Beat the heat

Steve, Jen and Harold have headed over to the coast for some family camping in Morrow Bay. Tomorrow Nathan and I will hit the road to join them. Anthony and Jaime follow up on Friday. Campfires, marshmallows, ocean air and Uno.... here we come!

Our Dad, Emil Sr

"...Give honor and respect to all those to whom it is due."

Romans 13:7

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In the spirit of Christ the greatest hero is the humble servant.

My Daddy, William T Bardsley

May we never forget those who served...

Remember the days of old, consider the generations long past. Ask your father and he will tell you, your elders, and they will explain to you.

Deuteronomy 32:7

Happy Mothers Day, I miss you

This mothers day was harder than normal for me. I just found this picture while sorting through a box looking for "black and whites". It's strange that I feel closer to my Mother now than when we lived so many miles apart. Guess that's because I know she is here with me. (another story for later). I really believe she is looking out for me now more than she could before. Although I do miss our phone conversations. Just one more would help me try to understand her estranged relationship with my Grandmother. In this picture we are at the Man Full of Trouble Tavern in Philly (1966). A museum my Grandmother managed. Maybe someday I'll have a picture of the next three generations of woman together.

Lost without Lost

The location (black guys hanging out on street across from funeral parlor) & the black funeral director leads us to think the deceased could be black. Michael or Walt?? But that wouldn't match the "antham" we see that appears to be the last name. Also it looks like the clipping says "from a beam in the..." Do we assume whoever it was hung himself? When Jack read the clipping he became clearly emotional even crying and was ready to jump off a bridge. So why did he tell the funeral director he was "neither" family or friend to the deceased? Is it because Jack feels "lost" off the island and he feels a connection to this dead person (assuming he also felt "lost" and thus hung himself)?

The funeral home Jack went to was "Hoffs/Drawlar" or to put it another way, an anagram of "flash forward."

Even though it appears that Charlie is dead. Remember it appeared to us that Mikhail was dead as well? Desmond still could get scuba gear and open that door to save Charlie! Also, Desmond's flashback was all wrong, he saw Charlie turn off the yellow light after the room was flooded.

Is the deceased man at the funeral parlor Jacob? Was Walt appearing to Locke actually Jacob? Is the island black smoke monster Jacob? Who the heck is Jacob?

I read 9 months to wait for season 4, what's with that?

Kevin's graduation

Where has the time gone? Seems like just yesterday that Bonnie, Patty and I were graduating. Now we're all Grandmoms and Sharon has 2 graduates. Life is good....

Dogwood in my back yard

Dogwood has always been a favorite of mine and then to discover we have one in our back yard in Clifton was a wonderful surprise.

The legend of the dogwood tree

In Jesus' time, the dogwood grew To a stately size and a lovely hue.
'Twas strong & firm it's branches interwoven For the cross of Christ its timbers were chosen.
Seeing the distress at this use of their wood Christ made a promise which still holds good:
"Never again shall the dogwood grow Large enough to be used so
Slender & twisted, it shall be With blossoms like the cross for all to see.
As blood stains the petals marked in brown The blossom's center wears a thorny crown. All who see it will remember me Crucified on a cross from the dogwood tree. Cherished and protected this tree shall be A reminder to all of my agony.

Cape May, A beginning, an ending

......................................The cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears, or the sea.

And there are 3

Faith is putting all your eggs in God's basket,

then counting your blessings before they hatch.

~Ramona C. Carroll~

Watching LOST

Who is Jacob and where is my man, Locke?

comments please....

Dreams are necessary to life.

Sit in reverie and watch the changing color of the waves that break upon the idle seashore of the mind. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Faces @ America's oldest ZOO

A note from Patty

Jeff and Holly had their baby---Zachary - Wednesday. A little early but still 7 pounds 2 ounces. They are all fine .Jeff sent this picture from his cell phone -- Trents first time holding his brother. Wanted to share it with you guys. ~Patty Blackburn~

On the road again

Can u guess where we r ...

Feelin' better

........... Kitchen all finished,
............ new blinds up in the family room
............ and bambo shade in the dining room,
starting to feel more like a home....