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More World War II Leftovers
by Donna Amis Davis In a previous post, I wrote about Marston matting, made of a high quality corrosion-resistant steel, used to quickly build airstrips during World War II. The steel matting was left behind as surplus when the war was over, and everywhere you go in the Philippines, you can see it being used as fencing and building material.…
Using Lyrics from “Summer Breeze”
More research for my work-in-progress: Today looking up copyright information for "Summer Breeze" by Seals and Crofts. Their version topped the charts in 1972. Currently Jason Mraz has a cover. It's a beautiful song. Soft, mellow, dreamy rock. Here are some of the lyrics I'd like to use: "See the curtains hangin' in the window, in the evenin' on a…
Thanksgiving Day 2010
by Donna Amis Davis This year Bill's birthday fell on the day before Thanksgiving. So to commemorate both, we got away for a night and two days to a beach a couple of hours north of Puerto. We celebrated Bill's birthday on Wednesday, and then just willfully forgot that it was Thanksgiving back in the and our daughters and their…