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CaliforniaPeggy
CaliforniaPeggy's Journal
CaliforniaPeggy's Journal
July 5, 2014
A Christopher Green update:
Sorry, I have spending a lot more time with Chris. He is more himself every day. Last night we watched fireworks from his 9th floor room, facing east. Confinement to his bed prevented him from seeing them all. There were fireworks all along the lake, out east and south.
Thanks again to all that supported us by eating at Frankie's Italian Cuisine!
****WCGreen Update --Saturday July 5, 2014****
From his wife:A Christopher Green update:
Sorry, I have spending a lot more time with Chris. He is more himself every day. Last night we watched fireworks from his 9th floor room, facing east. Confinement to his bed prevented him from seeing them all. There were fireworks all along the lake, out east and south.
Thanks again to all that supported us by eating at Frankie's Italian Cuisine!
July 4, 2014
Her parents saw, and lived, the American Dream...
They came from Sweden, met and married here...
She was their oldest child...
She was a bright, hard-working, motivated lady...
She and her husband raised their six children on a farm outside Chicago...
They had a pump in the kitchen...
She would kill and clean chickens for their meals...
She baked bread every week...
And still had time to go into Chicago for concerts...
She lived through the World Wars, and the Depression...
She did not let adversity shrink her soul...
My Grandmother! How much I still miss her, and her example!
I wonder what she would say if she could see what's happened to her beloved country...
Her birthday, today...
I salute her!
*July 4, 1894...My grandmother's birthday*
Today I honor her memory...Her parents saw, and lived, the American Dream...
They came from Sweden, met and married here...
She was their oldest child...
She was a bright, hard-working, motivated lady...
She and her husband raised their six children on a farm outside Chicago...
They had a pump in the kitchen...
She would kill and clean chickens for their meals...
She baked bread every week...
And still had time to go into Chicago for concerts...
She lived through the World Wars, and the Depression...
She did not let adversity shrink her soul...
My Grandmother! How much I still miss her, and her example!
I wonder what she would say if she could see what's happened to her beloved country...
Her birthday, today...
I salute her!
July 4, 2014
Throw-back Thursday...in the UCLA Sculpture Garden, my daughters and me...
How long ago that was...
June 30, 2014
Spoke with Chris yesterday regarding his permission to update. He said it would be fine for you to relay the fact that he is making progress, slow as it may be. He is participating with physical therapy and is still in the hospital.
He appreciates everyone's good thoughts!
****WCGreen Update --Monday June 30, 2014****
From his sister Amy, the Nurse Practitioner:Spoke with Chris yesterday regarding his permission to update. He said it would be fine for you to relay the fact that he is making progress, slow as it may be. He is participating with physical therapy and is still in the hospital.
He appreciates everyone's good thoughts!
June 26, 2014
A couple of days ago, I was able to visit the Upper Antelope Valley in AZ...photo heavy!
It's a slot canyon, where the rain and flash floods have penetrated the sandstone. The water has carved out these amazing shapes. I hope you'll enjoy my pictures!
June 24, 2014
Today, I got to see the Upper Antelope Canyon, which is the most beautiful place I have ever seen.
It is most definitely worth a trip. I had seen the pictures before, but had never figured out where they'd been taken, until a friend of mine, along with his girlfriend, went last year.
When he showed me his pictures, well............I decided then and there that this was a place I had to get to. So here we go...
June 21, 2014
It's very interesting, and huge.
Behold:
From the parking lot:
Inside:
A piece of the meteor that survived the impact. It weighs about 1400 pounds, which is a little less than a Prius:
A view of the crater: About 20 football stadiums can fit inside...
Another view:
This shows where the original explorer dug several shafts as he looked in vain for the meteorite he thought would be buried underneath the crater:
A last look across the crater:
The Meteor Crater, Arizona:
My husband and I are making a little road trip, and this was on the agenda.It's very interesting, and huge.
Behold:
From the parking lot:
Inside:
A piece of the meteor that survived the impact. It weighs about 1400 pounds, which is a little less than a Prius:
A view of the crater: About 20 football stadiums can fit inside...
Another view:
This shows where the original explorer dug several shafts as he looked in vain for the meteorite he thought would be buried underneath the crater:
A last look across the crater:
June 6, 2014
Chris had a couple of small egg-shaped things you shake...rattles? I guess, and he really was grooving to the music.
The prognosis is still grim, but we are carrying on. Nobody knows just what to think.
Well, WCGreen had a good day today...Have a look:
The music therapist came by, and she played her guitar, and her keyboard (not simultaneously!) and we all sang or used a musical instrument of some sort.Chris had a couple of small egg-shaped things you shake...rattles? I guess, and he really was grooving to the music.
The prognosis is still grim, but we are carrying on. Nobody knows just what to think.
June 2, 2014
Being his usual sardonic self:
Chris and his wife Laurie:
Chris and yours truly:
And a great profile picture:
And I thought you might enjoy seeing WCGreen and company from today...
He did give me permission to post these...Being his usual sardonic self:
Chris and his wife Laurie:
Chris and yours truly:
And a great profile picture:
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