Category Archives: family

DNA: Family History

Posted on April 3, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Meeting our Grandparents My sister Anne has decided to have her DNA tested through Ancestry. Because she and I only share our mother, her results will only be useful to her family tree research. So, will I ‘bite the bullet’ … Continue reading →

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The Old Folks at Home?

Posted on February 5, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Sitting on the Porch in Rocking Chairs The Carol Burnett Show used to feature a skit of a couple of seniors discussing their lives. The payoff was almost always the same: he’d make a gentle pass at her and she … Continue reading →

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The Fruit Doesn’t Fall Far…

Posted on January 22, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Amy, Suzann and Rosanna 1984 Brigitte, age 9 Brigitte, age 11

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Finding Father: Hook versus Peter Pan

Posted on January 7, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Finding Neverland J.M. Barrie wrote the original story of Peter Pan, as a play and then a book. The film Finding Neverland explores how this came about. According to Wikipedia: the story focuses on Scottish writer J. M. Barrie, his … Continue reading →

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My Colourful Wife

Posted on September 5, 2017 by cdsmiller17
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Thanksgiving 2010

Posted on September 5, 2017 by cdsmiller17
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My Side – Thanksgiving 2013

Posted on September 4, 2017 by cdsmiller17
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Home

Posted on July 25, 2017 by cdsmiller17

Art work of my two daughters, Rosanna and Amy

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Is this Normal Behaviour?

Posted on July 19, 2017 by cdsmiller17

In early 1978, I met the woman who would later that year become my second wife, and her two-year old daughter. The details are unimportant, but the relationship that I split up is the point of this story. Background Sue … Continue reading →

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Facing Our Fears: You’re Not Alone

Posted on April 29, 2017 by cdsmiller17

(Another letter to my Mom) Dear Mom, (Dec 7 1988) Thanks for the early Christmas card. Your comment about ‘hearing’, coupled with your 1989 ‘coming events’, finally put my mind in tune with what has happened to you. One forgets … Continue reading →

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