Tag: photo
member name: Mary Beth Magee
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August 06, 2007 02:16 PM EDT --
Oak Park, Illinois is renowned as having a large number of Frank Lloyd Wright homes and one of his studios. There is also a large artistic enclave. But in summer 2007, Oak Park is the site of . . .
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May 27, 2007 06:06 PM EDT --
My shower curtain is part of my "ocean get-away" decor in my bathroom. Along with various seashells and sea-scented candles I have this great shower curtain with recurring motifs of sailboats, . . .
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October 05, 2007 11:49 PM EDT --
Autumn is a lover, slipping quietly into the room.
A gentle touch, a hint of fragrance signals “I am here.” . . .
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May 03, 2007 10:45 AM EDT --
Manassas or Bull Run – doesn’t matter which name you give the place. It remains the site of two bloody battles during the War Between the States.
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August 06, 2007 12:41 PM EDT --
On the outlot of Yorktown Shopping Center on the Butterfield Road side, you'll find a cluster of trees sheltering tiny Boeger Cemetery. This neatly . . .
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August 13, 2007 12:59 PM EDT --
Our neighborhood supermarket has a floral department. There are frequently a wide variety of cut flower bouquets available, . . .
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April 28, 2007 02:32 PM EDT --
Washington Adventure -- Chapter Two
Our flight into BWI was a little bumpy, but uneventful. We deplaned, rounded up a wheelchair for Mama and headed for the baggage claim. Upon arrival . . .
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May 07, 2007 02:05 PM EDT --
Monday morning dawned damp and gloomy. The skies were clad in appropriate Confederate gray for the day we planned to visit Manassas, Virginia. I had an ulterior motive to heading to Manassas – my . . .
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June 27, 2007 01:50 PM EDT --
On December 1, 1958, I was eight years old. I was one of those bookworm kids who read everything I could get my hands on and watched the news every evening. I loved going to school and learning.
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August 10, 2007 01:59 PM EDT --
Several years ago, my mother and I made a short road trip from my home in northeastern Illinois to Spring Green, Wisconsin. We visited two remarkably different places - one a concentrated look at a single . . .
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October 24, 2007 01:06 PM EDT --
Meet Barnabas, a traveling zebra. He has a great time traveling around and getting to see the world.
He is a charming little fellow - the smallest of the stuffed zebras in my collection. . . .
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November 13, 2007 02:52 PM EST --
I remember fire hydrants from my youth as big, stocky silver things - fun to try to vault over if you could get a running start. Maybe my impression of their size came about . . .
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September 26, 2007 02:36 PM EDT --
The late Harry Caray is arguably the biggest sports star in Chicago who didn't play on a team. As the voice of the Chicago Cubs from 1982 to 1998, his heavy eyeglasses and exuberant "Holy Cow!" . . .
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April 27, 2007 12:17 PM EDT --
It was planned to be the trip of my mother’s lifetime. She had wanted to see Washington, D.C. since childhood. She was supposed to go on several occasions, but something always happened to interfere, . . .
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September 04, 2007 04:50 PM EDT --
As a nation, we should never forget the sacrifices made by our veterans and their families.
Perhaps the most famous memorial is The Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery. Patrolled by a . . .
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October 22, 2007 03:13 PM EDT --
In my "real" job (I am a trainer for the Multiple Listing Service of Northern Illinois, aka MLSNI) , I spend a lot of time on the road. On any given day, I go somewhere in northeastern Illinois, . . .
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May 10, 2007 03:21 PM EDT --
On Tuesday, we drove to Baltimore to meet up with D.'s friend of many years, L. The GPS cooperated and we made excellent time getting there.
En route, we stopped at a Visitor Center on the . . .
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May 28, 2007 09:16 PM EDT --
If you missed them, here are the earlier chapters:
Chapter One: http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474976969176
Chapter Two (or Which Way Did They Go?): . . .
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May 18, 2008 09:49 AM EDT --
As we approach Memorial Day, I invite you all to pause for a moment and remember those who have paid the ultimate price for freedom. The philosophy of the VFW is "Honor the dead by serving . . .
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June 25, 2007 09:37 AM EDT --
If you missed them, here are the earlier chapters:
Chapter One: http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474976969176
Chapter Two (or Which Way Did They . . .
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