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"The Allies" Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, and the Unlikely Alliance That Won WWII

Dear Trusty Book Club Members, I hope that you all have enjoyed reading chapter's 6 thru 10 in our book, "The Allies" as much as I have t...

AFRH Librarian Perspective

What an interesting, fast-paced read! I am thoroughly engrossed in the 3 childhoods of these famous/infamous men. The maps are an importa...

Chapters 1-5: "The Allies," by Winston Groom

Dear Trusty Book Club Friends, And here we are, ready and able to dive into yet another year of reading and discussing impressive books ...

Finally resuming AFRH book club!

Dear Armed Forces Retirement Home Book Club Friends, As we have said so long to summer, and are welcoming the season of fall, we begin an...

Game On!

Grandson, Charlie enjoying some friendly competition during the Training Development Program at The Maryland Table Tennis Center.

Stopping By a Favorite Place of Mine!

Brugh's Mill Country Store, nestled in Fincastle, Virginia, is a place that I came to know years ago while driving from our home in Alexa...

Grandson, Charlie back into his game...

Grandson, Charlie back into his game of Table Tennis! After months of not competing and playing his favorite game of Table Tennis at the...

A courthouse rich in history and embodied with friendly and kind government employees

A courthouse rich in history and embodied with friendly and kind government employees that is nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of West...

Thoughts from a childhood friend I hold near and dear to my heart...

I am wishing to share them with you. "Moving away from family and friends in central Ohio and the mountains of West Virginia to the touri...

Summer, 2020-Family, The Great Outdoors, & A Lot of Cooking!

Once our family muddled through Spring, 2020 a time of such challenging and extraordinary times, we realized that we wouldn't be taking o...

The Special Women in My Life

Thank you Ann, for orchestrating such a goodly meeting, and it was wonderful to see and listen to our wise and fellow friends. After ou...

The Kind Kids and TAPS Needs Your Support!

Dear Friends and Family, The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) is the national nonprofit organization providing compassiona...

A little gift and a little thanks go a long way in the times apart for our book club.

George Johnson, a member of our book club at The Soldier's Home, Washington, DC, and a character in my book, "Remembering With The Heart,...

Book Club Treats

Books, tasty treats, and summer fun were delivered to the 14 members of my Book Club who reside at The Armed Forces Retirement Home, Wash...

AFRH Book Club on “In The Hurricane's Eye” by Nathaniel Philbrick

Dear Literary Friends, I miss each and every one of you! It seems like forever that we have sat at our "discussion table" and not only conv

OBX getaway!

For the past twelve years, our goodly friends, Ann and Larry Sharp have welcomed our family to their beautiful home in Kitty Hawk, North...

REACHING OUT and Reconnecting with VFW National Home for Children

A promise is a promise! Recently, I reconnected with Meghan Mcbride, an event coordinator at the "VFW National Home for Children," Eaton ...

AFRH Book Club on “When Books Went To War” Chapters 7-11

Dear Fellow Book Club Team! I have saved my copious notes, in order to have them in hand when we resume our weekly Book Club meetings at ...

AFRH Book Club on “Double Cross, The True Story of the D-Day Spies

Dear Literary Pals, Our current read, "Double Cross, The True Story of the D-Day Spies," written by Ben Macintyre, both intrigued me and ...

REACHING OUT to Carolyn Anders on 'Remembering With The Heart...'

“Hi Glenna - finally had a chance to sit down and write a little review of your special book. I have attached the photo of my niece holdi...

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