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As more of my friends and relatives have downsized, moved, or died, I have become conscious of how much clutter I am leaving behind for my family to clean up after my death; and I’ve started making plans to reduce the number of my possessions, leaving me with a simple and tidy environment.
Sandy and Mike Cahill are pictured with the Observer during a November trip to France. Behind them is a World War II German gun emplacement at Pointe du Hoc in Normandy, a key strong point between Utah and Omaha beaches of the Allied landings on June 6, 1944.
“Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations.” – Dr. Mae Jemison, first African-American female astronaut
I recently got a call from my daughter’s school informing me that she and a few other girls had gotten into a little bit of trouble on the bus.
The false alarm in Hawaii sounded a real alarm nationwide. Accompanied by vulgar terms, it deepened our national communications crisis.
The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise, by Julia Stuart & A Horseman Riding By. Book One. Long Summer Day by R. F. Delderfield
One evening in 1971 I found myself on a street in Kathamandu with three acquaintances discussing where to go for dinner.
I’ve often found cold winter months are an ideal time to tend to less glamorous chores around the house like organizing. It’s no different at Town Hall with one such project underway.
Visiting in Montara, California, in early October, the Life family and a friend bundled up and took the latest Observer to the beach.From the left: Maysie Childs, Lauren, Larry and Lindsay Life.