On the way to government insurance

Like it  our not our hospital insurance is going to be "free. that is it will not have a cost " but it will be paid for by taxes."  Judging from experiences of England and Canada.  every thing has a cost.   We began in that direction with Obama care and we may have improved it, but someone has to pay  the bill..

Grandchildren return to Carolina

Something was wrong --quiet had  descended.  No, every thing could be explained.   Our grandchildren  had returned  home after a thee week visit. They  will resume school in North Carolina  .Lily is seven  and Oliver is five. They have bitrhdays  this summer..

Spring

February is gone and spring will soon spring forward in all its beauty.  I wish that I could plant flowers and vegetables.  I remember planting sugar cane and Irish potatoes, two of the earliest activities on the farm.  Now, I am fortunate to see roses beginning to bloom.  The pear tree is the only flowering tree we now have and it must be sprayed to control blight.

Another Effort to Correct My Blog

I have posted on the blog a few times in the last three months; many mistakes have cluttered my postings so I invite you to read my posts as a new blog.  Dates may be incorrect although the stories are accurate.

My mom would be 113 today.

February is our shortest month but it is filled with special days. Among them I thought I could never forget was the invasion of Iwo Jima.Our ship took Marines to the islands for several days of fierce fighting. I remember the flag raising, whic led to the famous picture, followed by statures being erected.

The attack that Sunday morning severely damaged the United States Navy and resulted in the deaths of more than 2,400 American personnel.  It shocked Americans who had  been divided on whether to oppose Germany and save Western Europe.

My memories of the "Day in Infamy"

I was in the backyard that Sunday afternoon when someone had heard over the radio that Japan had bombed Hawaii and our  Navy.  We went to school as always Monday morning. quiet and bewildered

Our day was spent listening to Congress declare war (lacking only one positive vote.)  We heard the president, Roosevelt,   call the attack "a day  in infamy"