Monthly Archives: January 2011

In the newspaper this Sunday was advice on getting your tax information ready early.  By “early” they meant before April 15th. According to my inner calendar, though, the date is October 15. Before he died five years ago, my husband … Continue reading →

In Shakespeare’s King Richard III, the pathetic but arrogant hunchbacked villain-king Richard III is about to meet his doom at the hands of the future king Henry VII.  In the battle, Richard’s horse has just bit the dust, but desperately, … Continue reading →

Happy Birthday, Susy! Susan Marie Ford Warden, my fourth child, was born on Saturday, January 19, 1957 at St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital in snowy Dubuque, Iowa. She is 54 years old today. Susy’s only cousin that was born the same … Continue reading →

The first car my husband Gene owned when we were married was a 1937 Ford convertible.  The last one, 54 years later, was a 1937 Plymouth coupe.  In between, we owned a whole procession of vehicles in varying stages of … Continue reading →

Remembering the name of my treasured doll on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Continue reading →

(Note to reader: If you happen to be my niece, Rene’ Melchior, stop reading today’s blob.  I don’t want you to be getting any ill-formed ideas.) Tonight begins the 5th and final season of Big Love – the story of … Continue reading →

This is to conclude the story of the murder of one of our relatives on the Ford/Kozlovsky line of the family. On January 9, 1894, my great-grandfather-in-law William John Kozlovsky (called “John”) was stabbed in the face by a man … Continue reading →

I was going to finish telling you the end of the murder mystery today but I can’t because today is my son-in-law Curt’s birthday.  The murder will have to wait till tomorrow! Curtis Neil Warden (not his real name) landed … Continue reading →

As far as I know, there’s only been one murder in our family. So far, anyway. Today is its anniversary. This is a photo of the victim – my Great Grandfather-in-Law, William John Kozlovsky.  He was usually called “John”.  Today … Continue reading →

I can hardly wait to tell you this. Today I ordered 10 one gallon pots of red Double Knockout Roses to make a flowering hedge along the front porch of the house.  Try to imagine how it’s going to look … Continue reading →