Teaching Literature
September elicits memories of teaching. When I started as a teacher in Jeffco, it was January, 1961 and I took over a class of 7th...
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Between The Covers Book Club
Wilma Gundy
- Aug 21
- 1 min
Distinguished Ancestor, part 3
In 1848, friends of Ambrose persuaded him to run for the Constituent Assembly. He lost the election. However, as an advocate for...
Wilma Gundy
- Aug 16
- 1 min
Distinguished Ancestor, part 2
After seeing the bust of Lloyd’s great-great grandfather in the Troyes museum, we were anxious to learn more about this man who had so...
Wilma Gundy
- Aug 9
- 1 min
Distinguished Ancestor
When we planned a trip to France in1979, Lloyd’s cousin urged us to go to Troyes, France where, in the local museum, was a sculpture of...
Wilma Gundy
- Jul 27
- 1 min
Summer is Vacation
Lloyd’s job, trouble-shooting as a mechanical engineer, required that he cover all the states west of the Mississippi River. He flew...
Wilma Gundy
- Jul 3
- 1 min
Ice Cream Celebrates the 4th
Dad loved to celebrate the 4th of July with firecrackers and ice cream! After Mother made the ice cream with our farm’s fresh eggs, milk,...
Wilma Gundy
- Jun 15
- 1 min
Dad a Navy Veteran
Dad, a navy veteran From WWI Loved to celebrate The 4th of July Independence Day For us and everyone He loved to celebrate With...
Wilma Gundy
- Jun 14
- 1 min
Dad, The Wizard of Games
My dad created the games that made a magic kingdom where I played as a child. “Peek-boo, Peek-a boo,” I,d say with hands clasped over my...
Wilma Gundy
- Jun 12
- 1 min
My Fun-loving Dad
Dad loved kids and had a house full to love. My sister Eileen remembers when she was three, Dad would hold Sarah age one on his lap in...
Wilma Gundy
- Apr 15
- 1 min
Tahiti
For our 25th anniversary in 1973, we decided to celebrate in Tahiti. We flew on a French airline from LA.. With nostalgia I remember the...
Wilma Gundy
- Apr 11
- 1 min
A Bird is a Harbinger of Joy
As far back as my memory can stretch, I have always loved birds. As the poet says, “My heart leaps up” at their cheerful singing. I envy...
Wilma Gundy
- Mar 27
- 2 min
Oh to be in England
I have a master’s degree in English literature, so when we planned our first trip to Europe in 1979, I was thrilled that the first...
Wilma Gundy
- Mar 23
- 1 min
Unusual Experiences - Dinner in an Irish Castle
As soon as I could read I embraced it as a portal through which I could envision a life radically different from what I experienced as...
Wilma Gundy
- Mar 11
- 1 min
Unusual Experiences - Kissing the Blarney Stone
March - the month of St Patrick’s Day, three-leaf shamrocks, and those pesky leprechauns - makes me reflect on my Irish ancestors. My...
Wilma Gundy
- Mar 1
- 2 min
Unusual Experiences-Prince William Sound
In April,1990, Lloyd and I were eating in the restaurant atop the Space Needle in Seattle and discussing the possibility of an Alaskan...
Wilma Gundy
- Feb 23
- 2 min
Unusual Experiences-The Midnight Sun in Barrow Alaska
In 1988, we used frequent flyer miles to fly to Anchorage, Alaska for Memorial Day weekend. After we arrived on Saturday, we discussed...
Wilma Gundy
- Feb 9
- 1 min
Unusual Experiences
Lloyd’s interest in the Oregon Trail led us to join the Oregon Trail Historical association. We joined about 1990; the last meeting we...
Wilma Gundy
- Dec 30, 2023
- 1 min
Christmas Decorations
Putting up Christmas decorations creates a festive mood in which to celebrate the holiday with friends and family. One of my favorite...
Wilma Gundy
- Dec 24, 2023
- 1 min
My Other Christmas Doll
My husband, Lloyd, was always sensitive to my desires, concerns, and aspirations. Consequently, he was a “gifted” gift giver. Some of the...
Wilma Gundy
- Dec 19, 2023
- 1 min
Childhood Treasures - The Christmas Doll
My parents, farmers on the rain-starved plains of eastern Colorado, rarely had a crop that paid more than enough to feed the livestock...
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