Category: Portrait


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I woke up 51 years ago, and realized I had heard the bluebirds sing!! I had first met my  wife the day before! The following ballad comes close to telling our story, though it was first recorded when we were 4 years old!  For complete rendition!

I met a girl out in the hills who gave my lonely heart a thrill
Her beauty seemed just like a breath of spring
And when I looked into her eyes I thought of blue mid summer skies
When I held her hand in mine I heard the bluebirds sing

“I Heard the Bluebirds Sing” is a charming ballad about a happy older couple looking back on their courtship. The song was first recorded on a 78 rpm record in 1952 by Hod Pharis and Little Anne, for the Vancouver-based Aragon Label.

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PARTYville

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I left in a hurry for this visit, more worried about getting a new tire to replace the tire that had a blowout on Sunday, so I forgot the filter for my camera! Sorry, only photos of eclipse viewers, and not of the eclipse! Next time! 🙂

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Ready for the Tea Party

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Also enjoyed homemade apple butter on home made bread from a wood-fired oven!

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Nostalgia: A house we called home for four and one-half years!

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When I was a Lad

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Four Cousins with their Aunts!

Left to right! Roy Miller, Betty (Miller) Schlabach, Sarah Mae (Miller) Stutzman, Frieda (Miller) Mast, Larry Miller, and myself on the right!