Category Archives: Missing

Another Goodbye

  Herb W Bryce August 27 at 8:57 AM ·  ANOTHER GOODBYE Here we are again, Gathered in another place, another time, Same old ceremony, Same goodbye. What fault is it in the Human condition that brings us to this, Time … Continue reading

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There is Hunger in the World

  There is Hunger in the World There is hunger in the world To be loved A hunger to be acknowledged To belong There is hunger in the world For quiet And a hunger everywhere For peace (Well, not everywhere, … Continue reading

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The Ultimate Gamble

  THE ULTIMATE GAMBLE These are rough notes to match the rough battle, at Vimy Ridge, a key battle in the First World War and a proving ground for a new Army from a new nation that hadn’t fully  gelled … Continue reading

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Trouble with Mercy – Part III

  Trouble with Mercy – Part III In Part II of Trouble With Mercy, the prime suspect in the run of thefts in the Mercy Home for Aging Citizens was not, in fact, the culprit. Attention then turned to another … Continue reading

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Trouble with Mercy – Part II

    Trouble with Mercy – Part II In Part I of Trouble with Mercy, Nurses’ Aide Ruthie thought she had caught a, or the, thief who had been stealing mostly personal belongings from other residents in the Mercy Home for … Continue reading

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Trouble with Mercy

  Trouble with Mercy PART I Things kept going missing at the Mercy Home for Aging Citizens, or M-Hac as the citizens would have it. So there was trouble with Mercy in this no-longer happy home. Staff, of course, tried … Continue reading

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Harry’s Memory: Missing in Action

  Harry’s Memory: Missing in Action Mary sent me out for yeast for her recipe; Also some milk, some coffee and a loaf of bread to hold us over. Mary jokes about it. She says, Oh, Harry’s memory: missing in action. … Continue reading

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