During World War II, the United States relied heavily on air support for military operations around the world. These operations included not only overseas fighting missions, but also domestic operations like ferrying planes from factories to bases, testing new planes, training other pilots, moving cargo around the nation, and towing targets for ground anti-aircraft fire […]
A Life of Grace and Focus – Great Aunt Carrie
by Arlene Valentine They were a powerful triad in my life……my grandmother Sarah and her two sisters, Rita and Carrie. As the oldest child in a very poor farm family in a hill town on the shore of the Adriatic Sea in Italy, by the time she was eight years old Carrie was in charge […]
The Rooster in My Kitchen
by Mithra Ballesteros In a small corner of my kitchen hangs this framed needlepoint rooster, one of my most beloved possessions. My Persian grandmother stitched it when she was a young girl living in Hamadan, Iran, probably sometime in the 1920s. Her name was Zarrin and she was very talented with a needle. After her […]
D is for Done Nesting
I’m Done Nesting is the blog I’ve been writing for a year or so. I like the name, the tone, the friends I’ve made through it, but it just doesn’t feel right for all my stuff. Done Nesting was a Google hosted blog via blogger at blogspot.com. I have the domain name, donenesting.com, too. And […]