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| Virginia and Carol's front door. |
Gingee (my Cavalier King Charles Spaniel) and I just returned from our latest trip to Sebastopol (in Central Coast California) where I stayed with my eighty-nine-year-old friend Virginia and her daughter Carol. Sebastopol is a Sonoma County town of 7,800 people.
During my four days there, the weather was sunny and warm during the day and nice and cool at night. Roses were in full bloom everywhere.
I am a personal historian. Everything that I’ve done to date prepared me for the work. Photography, memoir writing, interviewing and movie making are some of the skills and knowledge that this profession calls upon.
While in Sebastopol, I went to a public presentation (that just happened to be given while I was there) by Susan Milstein of Personal History Productions. I heard and saw firsthand how she and her business partner interview people then produce their histories for them on audio cd or in book form.
Before I left Sebastopol, I had joined the Association of Personal Historians so that I could, as Milstein and her partner have, tap into the resources available to its members.
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| Virginia, daughter Carol, Granddaughter Anna and Great Grandson Dyhan. |
At the end this last week, I find myself feeling happy and grateful for Coach Trish, Virginia, the Association of Personal Historians, all those beautiful Sebastopol roses, friends, a supportive husband and our little family of three. Life is truly good.
What are the gifts that you find yourself happy about and grateful for at the end of this week?
9 comments:
Great Rose Photos. I am grateful for the week I just had at my daughters house with my father, my daughter was able to spend time with her grandfather, and listen to some stories from his youth. I am also looking forward to some alone time - traveling in my coach to Texas at the end of the month.
those pictures are amazing!
I am happy and grateful now for the slow but steady improvement in my knee.
I am happy and grateful now for good a good friend I have met thru blogging! :~)
beautiful rose pictures today, Levonne!!..what are we grateful for?..hmm..that is a loaded question this month..not been a good one...so I will be hard pressed to find something..we did save $50 on a purchase yesterday at Canadian Tire?..does that count??
Looks like a great trip, so good to get out and visit friends, your pictures are great as usual,love the four generations. Be safe out there. Sam & Donna.Oh what am I grateful for, Donna recovering from her health episode..
I'm very grateful for a friend that takes wonderful photographs of nature's beauty and loves to share them with me!
I love that shot of the pink rose. The 4 generation shot is pretty nice too.
I am grateful that YOU are in my life! Such an inspiration!! I am so happy that you have found your direction.
What a beautiful garden and welcoming doorway. so happy to hear you had a refreshing get away.
The personal historian work sounds perfect for you, or rather you are suited perfectly for an important role such as this.
Life here has been very hour-by-hour so it is important to be reminded to stop and count blessings.
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