Halloween It was 1980 and my Hal was notified by AT&T that we were being transferred back to Seattle October 30th. We had been waiting in anticipation for this day for 10 years, since this transfer from Seattle to Longview and Vancouver was only supposed to be for two years and it ended up to …
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Ilona Cole, Guest Author, Story 188
Memories of Germany One of our many summer destinations in Darmstadt, Germany: (Der Woog) the lake Woog (in English pronounced with a long O). A most beautiful, landscaped and prepared lake for swimming, cold clear water for swimming, jumping from a high tower and swimming lanes marked for events and competition. An island in the …
Ilona Cole, Guest Author, Story 187
Another Evening with Harry Belafonte It was September 1988 and my beloved husband, Hal and I were looking forward to our trip to Germany to visit my dearest sister, Friedl and her family. It was a beautiful, sunny day as we landed at Frankfurt International Airport. My sister and her husband, Georg waited for us …
Ilona Cole, Guest Author, Story 186
Love Affair with Paris But our choice for a retired life settled on Provence, the south of France, close to the Luberon mountains. Heavenly, mother nature in its prime, lush lavender fields, relaxed, friendly and congenial people. Sun ripened melons, beautiful, lush vines, nice fruity table wine, Truffles, delicious food and outdoor living, relaxed, a …
Ilona Cole, Guest Author, Story 185
June, 2nd 2025 My 98th Birthday Party It is Monday, June the 2nd my birthday and Marcie, Karin and Jessika, my loving friends have organized a birthday celebration for me. I reserved our dining room here in our building from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM. We had twenty guests. By 3:00 PM they were all …
Ilona Cole, Guest Author, Story 184
My 98th Birthday Today is Sunday, June 1st and I am planning a little get together with food and drink for a wonderful group of friends, right here at an Apartment Complex, called Woodland at Forbes Lake in Kirkland where I came to live, after I lost my dear husband, Hal eight years ago. This …
Ilona Cole, Guest Author, Story 183
It was a precious day today. Yes, it even happens to me, where my days mostly seem very uneventful. After I got up, had taken care of all my duties and was ready to allow myself a good cup of coffee, I opened my computer to check if I might have received a comment to …
Ilona Cole, Guest Author, Story 182
An Up to Date Little Tale on The Rescue Dog “Momo”– Now Three Years Old Three years ago, I wrote a short story about a very ill puppy, that was near death several times, after Jessika, a very dear friend of mine taken a long trip to rescue this poor little baby and brought it …
Ilona Cole, Guest Author, Story 181
Another Outing with our Professor Stern, Food for Mind and Soul Catherine the Great Friday morning, as we entered our classroom, here was our beloved Professor, Dr. Stern, big greeting and big smile. As we all got situated by our Pults (desks), he informed us that he has an evening planned for Saturday. Our tickets …
Ilona Cole, Guest Author, Story 180
AN EXCITING JOURNEY TO LAKE CONSTANCE It was the beginning of a beautiful summer in 1938. Our Mrs. Kramer is taking a week’s vacation to get together with her two sisters. The older sister, Maria and the younger one, Marga. Both live quite a distance from here. She will drive her beautiful car, pick up …