Category Archives: Family

Dad’s Marbles

Posted on 30/03/2023 by Bobo

Years ago Dear Ole Dad gave me some old clay marbles. I keep them in an old milk bottle from our hometown, Whitehouse, OH. The bottle comes from the Longenecker Dairy. Turns out he made them as a kid. Dad … Continue reading →

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Playing in the Leaves

Posted on 02/11/2014 by Bobo

I was talking with my daughter-in-law last week when the subject of ‘playing in the leaves’ came up.  She and my son would be working for the next 4-5 days so they would be able to come over, to let … Continue reading →

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TBT: 10 July 2014

Posted on 10/07/2014 by Bobo

TBT: (Throwback Thursday) – This is a toothpick holder Mom picked up in Okinawa, in 1953 – ’55.  It was always somewhere in our kitchens from Okinawa to Tucson to Ramey (Puerto Rico), Westover AFB, MA, France and Germany while … Continue reading →

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Pulled off the Facebook This Morning…

Posted on 23/05/2014 by Bobo

23 May 2013:  Pulled off the Facebook this morning… “Riley‘s 8th Grade Crossover.*  We have the best family and friends!!  Such a support system  — with Riley Cross and 5 others…”  (*A ‘Crossover’ is a ceremony wherein a kid ‘crosses over’ from Middle School … Continue reading →

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One Rod, or Two?

Posted on 11/05/2014 by Bobo

And so I decided I would buy the boys, Noah (6) and Evan (4) each a cane fishing pole, and teach hem how to fish. There’s a great little fishing tackle store in Maumee, OH about 8-10 miles from me. … Continue reading →

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“Oh Christmas Tree…Over the Balcony…”

Posted on 28/01/2014 by Bobo

In 1963 we lived in an apartment complex at 18 Floridastrasse in Wiesbaden, West Germany – base housing.  Our apartment was on right side of the complex, on the second floor. At Christmas that year, Dear Ole Dad bought our … Continue reading →

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“You Can Buy One for a Dollar…”

Posted on 27/12/2013 by Bobo

I found these cute dinosaurs this year and decided to get a couple for the boys, Noah (5) and Evan (3.)   They really are cool.  So after Christmas dinner I pulled them out from behind the Christmas tree, …and … Continue reading →

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What Are the ‘Treasures’ You Would Take to the Lord?

Posted on 27/12/2013 by Bobo

Last year at Christmas, I gave each of the kids, my kids and grand kids, a small wooden box.  I was inspired by the song, “The Littlest Angel,” by Bing Crosby – my favorite Christmas carol.  Each little box was … Continue reading →

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Christmas 1963 – II

Posted on 13/12/2013 by Bobo

Wiesbaden, West Germany.  Christmas 1963. That year my folks decided to host Christmas dinner for a few folks with ‘no place to go.’  I think Ann and Mary, friends of Mom’s, might have been there that year. Mom really put … Continue reading →

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Want to hear About a ‘Slug’ This Morning?

Posted on 29/11/2013 by Bobo

My two grand daughters, Delaney and Riley, have been back here in Ohio for a week now.  They were brought back here to spend Thanksgiving with their father’s family.  Their father’s family lives about 6 – 7 miles from me. … Continue reading →

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