be forgoing the large gatherings because of Covid and travel restrictions so it’s the perfect time to look back on years past. My favourite part of this season is remembering all of our loved ones.

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  4. Such lovely memories and lovely colours in you photos. Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

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  5. Beautiful fall pics. Lovely to look at photographs and remember our loved ones.

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  6. It is lovely to look back on the memories, isn't it? Even the sad ones--but we can remember the best parts. (my parents both passed away during Valentine's Day week).
    I hope you have a good week ahead!

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