Originally posted on lifelessons – a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown:
Click to enlarge, then click to turn pages. Marilyn’s article is featured in the table of contents and is found on page 42. https://issuu.com/ojodellago/docs/july2019
Day: 2019-07-04
JULY 4TH AND COLLATERAL DAMAGE – Marilyn Armstrong
Memorial Day has come and gone … and suddenly, it’s just about to be Independence Day. No one had time to take their flags down. If we want to know just how many wars we have had, count the number… Read More ›
AMERICA IN 140 WORDS – Marilyn Armstrong
The original Revolution was mostly about money, like all wars. Especially about taxes on tea, which was huge until we discovered coffee. Also, who should pay what and to whom. We believed we should keep all the money. King George felt otherwise. We offered to… Read More ›
BLUE KAYAK ON A BLUE DAY BY THE BLACKSTONE 4 – Marilyn Armstrong
July Blues – 4 Early in June, we went to the Blackstone River in Smithfield and met two kayakers. One was setting out in a blue kayak, the other in a red one. The sun was bright and the blue… Read More ›
THEY WROTE THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE WITH A QUILL
Written with a quill pen, the founding documents of the United States. On parchment. Before rolling writers and ballpoints — or even fountain pens — there were quill pens. Goose feathers, though I imagine those without available geese worked with… Read More ›
LETTERS OR NUMBERS: CEE’S FUN FOTO CHALLENGE – Marilyn Armstrong
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Letters or Numbers My husband takes pictures of signs and other posts. He says it’s a carryover from shooting news stories. If you shot a sign which said where you were, it was easier to remember, especially… Read More ›
