Category Archives: photos

Old slides reveal hidden past

Posted on April 1, 2018 by

I spent Easter weekend examining my dad’s slides taken during the 1950s when he was in the Army, stationed in the US and Japan (no combat duty). Dad and I used an old illuminated screen to view the slides against … Continue reading →

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Memories lost in the changes

Posted on January 13, 2013 by

Yesterday my husband and I visited our daughter who is starting grad school at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, our old alma mater. I haven’t seen it much since I graduated in 198x (long ago!) and the area has changed … Continue reading →

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Ichi go, ichi e and scrapbooking memories

Posted on September 23, 2012 by

Yesterday a friend and I created a scrapbook for a Japanese friend who is moving away. We wanted her to remember the fun she had with our Japanese-and-American women’s group, JASWA. With one more page to fill, I asked my … Continue reading →

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