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Harvest Festival: Sweet Home Ranch

November 4, 2017 / lorettawillems / 1 Comment

  "Pomegranate Jelly," 14"x16" oil on canvas "Our early foothill pomegranate tree yields more than enough fruit to make at least a hundred half pints of Jelly. Well, it would if we didn't eat so many of them fresh."       Paul Buxman November 1, Dinuba, California The trees and vines are tired and dusty now, … Continue reading Harvest Festival: Sweet Home Ranch

October

October 6, 2017October 11, 2017 / lorettawillems / 4 Comments

The Bellingham launch of my book, The Gift of Laughter: The Story of a California Mennonite Family, took place Sunday afternoon, October 1. There was laughter and music amidst a  gathering of family and friends. Also there, Ruth and Paul Buxman. Paul is the artist who painted the scene that was used on the cover … Continue reading October

Chapter Three: Going to Dinuba

February 1, 2015February 2, 2015 / lorettawillems / 6 Comments

Note: to read earlier chapters of this book, click on the chapter titles in the "Memoir Chapters" section of the sidebar on the right or at the bottom of this page. The Family 1947 Every couple of months during the years my family lived in Stockton, Dad would decide it was time to go to … Continue reading Chapter Three: Going to Dinuba

Recent Posts

  • Japan: 1956
  • Bk 3. 9: The Log House in Monroe 1960-1961
  • Bk. 3. 8: Northwest Journal Granite Falls, May 1960
  • Bk 3. 7: Northwest Journal May 1960
  • Bk 3. 6: Northwest Journal February 1957
  • Bk 3. 5: The House on Melvin, Phoenix 1954-55
  • Bk 3. 4: The Wedding
  • Bk 3. 3: Tokyo Wedding Backstory Part 2
  • Bk 3. 2: Tokyo Wedding Backstory, Part I
  • Bk 3. 1: Japan 1955
  • Epilogue: The House on Coronado Avenue
  • Old Photos: 1930s
  • It is finished. The new Book is now available
  • Mom on a Motorcycle
  • 11. Sewing

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