Tag Archives: Throw back Thursday

Life In The Crater

Posted on September 30, 2021 by Ray V.

An Official Throw Back Thursday Post. It was during July of 2007 that I went on a mission trip to Africa.  Our 21 days were spent between South Africa (beginning and end) and Tanzania, where we worked in Arusha, Moshi … Continue reading →

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You Decide, They Decide

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Ray V.

Welcome to #TBT Many moons ago, when our now-grown daughters were in grade school, we would occasionally go out to a family-friendly (spelled inexpensive) restaurant for dinner.  All three of the girls liked Shirley Temples and it was a safe … Continue reading →

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Remember When?

Posted on August 5, 2020 by Ray V.

It wasn’t that long ago that 100mb Zip Drives were considered “power storage.” It was before I made the switch from IBM to Mac. Every once in a while, I plug them in and look for some nugget from yesteryear. … Continue reading →

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Throwing Back & Looking Forward

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Ray V.

Here is a TBT picture from October of 1990  showing Kelliann holding her new sister, Elissa shortly after we brought her home from the hospital. Tonight, we are “sleeping with our shoes on” as we wait to get the phone … Continue reading →

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Can’t Drown A Heart

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Ray V.

Is it egotistical to re-blog one of your own posts?  I hope not. A short, Throw Back Thursday Post. When In Doubt, Move On Picture of “Larry’s Last Stand”, February 2016. (It was the last time we played together as … Continue reading →

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Once Upon A Time

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Ray V.

Once upon a time, I was a little boy learning to drive from my grandfather in our dining room in Hillside, NJ (Photo may have been my 3rd birthday party)     Then fifty-five years later. . . My, how … Continue reading →

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Backstroke Thursday

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Ray V.

A photo from September 2001, North Myrtle Beach, SC.    

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Throwing Out Memories . . .

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Ray V.

A variation on “Throwback Thursday,” because it’s been several years since I’ve shared this storyteller on my pages. I like her story,  Going Through a Lifetime On My Birthday because sooner or later, most of us are confronted with this situation. … Continue reading →

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Throw Back (Way Back) Thursday

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Ray V.

The first picture is of my maternal grandparents on their wedding day in 1927. Wanda (Rydzewski) & John Wegrzynowicz. (real, Polish names)   This photo is of my grandfather and me, probably in 1963. So many of our family photographs … Continue reading →

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Tossing It Back

Posted on April 18, 2018 by Ray V.

For “Throw Back Thursday” They eventually grow up, but they will always be daddy’s little girls. . . . and 20 or so years later and in a different order. . . . Time Flies

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