Returning Home at Easter The day was sunny and warm Easter 1944, and my dearest sister was coming home from School in the Odenwald
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Ilona Cole, Story 105
A Wonderful Day with Both Parents During WWII It was one of those weekends my father had a break and could come home from Berlin, which was rare during WWII. It was a beautiful early summer day, the sun showed itself, but the air was still crisp. Mama had made plans she would not tell …
Ilona Cole, Story 104
Meeting Hal
Ilona Cole, Story 103
Bang and Olufsen of Denmark Music System During our time in Vancouver, Washington we often drove to Washington Square, a large shopping mall south of Portland to do our shopping. They had so many individual great shops, not just Department stores. There was an awesome music shop who carried all the music components of Bang …
Ilona Cole, Story 102
Transfer to Longview It was 1968 and my husband Hal came home that evening from work and after dinner we sat together with another glass of wine. He told me then about his transfer (our transfer) to a lumber city south, toward Portland, Longview. I knew already to agree right away, not to make my …
Ilona Cole, Story 101
A Follow-up Story About my Little Friend, Kristel Time goes so fast, especially when there are such good and wonderful times. Kristel
Ilona Cole, Story 100
A Wonderful Guest, A Wonderful Year It was the year 1967. My husband Hal and I were living in the Bellevue Park Condos, and I had an interesting job at Heisdorf and Nelson, Poultry Breeders in Houghton/ Washington. They were breeding and shipping
Ilona Cole, Story 99
Gracious Twins:
Ilona Cole, Story 98
Snowy Winter Fun 1937 was an especially cold winter in Germany with wave after wave of snow coming with very cold temperatures from Russia. The snow piled up, pushed back from the streets so high that one could not see the cars on the street from the sidewalk. There was a beautiful hill, not a …
Ilona Cole, Story 97
1980: Our Hopes Were Granted It was the end of October 1980. My husband Hal received the paperwork from his Employer AT&T for our transfer back to Seattle after 12 years. I was elated for my Hal, knowing how much he was waiting for this day. But I had mixed feelings. Happy for my Hal …