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Returning Home at Easter

The day was sunny and warm Easter 1944, and my dearest sister was coming home from School in the Odenwald

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 my sister Friedl and me, Ilona. She needed to discuss it first with our papa. Our papa arrived late Friday evening and our parents sat together in papa

Meeting Hal

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 and Olufsen my Hal loved and wished for.

I received a large Christmas bonus from my two doctors I worked for in Longview and I wanted to spend it on a Christmas present for my Hal. Downtown Portland and at Washington Square was a great men

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 dear Hal feel bad and I said:

A Follow-up Story About my Little Friend, Kristel

Time goes so fast, especially when there are such good and wonderful times. Kristel