Deana Mosaic in Purple

A Memorial Day Symbol

Memorial Day is a good time to spend a few moments remembering loved ones and the men and women who have served our country.

Got an interesting reminder of this today. Next to our piano are shelves that hold memorabilia and family collectibles. For instance, on one top shelf is an old kewpie doll in the shape of a Drum Majorette that I won at the Lake County, Indiana, Fair about fifty years ago. On one of the bottom shelves there's an old Kodak Box camera and a "modern" art deco clock that dates back to at least the 1930s. This afternoon when I walked in the house, my wife showed me where the shelf and all of its contents fell.

Miraculously, the Kodak seems none the worse for wear, and the clock, that hasn't kept time for twenty or more years, started ticking and is now showing the correct time! The old clock was in my boyhood home, and serves, now more than ever, as a reminder of those wonderful times and my loving parents.

A Plus

Decided to add a word (plus) to the title of my blog. One reason for the addition is to enable people searching for some of the frequently read stories or items in pappy’s paradise to distinguish the old and unavailable from the new, pappy’s paradise plus. Doing a search still brings up the old site, but leads to a cannot display webpage. I plan on republishing some of the favorite stories, such as The Black Crook: America’s First Musical, and hope that reader’s will find what they want at “pappy’s paradise plus.”

Also, I hope to add some features, that will bring a “plus” to pappy’s paradise. For instance, you can watch some excellent clarinet videos or visit some interesting blogs. More items will be added in the future, so come on back to “pappy’s paradise plus” for stories, photos, videos, and other features.

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On Turning Seventy

Whoever thought I'd live to see

The diminishing of the bird's and bees?

Avian flu and like disease,

Poisoning lawns and cutting trees.

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Oh, how sad it is to enter my Seventies,

And see fewer robins and chickadees.

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Went down to the lake today,

Caught two largemouth bass.

Nice sized they were; fun to play.

Pulled them up to the Spring green grass,

Then put them back to swim away.

Once Again

After a few years of writing a fairly successful blog with wordpress,
my blog failed because of hosting problems. I'm now trying a new version of blogspot. This present post is experimental, a test drive to see how everything works, and to discover if this new pappy's paradise will meet my blogging needs.

Here is a picture taken in February at Red Reef Park in Boca Raton, Florida My wife is
standing on the boardwalk that weaves past the Atlantic Ocean on one side and a nine hole golf course on the other.

Thanks for reading this small experiment. Look for posts of greater interest in the future.