On our Honeymoon in September 1973 the two of us visited Karen’s Great Aunt Jo on her 70th Birthday at her home in Oxnard, California. That day 43 years and 9 days ago, we met her daughter Joanna. We’ve stayed in touch through the years, through Christmas cards and occasional phone calls. Today she welcomed us to her new home in Camarillo, near her longtime home of Oxnard, where we visited with her brother, Dal, his wife, Lois, and Joanna’s husband, Howard. Karen’s Dad and his family lived on a farm in Ohio with Joanna, Dal, and their family in the late 1930’s. We enjoyed tales from that era and spent some exceedingly pleasant hours catching up on each other’s lives. Oh, that the visit could have been longer, but it’s good to know that we will continue to stay in touch!
Winter Magic in Medina
By deliberate choice we were in Medina for all the winter holiday festivities from Candlelight Walk in the days before Thanksgiving through A Christmas Carol and A Celtic Christmas as well as an Alex Bevan Concert and a historic house tour all the way through Medina’s 31st Ice Festival but perhaps the highlight was the town hosting hundreds of folks whose homes and lives were devasted by Hurricane Helene at the A Promise of Christmas Event the middle of January. It’s an honor to be a part of this amazing community!
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