Category Archives: Remembrances

In Flanders Fields

Posted on May 25, 2023 by Jim deMaine

The poppy’s association with the fallen began with this poem, written after a WWI battle in 1915.

Posted in end of life, Military, Remembrances, War | 1 Comment

Remembering the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and the people who fought back

Posted on April 19, 2023 by Jim deMaine

Relatives share family stories of loss and survival during the Holocaust and the monthlong fight against the Nazis in Warsaw, Poland. Click here for the full article. By Dana Bash and Anna Brand, CNN Published April 19, 2023 – Thanks to Pam P. … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, History, Religion, Remembrances | Comments Off on Remembering the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and the people who fought back

Obscure and Amazing moments in the 1950s… You probably didn’t know

Posted on March 17, 2023 by Jim deMaine

Ed note: Actually, I’ll bet you remember all of these events! Click here to watch the video below! Thanks to Sybil-Ann!

Posted in Remembrances | Comments Off on Obscure and Amazing moments in the 1950s… You probably didn’t know

I Hate To Break It To You But If You Recognize Any Of These 32 Pictures You Are Officially Old

Posted on October 19, 2022 by Jim deMaine

From Pam P. If you want to see the other 31 click here!

Posted in Remembrances | Comments Off on I Hate To Break It To You But If You Recognize Any Of These 32 Pictures You Are Officially Old

Thank you Ma’am

Posted on September 22, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mary Jane F.

Posted in Remembrances | Comments Off on Thank you Ma’am

A quiet hero

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Pam P. From Wiki: Sir Nicholas George Winton MBE (born Wertheim; 19 May 1909 – 1 July 2015) was a British humanitarian who helped to rescue children who were at risk of oppression by Nazi Germany. Born to German-Jewish parents who had emigrated to Britain at … Continue reading →

Posted in Government, History, Kindness, Remembrances, Social justice, War | Comments Off on A quiet hero

The pen and the sword

Posted on May 30, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Gordon G.

Posted in Government, History, Holidays, Remembrances | Comments Off on The pen and the sword

Hope these put a smile on your face

Posted on April 18, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Sybil-Ann

Posted in Humor, Remembrances | Comments Off on Hope these put a smile on your face

O Captain, My Captain

Posted on February 21, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Walt Whitman wrote “O Captain, My Captain!” as a dedication to Abraham Lincoln, a man he greatly admired Although it seems like it is just a poem about a sea captain who dies at the end of a victorious voyage, … Continue reading →

Posted in Government, History, Remembrances | 1 Comment

How to summarize the stages of Life

Posted on October 23, 2021 by Jim deMaine

First, there’s the Go-Go years Then, the Slow-Go years Finally, the No-Go years –Or First there’s, “Honey, did the kids poop?” Then, “Honey, did the dog poop?” Finally, “Honey, did you …….?”

Posted in Aging Sites, Humor, Remembrances | Comments Off on How to summarize the stages of Life

Senior’s time capsule

Posted on October 21, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Pam P. Make sure to scroll down!

Posted in Remembrances | 1 Comment

Cool surprise ending!

Posted on October 11, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Rosemary W!

Posted in Art, Remembrances | Comments Off on Cool surprise ending!

Tonight, I mourn by Dan Rather

Posted on August 28, 2021 by Jim deMaine

(Thanks to Mary M.) Tonight, I mourn.  I mourn with a deep and heavy heart.  I mourn for the Marines sacrificed at a gate in Kabul on a mission to save lives.  I mourn for the scores more killed and maimed … Continue reading →

Posted in Grief, Remembrances | Comments Off on Tonight, I mourn by Dan Rather

The flag that does not fly

Posted on May 31, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Paul T. Between the fields where the flag is planted, there are 9+ miles of flower fields that go all the way to the ocean. The flowers are grown by seed companies. It’s a beautiful place, close to … Continue reading →

Posted in Government, Remembrances | Comments Off on The flag that does not fly

A hero remembered

Posted on May 31, 2021 by Jim deMaine

 ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ May 30, 2021 (Sunday) Heather Cox Richardson May 31 I wrote the following last year for a dear friend who had recently passed. She was the middle sister in this story, and as we grew up, she told us … Continue reading →

Posted in Remembrances, War | Comments Off on A hero remembered

A common experience – long ago

Posted on February 24, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Gordon G.

Posted in Remembrances | 1 Comment

Finding ways to mourn and remember

Posted on February 5, 2021 by Jim deMaine
Posted in Art, Remembrances | Comments Off on Finding ways to mourn and remember

Language of the past

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Donna D Enjoy! 😘 I came across this phrase yesterday –   ‘FENDER SKIRTS ‘ Fender Skirts and Supper Thought you would get a kick out of this!  No offence intended. I know some of you will not understand … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging Sites, Remembrances | Comments Off on Language of the past

My, how things have changed

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Gordon G!

Posted in Essays, History, Remembrances | Comments Off on My, how things have changed

Perhaps a eulogy for RBG

Posted on September 20, 2020 by Jim deMaine

Thanks Mary Jane F. When Great Trees Fall    Maya Angelou When great trees fall, rocks on distant hills shudder, lions hunker down in tall grasses, and even elephants lumber after safety. When great trees fall in forests, small things … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Remembrances | 1 Comment

Skyline resident Gordon Perkin, ‘a giant in public health’ who helped shape the Gates Foundation, dies

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Jim deMaine

By Sandi Doughton in the Seattle Times Dr. Gordon Perkin had already spent decades working to improve the health of the world’s poorest people by the time he crossed paths with William Gates Sr. in the late 1990s. But that … Continue reading →

Posted in Remembrances | 1 Comment

I am the flag – Jimmy Wledon

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Jim deMaine
Posted in Education, Essays, happiness, Military, Religion, Remembrances, War | Comments Off on I am the flag – Jimmy Wledon

For all of our mothers

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Jim deMaine
Posted in Remembrances | Comments Off on For all of our mothers

Inspiration in the sky in Italy

Posted on March 28, 2020 by Jim deMaine

Quite a tribute! Thanks to Gordon G. As Italy is in quarantine, the Italian Air Force flies a single jet, representing the virus, to meet other jets that stream the colors of the Italian flag while Pavarotti’s Nessus Dorma plays with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Music, Remembrances | Comments Off on Inspiration in the sky in Italy

Tribute displayed on Sydney Opera House

Posted on January 19, 2020 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Pam P. for finding this

Posted in environment, Opera, prayer, Remembrances | Comments Off on Tribute displayed on Sydney Opera House