Jay – Page 22 – For the Love of Lorna

Towel Wrapper

Posted on March 23, 2015 | by Jay | 4 Comments

Lorna and I moved from Ohio to New Jersey in February 1992. Not many weeks after we arrived, Lorna began serving as a tour guide at the Jersey City Assembly Hall (Stanley Theater). I, on the other hand, was a new elder in the circuit with no specific assignment for (more…)

Blog Update—Likes Have Been Restored

Posted on March 22, 2015 | by Jay

Likes Have Been Restored I just noticed that the Like button was missing from posts on this new version of the blog. This morning they have been restored. Feel free to like any of the posts you enjoy. Thanks for reading and thinking about Lorna. And thank you for (more…)

England, At Last!—Part 2

Posted on March 22, 2015 | by Jay | 8 Comments

The Tower of London [This historical timeline of Lorna’s life is continued from England, At Last!—Part 1. The entire series begins in Childhood.] Wednesday, August 1, 1984 Gut Check How wonderful it is to wake up every morning on cloud nine. Ever since that night last week at the skating rink each (more…)

Blog Update—How to Follow This Blog

Posted on March 21, 2015 | by Jay

I hope you are enjoying the new version of this blog. You may be thinking, “I don’t really see much difference from the old one.” If so, good! That means the transition was seamless. On the surface there are a few differences, most of them minor. A few colors have been (more…)

The Doctor

Posted on March 21, 2015 | by Jay | 4 Comments

Of all the siblings in the family the two that are most alike are Lorna and Beverley. They are close in age but are not twins. Yet, at times, they seem like they are. What I mean is that the two of them are really on the same wavelength. In (more…)

Assembly Hall

Posted on March 19, 2015 | by Jay | 6 Comments

The Jersey City Assembly Hall (JCAH) also known as “The Stanley Theater” “I was working in field service with Reina today. She thinks I should apply to be a tour guide at the Assembly Hall.” With those words Lorna embarked on a 20-year career of volunteering at the Jersey City (more…)

Baptism Day

Posted on March 18, 2015 | by Jay | 1 Comment

[This historical timeline of Lorna’s life is continued from Childhood, the beginning of this entire series.] For early February it is a relatively mild Saturday morning in London. The sky is cloudy and a light drizzle starts and stops. Many residents are sleeping late. How nice to stay in a warm (more…)

England, At Last!—Part 1

Posted on March 17, 2015 | by Jay | 8 Comments

[This historical timeline of Lorna’s life is continued from How We Met (Unofficial Version). The entire series begins in Childhood.] Saturday, July 21, 1984 Eleven months. As our plane descends for a landing at London’s Gatwick airport I am thinking about the eleven months that have elapsed since I last (more…)

Blog Update—New Site

Posted on March 16, 2015 | by Jay

Dear readers. I want to let you know that I will be upgrading and improving this blog within the next two weeks. Specifically, I will be migrating from the WordPress.com platform to a self-hosted site. This change should be mostly transparent to you and there should be no interruption in your (more…)

More Favorite Photos

Posted on March 16, 2015 | by Jay | 3 Comments

A few days ago I published two of my all-time favorite photos. Both were of Lorna. In reviewing my archives for other stories I ran across four other photos I love and would like to share. In 1997 I took a photography course. Each of my assignments involved taking pictures (more…)

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