Ilona Cole, Story 87

Wonderful Sounding Music for Dancing

It was 1969 and it was during the years we lived in Longview/Washington the place Hal was transferred to by AT&T. This is now 2022. I was looking through my vinal records to play some music that would bring back to me times I enjoyed together with my beloved husband, Hal. I lost him after a long illness five years ago. Searching through the vinals I came upon one record that brought a special evening to my mind.

The jacket of the record was white and in black in large lettering was the name

Ilona Cole, Story 82

The True Meaning of a Rescued Dog

Momo

This is a true story about my dearest Jessika, my caretaker and confidant and a puppy named Momo.

Jessika had searched for quite a while for a puppy to adopt, one of the rescue puppies and not from a breeder. She received a text message about a male puppy two months old from a kennel in Ohio. Jessika was so excited, she got herself an Airline ticket and at her destination ordered a rental car. Her friend Faith would meet her at the Airport in Pittsburgh and would accompany her on the flight home. Jessika was a brave soul, and I was very proud of her. It was not Charlie, the puppy advertised for adoption, but Charlie

Ilona Cole, Story 81

A Beautiful, Old Church in Darmstadt

One of my heartfelt memorials. This church was there for many generations, but not after the night of 9-11-1944 when the whole City of Darmstadt was destroyed by an allied bombing raid. The walls of thick, grey stone survived partially. Without doors and windows though, it looked ghostly and eerie. The congregation had decided not to rebuild and leave this church as a memorial. It is seventy-eight years ago, this coming September 11, 2022, that the allies ordered a bombing raid on Darmstadt which destroyed the whole city.

After going to the first memorial and listening to the powerful choir, seeing all the candles burning and getting to see a most beautiful, tall, white marble cross sculpted by an artist from the