Tag Archives: birth

Would You Believe IVF is Now 46 Years Old?

Posted on July 25, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Louise Brown (July 25, 1978) Doesn’t time fly! With all the hoo-ha going on in the United States over women’s reproductive rights, it’s timely to look back at the birth of the first ‘test-tube’ baby. I wonder if her birth … Continue reading →

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My Great Aunt’s Diaries: 1949-1952

Posted on January 6, 2019 by cdsmiller17

A Look at Life in Toronto Out of the blue, my second cousin, Norah, sent me transcripts of some diaries that her grandmother had written. I suspect she thought I’d be interested in the passages that featured my biological father, … Continue reading →

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Birth of Astrology

Posted on September 4, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Dawn — April 29, 410 BCE, Babylon This chart shows the energies that were in place on that day so long ago. I don’t know who’s birth chart this is, but, evidently, it’s the oldest known horoscope. Without trying to … Continue reading →

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A Mother’s Letter to her Son

Posted on May 30, 2015 by cdsmiller17

In October 1974, my mother wrote me a letter to explain my history. In doing so, she told me a little of her life’s story. Here is what I have discovered about my mother from her birth in 1923 to … Continue reading →

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