by LibbyAtwater | Sep 15, 2015 | Blog, Memories, What Lies Within
As we ate dinner after his arrival, my newfound uncle from California dabbed at his mustache and said, “Ruth, I’d like to take you to some Broadway shows, go to Radio City Music Hall, and see the sights of New York. It’s been so long since I was in New York.”
My mother demurred. “I’d love to go with you, but I don’t have that much freedom. Libby will be on vacation in a few days. Why don’t you take her to New York? I’ll join you on days that I can.” (more…)
by LibbyAtwater | Sep 11, 2015 | Blog, Memories
This morning I hung the American flag outside our door to remember those who perished on this day fourteen years ago. Nearly three-thousand flags fly on the lawns of Pepperdine University in memory of those who perished that day. (more…)
by LibbyAtwater | Sep 10, 2015 | Blog, Memories, What Lies Within
I was a fearful child, and many of my fears were instilled by my older sister, Blanche.
Born four years before me, while World War II raged, she was adopted shortly after her birth. (more…)
