Connie's Corner

Lots of Stories Today

I had a very enjoyable get-together today with my Life History Group at the library. Each of us shared a story as usual. Juliet talked about her trials and tribulations of translating her stories into German so she could send them to her relatives overseas who were eager to read them. Having been in the U.S. now for a long time, she had to "find" the German words for new things unheard of when she lived (and spoke) in Germany. She mails a little package of some of her favorites to family at Christmastime. I thought that was a wonderful idea.

Arlene had written two short stories, one about a Halloween celebration when she was a child, and another about how much she enjoyed our group, how long she had been coming, and some special stories she remembered people in the group telling, some who are no longer on earth.

Pat turned 90 since we saw her last, had a bout of Covid, took a terrible fall ending up in the hospital for a couple of days, and, miraculously, has published her book. It is beautiful!

Carolyn wrote about re-finding an old love...no, not that kind, the golf kind. She found a community course offered at our local college and discovered her old clubs were...well...old and outdated. But she enjoyed the course, borrowed clubs, and is seriously thinking of signing up for round two. Which reminded me of a story to write about for next month except mine will be about bowling. I got three offers to meet at the local alley sometime soon. I'll have to think about that.

Robert told us about his mom who helped form a children's library in the small town she and her husband retired to after living most of their lives in Cleveland. She was certainly an inspiring woman.

And Ann wrote about one of her uncles who headed a boys' school in Chicago, a well-loved family member and Chicagoan with many accolades upon his death.

And my story was about my summer job the year before I went away to the University of Delaware...which is probably hanging around here somewhere.

All in all, a very good day!