My Eve, who always stands by me, In the 1952 movie ‘High Noon’ a town marshal is forced to face a gang of killers by himself. Tension develops between the citizens of a western town and its’ faithful but retired marshal when a paroled convict returns to kill him. Will Kane, (played by Gary Cooper […Read more]
Antonina and Krystyna September 1943 My dear Eve, The joy of Antonina and Antoni was great in January 1943 when their first child, Krystyna, was born. The Polish people attempted to live normal lives during the occupation years. They had to go out into the streets daily to buy food and go to work. For the […Read more]
Antoni, Antonina, Family and Friends after the Wedding Ewa, My Sweet, If there ever was a time and situation when a thinking man would throw up his hands in despair and accept the fate of a conquered subject, 1941 Poland was that moment. He had a wife to support, rent to pay, groceries to buy, shoes […Read more]
Antonina – Wife, Mother, Friend – Mona Lisa of Marzenie Antonina was everything to those of us who knew and loved her. To your father she was wife, best friend, mother of his children and life companion. She was all that he needed to face what ever a new day brought their way. She was […Read more]
My Kochana, Tonight my thoughts revert back to the subject of Ruth and the law of the kinsman redeemer. The name Ruth means ‘friend, companion’. Ruth was the young Moabite widow who said to Naomi, her Hebrew mother-in-law, “Where you go, there I shall go also; your people will be my people, your God, my […Read more]
My dear Eve, sweetest mariner in our life voyage, Since ancient times men have traversed the open seas for commerce. In recent history huge personal yachts venture out into the ocean. With the advent of maritime travel, came a necessity to chart locations of ports of entry. Trade demanded reliable maps for vessels bound for […Read more]
My Kochana, On our way to Yellowstone Park and Jackson Hole, Wyoming, we drove through the badlands of South Dakota with mile upon mile of rocky desert and jagged rock formations jutting out of the earth. It was a striking and even breath taking view from the safety of our ride. If we had been […Read more]
My Kochana, written by: Dale Noe & Red Sovine recorded and sung by Jim Reeves Tonight, alone in solitude, my thoughts are on you. The activities of the day somewhat offset my need for you by my side, but the silence and reflection at the end of each day reveals the emptiness which can only […Read more]
Kochana, Our son called this morning . We discussed how things were going for us and then I asked how his wife and daughter were. He told me that the baby doesn’t like her crib. She prefers her car seat. At nap time she sets in her car seat and quickly falls to sleep. The […Read more]
Dearest Ewa, my greatest gift of all gifts, We never meet a plane without flowers, candy or some other welcoming gift for our guest. When arriving at a friends’ home for a visit, a gift for our hosts is a necessity. All special occasions are made more special with the presentation of a gift. Even […Read more]