Posted in Family on May 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The opening lines of Elizabeth Akers Allen’s famous poem are the heart’s cry of a world- weary woman remembering her mother’s tender love.
BACKWARD, turn backward, O Time, in your flight,
Make me a child again just for to-night!
Mother, come back from the echoless shore,
Take me again to your heart as of yore;
Kiss from my forehead [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
It is finally spring in Wisconsin. We had three completely gorgeous days beginning on Sunday, and even today, while a mix of clouds and sun, the air is mild and sweet coming in my window as I write.
My husband and I have established a recent tradition on Sunday afternoons of going for a walk somewhere. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 1, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I was reading again tonight about the orphan trains that traveled the country from big American cities out to the western farm country. Charles Loring Brace was a pioneer in trying to find homes for city children who had lost their parents. These trains would travel with a group of orphans, accompanied by two adults [...]
