Friday, February 25, 2011

Time Passes So Quickly


I looked on one of our shelves and spotted this hand carved scene of wild turkeys I had done over twenty years ago; now I don't even pick up a knife to carve others. Where did those twenty years go. Yesterday I attended another session at the Osher Institute about World War II Memories; Dr. Wilson brought his wife along to tell of her memories. She was a war bride, an English citizen whom he met while stationed there during the war. She, too, was a veteran who wore the uniform of her country's women's air force. I asked her if she returns to England for visits, and she replied that she does not often go back because she has outlived her close relatives. Her story was interesting, but sadly so much time has passed and she too grows old.