Category: Throw Back Thursday

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August 8, 2006

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Sunset over Lake Waukewan,

Meredith, New Hampshire.

  

Here she is. Greta. Way back when she was just 2 years old. (She will be 13 in March) This was at her first North American Teckel Club, dog show. (German dog club) She came in second behind the sister of the dog she eventually mated with and had both her litters with. Bernie’s sister, Britta was a beauty, but I felt Greta was far more special. Ah well, Greta got an Excellent and so she and Bernie went on to have two gorgeous litters of puppies. Which gave me Arnie and Anneliese.

Here is Greta with her prize. After the awards, they had toys for the dogs and allowed them to select one out of the box. True to her nature, she went right for the Opossum toy! Gosh, she loved that toy, and had it for a very long time.

We’d just returned to New Hampshire in the Autumn of 1989, when a few weeks later, the Berlin Wall came down. Our friends, Buddy and Ed, who were still living in West Berlin, invited us to come back in January of 1990 to experience the celebrations in the city during the reunification and also Grüne Woche (The International Green Week is a unique international exhibition of food and agriculture, as well as horticulture.).

Here I am with Buddy standing in front of the Wall, with an East German Guard staring back at us. He was very pleasant at that time and we were all smiling at each other. We traveled freely between the two Berlins and it was such a happy time.

Today would have been my Dad’s 89th birthday. He’s been gone a long time now, but I couldn’t have January 12th come around, without thinking of my Dad.

Here we are, Mel, Mom and me with Dad, singing while he played the piano. This was in the newspapers advertising the fact the Highfield Theater was doing The Sound of music. Dad loved music. It was his whole life.

Dad and I standing on the balcony in Bermuda. My one and only vacation alone with my folks. We had such a wonderful time.

And here we are at the end of dad’s life. He made it to their 60th Anniversary before his health took a permanent turn for the worse. Miss you so much, Daddy and I hope you are at peace and filled with musical happiness in Heaven!

The summer of 1989, Hubby and I lived in West Berlin, Germany. This was before the Wall came down, and it was really my first experience overseas, and my introduction to the Cold War. Little did I know that in a few short months, the Wall would come down and all our lives would change. For the better!

So, here I am with Hubby standing at Check Point Charlie while it was still fully operational. What an interesting time in our lives that was!

This picture was taken during a vacation in 1997. Twenty years ago. We were visiting New Hampshire (At the time we were living in Florida), and we drove up to Weirs Beach, in Laconia. Here I am holding my first wire-haired dackel, Shubi! It’s hard to believe it has been 20 years!

We stopped so Shubi could take a run down by the water. The beach was deserted, and it was a perfect time. Or it was until a man with a large dog came to the beach and his dog was off leash too! Poor little Shubi was so scared, she ran to the end of the jetty and jumped into the lake! His dog just stood there looking confused!

The man ran quickly and he jumped in and rescued Shubi, while Hubby went to see if we had a blanket in our car. I can still see this rather comical event in my mind. Shubi was fine, just wet and in the end we had a good laugh. The man’s dog was a nice one, although there was no convincing Shubi. I’m glad I have this picture to remind me of that funny day!