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Papa’s World – The memories of life!

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The long walkway of the Ocean Isle Beach community center-

This entrance ends up on the beach at the VOLLEYBALL NET!

To the right, about a half mile is the OIB pier!

We often come here and park across the street.

The community center has restrooms –

And an easy walk to the pier or East to the groin area.

The “GROIN” is a 900-foot granite boulder wall –

Installed a couple of years ago to help protect the beach and erosion that has claimed parts of streets one and two.

This beach is where Sherry and I volunteer for the Protection of Sea Turtles.

We are now in our fourth season.

This year –

Our granddaughter Taylor –

Has applied to be an intern and will spend two weeks with us and intern.

One or both of us has to be with her at all times!

In the middle –

Taylor with her parents –

Marcus and Tammy.

This young lady tried out and made the basketball team in her freshman year –

And is of the writing –

Trying out for the soccer team.

She sings in church –

Has ridden horses since she was five or six years old.

Taylor’s first time on a horse!

Today – Taylor rides almost every week.

She works at two barns –

Cleaning stalls and grooming horses!

She is as tall as Sherry –

And her lowest grade was a B+, and the rest –

A or A+!

A remarkable young lady who also plays violin and has taught herself to play guitar!

THE MEMORIES OF LIFE!

Sharry and Papa-

My grade school buddy and his wife, Bob and Pam.

We spent some time in Florida and met up with them at Disney Springs.

Today, they are leasing a home some nine miles away.

They have taken a year off from RVING!

We have many memories together growing up in Eldred, Pa.

Good friends over the decades of life!

THE MEMORIES OF LIFE!

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The quiet corner of our house in Brambleton, Va.

Two days later, after a major snowstorm!

By now –

I think you all know I hate snow-ice –

That is one reason we moved to OIB –

On the borders of N.C. and S.C.

This is the home we live in now in Cameron Woods Community,

Ocean Isle Beach, N.C.

We are happy with the weather here-

It can become hot –

Then we will go for ten minutes to the beach!

Our ten-minute drive brings us to the Causeway Bridge-

Onto Ocean Isle Beach!

THE MEMORIES OF LIFE!

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Papa’s World – SHE LOVES HORSES!

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Taylor – one of our twins –

Her first homecoming date-

She is as tall as Sherry,

But the real story here is
HER LOVE OF HORSES”!

As soon as she could walk –

She was drawn to horses!

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Here is Taylor –

Being held up by her mother – Tammy!

This was the beginning of her LOVE OF HORSES!

She began going to the BARN once a week –

Spending hours there grooming horses-

Cleaning stalls and leaning to ride!

She also learned to play the violin –

Singing in church and recently for her confirmation –

With her own money –

Bought a guitar –

And composed a song and sang in front of the congregation.

Her happy moment is to ride for hours!

If she could be there overnight,

She would!

Grooming and feeding the horses-

Cleaning their hooves-

This is Taylor!

You can see how much she has grown over the years –

She has grown.

This past basketball season –

She tried out and made the JV basketball squad as a Freshman.

Cassidy and Taylor – Fraternal twins.

Both have gone their own ways –

Cassidy – Gymnastics competition and cheerleading.

She wants to go to a college that has an equestrian course!

Taylor – her love of horses.

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Papa’s World – Looking back – some memories.

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Living in NVA for 20 years – we became Washington Commanders fans!

We lived five miles from their headquarters and practice fields!

Many times in the season –

I would take a half-day vacation and go to those fields!

I could see players and coaches up close.

These are memories I shall always cherish from the past!

Six years ago – the day Maddy signed her letter of intent – to play soccer at –

The University of Lynchburg!

In her career, she made the all-conference third teams –

All-conference second teams.

And in her final senior year captain.

They won their way into the NCAA nationwide tournament two out of the four years.

Memories that will last the rest of my life!

The day we took Bode and Taylor by Metro into D.C. –

And visited the museum and THE PEOPLE’S HOUSE!

A replicate of the nation’s WHITE HOUSE!

Here is Taylor sitting at the President’s desk –

And Bode and MORMOR at the chairs for visitors!

I am sure that as well as I –

they will have this as a lifetime memory!

The little girl who since she was three years old-

loves Horses!

Today – she spends all her spare time at the barn!

Taylor rubbed the horse down before going out to the corral.

She would do this every day if allowed.

Taylor – creating lifetime memories!

Before we moved South – we golfed locally –

It was not unusual to have deer on the course with us!

A lifetime memory!

Today we are living in our sixth home together –

The last three we have had built!

We are in the warmth of the South making dreams come possible.

A lifetime of memories with our last home –

Here we shall be –

making more memories!

Volunteering for Sea Turtle Protection on OIB.

A memory we shall have as we grow older!

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PAPA’S WORLD – LOOKING BACK – SOME MEMORIES!

Papa’s World – Taylors world of horses!

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Taylor is at the barn getting a bit ready for her horse.

Ask her if she loves being in the barn and she says YES!

She rides once a week but any spare time she has –

She is at the barn – cleaning stalls – brushing down the horses!

Here she got the horse out of the stall, attached the bit, and brushed it down!

She loves this –

It doesn’t bother her with the smell or cleaning the stalls!

After placing the saddle on –

she walks the horse around the fenced-in yard.

She talks to the horse who has not been ridden in a couple weeks.

Soon – they trusted each other!

Now they walk as one – around and around the corral!

This went on for a good fifteen minutes!

Now it is the time she has been waiting for

The riding lesson –

walking and then trotting around and around and jumping!

Our granddaughter is a full-fledged horsewoman!

Taylor – her thoughts turn to the barn and the horses whenever she has free time!

Her first ride was when she was about four years old!

Someday she yearns to own her own horse!

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Papa’s World – LITTLE TAYLOR loves horses – now BIG TAYLOR riding horses!

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Our grandaughter Taylor with her mother – soon to be a teenager – she has grown up riding horses!

A beautiful young lady to be – she would clean stalls and groom horses every day if she could!

It all began with her – she could barely walk – yet she knew what she wanted and today she rides so gracefully – here her mother helps to steady her on her first ride!

Now she is a regular at the riding stable and volunteers to groom and take care of the horse’s stalls!

Tall in the saddle – little Taylor does not need any help – becoming an accomplished rider.

Her dream is to someday own her own horse – she is so graceful and an easy learner.

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Taylor and her MORMOR ( Swede for grandmother) walking hand in hand – PRICELESS!