Events – Page 13 – For the Love of Lorna

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…)

Nicki’s Wedding—Classic Lorna Moment

Posted on March 14, 2015 | by Jay | 5 Comments

The Wedding When I think back I have completely lost count of how many weddings in which Lorna was either matron of honor or a bridesmaid. Lorna makes a beautiful bridesmaid, of course. The bigger reason is that she is so in demand is that has made so many good friends. And (more…)

Woody

Posted on March 10, 2015 | by Jay | 4 Comments

Lorna did not learn to drive while she lived in England. I taught her to drive once she moved to Ohio. In the autumn of 1986, a few months after she received her driver’s license, we traded in my old car in on a brand-new 1987 Nissan Sentra. It was the (more…)

A Letter to Kristy

Posted on March 10, 2015 | by Jay | 6 Comments

[**Sad Content Alert—Brief mention of sad elements included** This blog is designed to be uplifting and positive. But on occasion, in order to tell the complete story of Lorna, I must touch on something a little sadder. Whenever that is true I will post the above alert for those who (more…)

The Count of Monte Cristo

Posted on March 9, 2015 | by Jay | 6 Comments

Have you ever seen The Count of Monte Cristo? I’m referring to the 2002 remake based on the famous novel by Alexandre Dumas. If so, chances are good that you saw it at our house with Lorna. The movie stars Jim Caviezel as the rags-to-riches Count. It is richly shot (more…)

Elizabeth and Betty

Posted on March 8, 2015 | by Jay | 4 Comments

Lorna has invisible friends. Well, not really. But she does pretend to have two invisible companions. These two take the blame whenever something out of order happened. Let me introduce them to you. Their names are Elizabeth and Betty. Elizabeth made an appearance early on in our marriage. One day (more…)

I Am Better

Posted on March 8, 2015 | by Jay | 5 Comments

My Favorite Buckeye

Posted on March 7, 2015 | by Jay | 3 Comments

I would like to take a moment to give a big Thank You to Joe Staysniak. Please allow to me explain. Most people who know me well know that I have one real sports-related interest. I like to follow football, or as it is known in England, American football. Actually, I (more…)

Red or Green?

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

Lorna is not the kind of person to ask for new things very often. She is quite content with what she has and is able to make ordinary, simple things look grand and exotic. This is particularly true of her clothes. She just knows how to take simple garments and (more…)

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