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Wilma Hughes: The War Ends, and Love Begins

I spent the summer of 1947 at Grandmother Purdy’s house at Ocean Park. What a wonderful summer it was, filled with fun and romance…

Posted byaugustphoenixhatsFebruary 1, 2020February 9, 2020Posted inMaternalTags:1940s, DeFigh, Fifield, Girl Scouts, Hughes, Purdy, WWII2 Comments on Wilma Hughes: The War Ends, and Love Begins

Wilma Hughes: Boys, Scouts and a World on Edge

I joined the Girl Scouts when I was nine years old. My troop leader was a Cowlitz Indian woman named Maude Waunassay Snyder. She was a short, round lady and lived in a river house at the Cowlitz River in West Kelso.

Posted byaugustphoenixhatsJanuary 20, 2020January 21, 2020Posted inMaternalTags:1930s, 1940s, Christianson, Eastman, Girl Scouts, Hughes, Kelso, Purdy, WWII2 Comments on Wilma Hughes: Boys, Scouts and a World on Edge

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My Pandemic year II: January 20-31

A new White House and a New Year begins, and vaccine fails begin as well…

My Pandemic Year II: January 11-19, 2021

The last few days of #45, massive security in DC, and the arrival of #46.

My Pandemic Year II: January 1-10, 2021

January brings unexpected events, most notably an insurrection at our nation’s capitol…

My Pandemic Year: December 2020

COVID-19 deaths average over 2,000 a day, and chatter about a March on DC in January. Christmas happens in spite of itself.

My Pandemic Year: November 2020

Deaths from COVID-19 continue to escalate. Biden wins the election. Trump continues to lose court cases. Crazy continues on numerous leels.

My Pandemic Year: October 2020

COVID-19 cases increases as does #45’s rhetoric. SCOTUS gets a new judge. A COVID-19 variant emerges.

My Pandemic Year: September 2020

We lose Justice Ginsberg, no time is wasted in filling her seat. Global deaths from COVID-19 reach 1 million.

My Pandemic Year: August 2020

A short set of journal entries for a month full of Blursdays.

My Pandemic Year: July 2020

John Lewis dies, Roger Stone is commuted, Portland Riots continue.

My Pandemic Year: June 2020

Protests continue, BLM goes global. The US reaches 2 million COVID-19 cases.

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