Christmas Cactus

Christmas Cactus - mom always checked this plant for new blooms.

 

Photos of Oldenburg Airport, Germany, 1948

 My father was in the  Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers ( R.E.M.E.s) after World War II - Oldenburg Airport near Bremen in Lower Saxony, Germany, was used by the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers as a repair depot - my father Raymond Bellis took these photos when he was part of the R.E.M.E.. - according to the airport's history , the R.E.M.E.'s took it over from 8 Canadian soldiers who had captured the former Luftwaffe base after it had been abandoned by the Germans in May 1945 and turned it into a vehicle repair centre.

He must have liked this German Shepherd they named Lassie who I imagine remained on duty after his humans had retreated.

caption on back reads "Lassie" 

                              Oldenburg AirPort

                              R.E.M.E Cookhouse (?)

                              10 July, 1948

                 

55 years ago

 My Mother died today. The hospital is a few blocks north of our old house on McConnell Avenue. She walked me up the street to school the first day. I always saw the hospital on the hill from the school. 

Olive Bellis, July 10, 1927 - February 8, 2021

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Covid-19 related gifts from Japan

   Amabie, a sort of monster that appeared in Japan in 1846 and predicted outbreaks of disease. It asked the witness to draw him and make the image known to the people to fight the disease. With the arrival of Covid-19, Amabie has become popular again, and here it is on a New Year's Day card.

Mask given by a kind friend from Japan - 'greige' seems to be a portmanteau for 'Grey + Beige'

 

The big story on Inauguration Day

 Fox network does not let a mere inauguration get in the way of finding out who's your daddy.

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