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member name: Ruth MacGill
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I Made it to my 86th !!
by Ruth MacGill
views: 82 | rating: 10 | comments: 35
October 27, 2008 10:59 AM EDT -- Happy birthday to me! Happy birthday to me! Happy birthday lucky me-ee Happy birthday tooo meee!   I was born in a hospital in Norwalk Conn. 86 years ago today. When I was 4 years . . . more
December 06, 2006 12:33 AM EST -- (This is a repeat posting of an article I deleted.)   I was born in 1922 and my family had a farm in Bethel, Connecticut by the time of the ‘Crash of ‘29’. Some of my father’s . . . more
November 28, 2006 07:29 AM EST -- Not Rootless After All   My father bought a farm in southern Connecticut in 1928 when I was six years old. and he sold it in 1941. My childhood was spent on that farm and in retrospect it seems . . . more
February 23, 2007 08:35 PM EST -- I Chickened Out at Nursing   Back in 1940, I flunked myself out of nursing school at St. Lukes Hospital in NYC because I gave Milk of Magnesia instead of mineral oil to a patient. I decided that . . . more
June 14, 2008 12:57 PM EDT -- She joined last fall, but she works on line double shifts doing medical transcription, so she doesn't have much time for anything else. She sort of introduced herself in a comment she made on my article . . . more
Listening in the Dark
by Ruth MacGill
views: 21 | rating: 9.4 | comments: 13
December 08, 2006 10:27 AM EST -- Listening in the Dark     A slamming door  And stomping feet, The peaceful silence broken Angry yells “I got you Bitch”, Crying words are spoken     Soothing . . . more
When the Ship Came In
by Ruth MacGill
views: 30 | rating: 10 | comments: 14
March 18, 2007 01:34 AM EDT -- When the Ship Came In   I just read an article written by Julie Counting the Days Laughlin’. Her husband is coming home from Iraq in just eight days. I know just how she feels because I married . . . more
December 27, 2006 06:35 PM EST -- Meanwhile - On the Home Front  (Those of you who have read this, please forgive me for reposting. I want some of the newer people in my groups to read it. I had deleted it from Gather, altogether.) . . . more
A Day To Remember
by Ruth MacGill
views: 27 | rating: 10 | comments: 10
December 30, 2006 09:43 AM EST -- A Day To Remember   In 1933, I was eleven years old, and I was growing up on a dairy farm in southern Connecticut. Although it was only 65 miles from New York City, it was very countrified as it . . . more
The Taming of Tiger Tom
by Ruth MacGill
views: 20 | rating: 10 | comments: 12
February 12, 2007 12:24 AM EST -- The Taming of Tiger Tom    It is a cold, rainy night and the wind is banging my metal awnings around. I am so glad not to see anymore, the wild, gray tabby cat, huddling pitifully on my windowsill . . . more
January 03, 2008 01:22 PM EST -- Origins – German-Americans from Russia Only recently have I developed a real curiosity about my husband's family origins. He said they were Germans who were living in Russia when they emigrated. . . . more
April 14, 2008 08:55 PM EDT -- I just finished a book called, "Eleven Miles South of Half Moon Bay", by Bill Sullivan. It is very well written, and I liked it, but it also disturbs me. The  theme and characters . . . more
February 10, 2007 01:14 PM EST -- My Dictionary Is Older Than I Am!   I need a new dictionary. I have two, but they won't do. I suppose I could look words up on the Internet, but I don’t because it takes too long.   . . . more
April 14, 2008 10:47 AM EDT -- Yesterday, the sun shone through clear skies, and bathed this little mountain valley in a golden glow, as it rose over the horizon behind Lost Valley Rock. At temperatures into the '80s, it turned . . . more
November 23, 2006 10:46 PM EST -- Well, Just One More Little Helping   How can I even be thinking of another piece of pie?  After eating turkey, stuffing, potatoes, gravy galore, peas, sweet potatoes, salad, and fresh made . . . more
My Grandmother Emily
by Ruth MacGill
views: 38 | rating: 9.4 | comments: 17
December 20, 2006 03:27 AM EST -- My Grandmother Emily   Today, I ran across some big words that needed research to get the full meaning of the article. My thrift shop dictionary, a Thorndike Barnhart, failed the test. There were . . . more
December 27, 2006 06:56 PM EST -- Legacy of Mrs. Peckham  (reposted)  (I am reposting this particularly for the new group, herstory, and for other of my people who may not have seen it before. You nice people who have already . . . more
Jobs
by Ruth MacGill
views: 45 | rating: 10 | comments: 13
January 25, 2007 01:40 PM EST -- Jobs   I have just launched a new group called, “It’s a Living”. I looked through the list of groups and saw nothing specific about tales of how people make their livelihood. . . . more
Ladies From Hell
by Ruth MacGill
views: 50 | rating: 9.9 | comments: 21
January 04, 2007 02:22 PM EST --    A Lady From Hell    Ladies From Hell is what the German soldiers called the men of The Black Watch, during World War One. They are those very big and fierce fighters who are often . . . more
August 26, 2008 01:00 AM EDT -- Penny, the daughter of my daughter Jane, was diagnosed with juvenile onset diabetes at only four years old. I feel especially close to Penny because I was involved in raising her for about 15 years. Through . . . more
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