Little Anecdotes and Memories In the years from 1968 to 1992 I worked at two different Doctor’s offices, not as medical assistant but on the accounting side, manager, accountant, bureaucrat and billing clerk. Jobs, doctors do not appreciate, but have to have and must support. AT&T transferred my husband, Hal, from Seattle to Longview, Washington …
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Ilona Cole, Guest Author, Story 144
Hal’s Birthday Celebration My husband Hal’s birthday present was a great success. His birthday celebration with friends tonight will equally be great. We invited his dear old friends who also have keen interests collecting antique guns, beautiful old rifles or pistols. Kurt and Ruth, Ronnie and Esther, Richard and Marilyn were our guests. I had …
Ilona Cole, Guest Author, Story 143
Wiesbaden, a Beautiful City of Spas After graduating from the University in 1948 I had an offer to model for a Furrier, located in Frankfurt/Germany. Later, as the city of Darmstadt was being rebuilt, they opened a store there. My city of Darmstadt was destroyed by a bombing raid 9-11-1944. I accepted this job offer, …
Ilona Cole, Guest Author, Story 142
A Weekend in Beautiful Munich Hal and I had planned a summer vacation to Germany. We received a letter from my father’s very good friend Peppi inviting us to meet with him in Munich. Date and time and the name of the hotel we would stay in. We flew to the airport close to Munich, …
Ilona Cole, Guest Author, Story 141
A Trip to Baden Baden: World Famous City of Spas Baden Baden: A beautiful, picturesque city in the Black Forest. Twelve natural springs well up from a depth of 2000 metres, supplying thermal spas with 68C hot spring water to pamper visitors from around the world clear back to Roman times. My Hal and I …
Ilona Cole, Guest Author, Story 140
SCHUETZEN FEST (Long Rifle skeet and target Competition) It was the beginning of summer 1941. I was fourteen years old. My aunt Frieda and uncle Christopher called to get permission for me to come during my summer vacation in the last two weeks of August. There will be a festivity called Schuetzen Fest, a competition …
Ilona Cole, Guest Author, Story 139
Morristown, Pennsylvania is a Charming Town My dear husband, Hal worked for AT&T and was a manager of the Seattle/Washington based Radio Communications Department. AT&T had a new facility in North Bend, on the east side of Seattle to house all new electronic equipment. In order to oversee the installation my Hal had to attend …
Ilona Cole, Guest Author, Story 138
A “Winter Rose” (Christ Rose) Our first Christmas in Chelan was fast approaching, and my husband Hal and I, Ilona were very busy to complete the final decorations, fresh white tulips in a beautiful tall, white vase by Rosenthal to place on the buffet in the dining room along with an awesome set of bisque …
Ilona Cole, Guest Author, Story 137
A Cute Little Sugar Dish, Consequence, and Tears We had an Aunt Anita, she was the sister of Aunt Lilli, the loving wife of our Uncle Arthur, my father’s twin brother. Aunt Lilli came to visit us often and my mama and her had a wonderful rapport and they had relaxing visits at teatime together. …
Ilona Cole, Guest Author, Story 136
“Klepper” Boats at the World’s Fair in Seattle The World’s Fair opened in Seattle, and it was to be the day today that my Hal and I will take a walk through it. Seattle gained a wonderful complex, an area with marvelous buildings that were erected and a monorail that would bring visitors and Seattleites …