Monthly Archives: August 2017

Flying . . .

Posted on August 31, 2017 by annetbell

Sassy Frank Sinatra has joined  the upbeat joyful  Big Band   sound with exquisite lyrics of love.  Can’t you imagine young lovers moving over the dance floor  in perfect rhythm? Ah  to experience  such  love  out of this world. . … Continue reading →

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The Kung Fu Nuns and Self Defense

Posted on August 30, 2017 by annetbell

Namaste ! A Mighty Girl The Kung Fu Nuns are fighting back against the rise in sexual assaults in India by training women in self defense! The Buddhist nuns, who live in a monastery in the Indian Himalayas near Tibet, have … Continue reading →

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Music Monday on Tuesday. . . . . . Omni

Posted on August 29, 2017 by annetbell

Here is Omni  a band we discovered at the movies! My favorite theater  in the area is Spectrum 8 which is now owned by Landmark Theater.  This is a national group with 56  theaters.  They are dedicated  to exhibiting and … Continue reading →

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They Gave Their Tomorrow For Our Today

Posted on August 26, 2017 by annetbell

This is photojournalism from Huff Post UK  with clever integration of  current photos and 70 year old shots from D-Day.               A German body lies where he fell in the street. Tourists on the … Continue reading →

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Freedom Provides Choices

Posted on August 24, 2017 by annetbell

When people ask about the political situation in the United States during my lifetime, somewhere in my rambling reply is that nothing  can compare to to the Vietnam era especially 1968. The picture above is from the demonstration that turned … Continue reading →

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French Legion of Honor Medal

Posted on August 23, 2017 by annetbell

The French government awards this highest French order of merit to living  Americans who fought in Normandy or the Rhineland.  Napoleon Bonaparte created the medal and award.   Two French officials flew from Paris  flew to be  in  Conneaut to … Continue reading →

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Music Monday . . . Nina Simone . . . . Brown Baby

Posted on August 21, 2017 by annetbell

Nina Simone was an American song writer, pianist, arranger, and Civil Rights activist. She was classically trained at Julliard School of Music and was an accomplished  in classical , jazz, blues, folk, R&B and pop. Nina lived from 1933 -2003 … Continue reading →

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D-Day Conneaut, Ohio

Posted on August 17, 2017 by annetbell

If you love history and want to learn more about this definitive battle of  WWII, I strongly recommend a visit.  In fact, we are going for our second year.  My friend Eric Montgomery, who was so  helpful in my journey … Continue reading →

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A Beautiful Day in the Life of An Old Paratrooper

Posted on August 16, 2017 by annetbell

Here are Eric Labourdette’s  own words about his jump into La Friere Bridge zone in June 2017.   https://talesalongtheway.com/2017/08/11/eric-labourette-guide-extraordinaire/ ” I wanted to jump to honor and remember the sacrifice of all those paratroopers who gave their lives  for our freedom. … Continue reading →

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La Fiere Bridge

Posted on August 15, 2017 by annetbell

Our paratroopers had many challenges when they jumped early in the morning of June 6th beside the darkness, fog, and inclement weather.  The Germans had invaded France several years before so were familiar with the the ancient hedgerows which were … Continue reading →

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