Papa’s World – 6-25-1982 – THE DAY WE WERE MARRIED.

June 25, 2026March 24, 2026 / Tom / Leave a comment

We had dated for a year and a half prior to the day we were married.

Sherry had two daughters from her first marriage.

I had two sons from my first marriage.

We had very little money, but we made it work.

I kept a few friends, and she kept a few friends –

But other than that, we made new friends together.

We lived in a three-bedroom home with one bathroom all the way up to the end of –

The East Windfall Road in the Portville, N.Y. school district-

The school was ten miles away!

The driveway was 1/10th of a Mile long up a gradual slope to the house –

And the house had a large green lawn all around it!

Back then, I had a push mower – gas –

And it took three days to mow it!

The driveway alone was 1/10th of a mile in both directions and about six feet of mowed grass on either side.

On the upper lawn was a fire pit.

The neighbor at the end of the driveway, you could not see because of the trees –

And the other two neighbors –

One you could see way across the field, and the other you could not see!

We were isolated!

But – as the two daughters grew –

So did the school activities and church-

Both – ten miles away.

Many round trips were needed, and my sons were six to eight miles beyond that!

Most of the ten miles were 35 to 45 MPH!

Sherry – in the Dominican Republic for our honeymoon.

We spent a week on the island at an all-inclusive resort.

At the last minute-

The travel agency called and said our prior destination in the Bahamas was canceled –

Due to renovations, this was available, and they gave the all-inclusive at no cost!

We took it and flew out of Toronto, Canada!

We were married on a Friday night in our church in Portville, N.Y.

Saturday, we drove over three to four hours to Toronto –

Stayed overnight and flew out on Sunday!

We had many adventures on the island –

Someday I will write about them!

Our life together has been one of gratitude!

We made it work –

Had no money –

And raised four children (my sons stayed with their mother)

I raised two wonderful stepdaughters.

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Today – Debby on the left, Tammy on the right, and Sherry in the middle.

They are the daughters I never had.

And they each had three children –

Debby and Mike – with Kendrick, who will marry Maddy!

Sarah and Maddy are in the front, and Ella is behind them.

Tammy with her twin daughters – Taylor and Cassidy!

Marcus and Tammy with Bode –

The only grandson.

My two sons –

Troy on the left and Shawn on the right.

Today, they still live back in NWPA,

Where they were raised.

But they visit –

And we are looking forward to them coming down once again.

Proud father to two sons!

Today we celebrate 44 years of marriage –

I would not change a thing!

My love and soulmate-

My partner and friend.

June 25th. 1982 to June 25th. 2026 –

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, SHERRY –

And more to come!

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Papa’s World – Just looking around!

June 20, 2026March 19, 2026 / Tom / Leave a comment

We have had snow twice in the almost six years we have been in S.C. and N.C. –

And this is a picture of the sunset for the first time!

It was not much – maybe three inches, but with the sun –

Quickly turned to ice and was gone in five days!

This is the back yard –

This year, we had a freak storm cyclone –

That is what they called it, and it came right up the coast from the South.

They even had snow in Northern Florida!

FIFTEEN INCHES is what we got in twenty-four hours.

And the wind was terrible –

Causing it to drift in places to three feet!

I thought we had left this all behind in NVA and WNY!

We did not even own a snow shovel!

I DO NOT LIKE SNOW AND ICE!

This is my idea of winter in the Carolinas!

Dress warm, and when the sun comes out –

Remove layers as it gets warmer, and it does do that!

I can live with that!

Walking on the beach as long as it is not windy-

The sand STINGS your face.

On a walk at the OIB community center in February-

About 50 degrees in the sun, but felt warmer.

So far, we love the weather of the Carolinas!

On the island of OIB-

Free Friday night music concerts from the end of May to the end of September.

Here, the seating area is starting to fill up.

You can take your own food and drinks-

The drinks can not be in a glass!

The music is good and lasts about two hours.

AND, IT IS FREE!

Friday night concerts at OIB!

Other towns nearby have their own free concerts on different nights!

A favorite place for us to go and grab a coffee or tea is Causeway 59 –

Situated just after you exit the causeway bridge to OIB!

There are three restaurants here and a marina.

We sit here and watch the boats come in to refill or to eat at the restaurants.

This is all just off the ICW, which has access to the ocean.

Just a quiet little place and good food!

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We had always dreamed of living near a beach!

Today, we live near three of them, and two more are 30 to 45 minutes away.

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Papa’s World – Humor, laughs, and good thoughts!

June 19, 2026March 18, 2026 / Tom / Leave a comment

Our life has been a blessing!

This flag tells it all!

Born and living through the HIPPIE era and then as a baby boomer –

We have led an interesting life.

THIS IS MY OWN GOOD THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!

Cassidy, Sherry, and Maddy –

On one of our visits back to NWPA before her mother passed away.

In a small town called Mount Jewett-

At a Swedish restaurant on Main Street.

We always went there for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

It was a tradition for our family!

Here – Maddy tries on a Viking Hat!

As little Cassidy looks on!

It was, I believe, called “KAFFE SOL”!

Serving homemade Swedish pastries and food.

Bring back so many memories –

ANOTHER GOOD THOUGHT FOR ME!

We cherish these memories –

And someday we hope to return to NWPA –

A GOOD THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!

Our glider on the front porch.

We are fans of these two teams.

She is a little bit more leaning toward the Buffalo Bills-

And I am a little more toward the Washington Commanders.

We cheer for both even if they play one another.

FOR US, A GOOD THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!

LOL-LOL- some laughs and humor for the day!

Our very longtime friends –

From back in the 90s in Portville, N.Y.

Buck and Cindy –

They moved to the Wilmington, N.C. area in the mid 90s, and we moved to NVA in 1999.

But we stayed in contact and visited one another-

And took many vacations together around the world.

Today, we live some 35 miles from them and still get together.

MY GOOD THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY!

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Papa and Sherry –

On our trip to OHAU-

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Papa’s World – Health is our goal.

June 10, 2026March 7, 2026 / Tom / Leave a comment

Twenty plus years ago –

Sherry and I started on a journey to age as healthily as we could into and through our senior years.

This brought a new diet and an awareness of not eating certain foods and drinks!

For me – I GAVE UP MILK! ( I drank a lot of milk since I was a toddler)

Along with that – SODA’S!

I also drank a lot of them since I was a teenager.

Then I cut way back on dairy and meats.

Red meat, I seldom have –

Instead, I eat chicken, pork, and fish in moderate amounts.

I try not to eat deep-fried.

And I cut way down on sweets –

Milk chocolate is my downfall!

But other candy, cakes, and pies –

I seldom eat those.

Sherry is my source of information and keeps an eye on me.

I do not like hard liquor or wine.

I will drink a glass of beer every couple of weeks.

I drink mostly ice water.

I am not a prude, but a SENIOR!

And I recognize I am not up to all that as I used to be!

As a SENIOR, you have more aches and pains –

You require rest but also a form of exercise.

Mine is walking!

Recently, we took our daughter and two granddaughters to Saint Augustine.

In the four days there –

I walked 7000 plus steps a day.

I also know when to get off my feet if only for a couple of minutes.

Taking short rests helps me with a problem I have with my right leg.

Just knowing I will be okay and just keep going with short rests is all part of my senior years.

TRUE – but I KEEP TRYING!!!!!

Sherry – THE GOOD WITCH – and “JUST TOM”!

I used to dress up for Halloween –

But I am okay with going as “JUST TOM”!

Living life one day at a time –

Is good enough for me.

PAPA talking to two tourists after helping to make the runway path for –

THE PROTECTION OF SEA TURTLES on Ocean Isle Beach.

Here, I explain as best I can the “WHY” of being a volunteer for this organization.

We are now into our fourth season of volunteering.

This means from mid-May to mid-October-

Almost every day on the beach!

This gives us a purpose in our senior years and a goal to get out and walk every day.

Senior living one day at a time.

Plus as you get older –

Communicating with others is important-

Keeping your mind as sharp as you can.

Taking trips with old friends.

Meeting up with old friends!

Keeping a balanced lifestyle.

Always looking to reset yourselves.

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Papa’s World – Generations – family – memories!

May 28, 2026February 19, 2026 / Tom / Leave a comment

LOL-W HAT LANDLINE???? LOL!!!!!

We have not had a landline in twenty years!

But- I do remember when I was younger –

WE HAD A PARTY LINE!

Growing up in WPA in the little town of Eldred, Pa.

The phone – if you picked it up-

You just might hear someone talking!

That was the “PARTY LINE”!

I still remember my parents’ home phone number and my sisters who lived right next door!

GENERATIONS – FAMILY and FRIENDS!

Papa- Sherry, Cindy, and Buck.

This is on one of our trips we took together.

We went to Asheville, N.C. –

And we visited the SIERRA NEVEDA BREWERY and TAPROOM!

Here we went on a tour of the Brewery –

Had a beer tasting and ended up in the restaurant on site for a drink and some food.

It was a first for us to see the process of brewing a national beer from the beginning to the end.

FRIENDS – very important for us.

The list of brews on tap at the brewery!

Sherry and Cindy are on a tour of the brewery.

I would go back someday just to see if any changes were made.

The next part of our GENERATIONS –

Is our Family!

The Myers –

Our daughter Debby –

Her husband Mike –

Sarah, Ella, Maddy, and her boyfriend, Kendrick.

Debby is the oldest daughter, and the three girls are the oldest grandchildren.

FAMILY is very important to us.

We spend time back and forth-

And they come to see us!

We often meet the youngest grandchildren halfway.

Here, we are dropping them off for their parents half way.

Cassidy, Bode, Sherry, Papa, and Taylor!

Taylor will come down for two weeks and be an intern-

For the Protection of Sea Turtles at OIB!

She remembered a presentation about the program two years ago.

Called Sherry and wanted an application!

All on her own!

She filled it out and also sent her grades as a Freshman in H.S. which was required.

Her lowest grade was a B+ – the rest were A+ or A.

The one condition is that we have to be with her 100% of the time when she is involved!

FAMILY IS IMPORTANT TO US!

Marcus – Bode and Tammy –

Our youngest daughter.

It will be strange during those two weeks not having the other two here with us.

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Papa’s World – Memories with past pictures!

May 25, 2026February 16, 2026 / Tom / Leave a comment

My memory here is the twins –

Taylor and Cassidy –

We’re helping Papa clean up the leaves from our yard in Brambleton, Va.

I am thinking they were perhaps 2 to 3 years old.

If only we could turn back time and once again enjoy these precious moments!

MEMORIES WITH PAST PICTURES!

Sherry with the two oldest granddaughters –

Maddy and Ella!

I love the way Maddy has her arm around her grandma –

And how she looks at her face.

Sweet little Ella –

We called her “TINY” –

Today she stands about 5’10” –

No longer the “LITTLE” one growing up!

MEMORIES WITH PAST PICTURES!

My two oldest longtime friends –

Bobby – we went to grade school and graduated together.

Jimmy on the right –

We played softball together in the mid 70’s and beyond –

I was at his wedding to Dottie –

We took our kids to the beach when they were young.

We worked together at AOTC-Dal-TILE-

And to this day, we still get together a couple of times a year.

MEMORIES WITH PAST PICTURES!

The day Tammy and Marcus were married.

Opportunity came in 1999 –

We transferred to Northern Virginia for Dal-Tile.

That one door opened, and we chose to walk through!

Setting up a future that would not exist today had we not made the choice.

Tammy – who had graduated from college and was living near Rochester, N.Y.

Decided to quit her job and follow us down to NVA!

In doing so –

She met Marcus – they were married, and today we have –

TAYLOR – CASSIDY and BODE!

All because that door-opportunity opened and we went through!

Today – Taylor – Csssidy and Tammy-

Today – Marcus – Bode and Tammy.

We made that choice in 1999, and Tammy followed us to NVA!

Because of that, we have Marcus as our son-in-law and the three grandkids!

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MEMORIES WITH PAST PICTURES!

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Sarah and Maddy-

Maddy has graduated from college with a Eviromental Science degree-

And works out of Fredericksburg, Va –

For a large nationwide environmental firm.

Sarah is a Freshman in college and a very gifted Graphic Design Artist.

These are two of our oldest granddaughters!

MEMORIES WITH PAST PICTURES!

The four of us have been friends since the late 80s.

Papa- Sherry – Cindy and Buck.

Here we are at the MGM at National Harbor- Washington, D.C.

We have traveled the country and the world exploring while on vacation.

We now live about 35 miles from them and still see one another often.

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Papa’s World – For Generations- past and future!

May 24, 2026February 15, 2026 / Tom / Leave a comment

In my blog today, I hope to share the past for the Generations who are to follow!

We blended two families back on 6-25-1982!

My family is almost all gone from the ones I grew up.

The family photos were all destroyed by someone outside the family!

That leaves me with capturing everything present and what I sometimes find from other folks regarding my own family!

So – these blogs are JOURNALS –

Full of pictures, stories, facts, and places and people.

THIS IS FOR GENERATIONS – THE PAST TO THE FUTURE!

Years ago, when they were still growing up-

Bode – Cassidy – Taylor – Sarah – Ella and Maddy –

All six grandchildren!

This was at the Museum in Winchester, Va.

This is an actual Native American Canoe.

Today, ELLA and MADDY have graduated from college.

Sarah is a freshman in college.

Cassidy and Taylor are freshmen in H.S.

And Bode is going into Middle School.

Today – all six together at Mike and Debby’s home for pictures.

This is at Lake Holiday, Va.

This generation will produce the generations to come in the future.

This blog will help those to come to understand who we were.

THIS IS FOR GENERATIONS – THE PAST TO THE FUTURE!

Where we live close by –

An aerial view of the town park of Ocean Isle Beach, and an outdoor concert!

Free to the public from mid-May to the beginning of October.

First class bands with the Carolina Beach Music on the East Coast.

The other towns around us have the same, only on different days!

One of the perks of living here on the borders of S.C and N.C.

Group picture of the two families and us celebrating our 75th. birthdays at the beach in 2024.

This was our dream when we moved to the coast of N.C and S.C to have family visit.

This picture is –

THIS GENERATION FROM THE PAST TO THE FUTURE GENERATIONS!

Sherry and my motto for life.

Caring – giving – volunteering and maintaining friendships.

This is our own generation.

What we have passed on to our generation of children and grandchildren.

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Ella – when she was younger – running in the APPLE BLOSUM YOUTH RACE –

In Winchester, VA.

She would later go on to play soccer at Randolph College –

Becoming captain in her Sophomore year, before an injury in the final two years.

She carried on – playing part-time because of the injury.

But the little girl here –

Was the little girl who could and did make an impact on her college team.

THIS GENERATION FROM THE PAST TO THE FUTURE GENERATIONS!

Sarah, Ella, and Maddy.

The three 9oldest granddaughters.

The heirs of future Generations to come.

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Papa’s World – Cold – Winter – PUZZLE TIME!

May 23, 2026February 13, 2026 / Tom / Leave a comment

This past Winter, we had a major N.E. snow cyclone!

It started around 6:30 PM, and 15 inches later –

There it was!

This was RARE for this area –

Maybe once in 30 to 40 years!

But at least there was very little ice!

Since we do not own a snow shovel –

I used my leaf blower –

The snow was powder-like-

And after hours –

I cleared a path to the street for our car, which we backed into the garage.

And the sun came out, and the melt started right away.

We had strong winds during the storm, which came up the East Coast from the S.W.!

Parts of the grass were wind-swept bare –

And parts had two to three foot “DRIFTS” –

The driveway was part of those drifts!

Then my good friend “JIM” showed up with a snow shovel, and we cleaned the other half rather quickly.

Sherry concentrated on the end of the driveway, where melted snow turned to ice –

And clogged the drain to the street run off!

She freed that up as Jim, and I cleared the driveway.

By the end of the second day of sunshine-

The driveway and road were clear and free of snow and ice.

The hot sun – although maybe only 45 to 50 degrees outside –

The major difference is living here in the South.

Everything melts away within four to five days!

But – a side result of all this –

ARE PUZZLES!

I groan from the inside as Sherry finds them from the closets, cupboards, or thrift stores!

Here is the kicker-

I FIND MYSELF CONSTANTLY HOVERING AROUND THE TABLE, FINDING MATCHES!

It becomes addictive for me! LOL

Even finishing one up – breaking it apart-

Reboxing and dumping the new one out!

Finding the edges – and turning all those 300 pieces over.

And then, as habit is –

Sorting them out and separating them into colors and like pieces!

I AM OBSESIVE!

That is why I GROANED INSIDE when she put the first one out!

Some pieces are much like this! LOL-LOL-LOL!!!!

But – I must admit – it is good for the brain –

And something to do during the cold outside!

It is far from the snow we had back in NVA!

There, it took months to melt.

Less than a week later, the melt is complete.

Our plant sits on the inside window ledge-

Absorbing the sunshine from outdoors.

We are back to normal after a rare Northeastern snow blast cyclone that occurred mostly near the shoreline.

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COLD WINTER –

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Papa’s World – Life in the SLOW LANE!

May 20, 2026February 11, 2026 / Tom / Leave a comment

LOL – Yes – those early years are long gone!

Today, it is for us “THE MIDDLE LANE” for traveling!

To say the least, we hate traveling the I95 North to South corridor.

But – since we live on the borders of N.C. and S.C. –

And as far East and the seaboard as we can get-

It is a must route unless you are willing to add maybe three hours to your trip!

I mostly stay in the middle lane for a couple of reasons.

Ingress and Egress in the far right lane –

Makes it dangerous for me when traffic comes barreling onto the highway.

Plus, it seems this is where all the large trucks are, and I can not see beyond them.

So I stay in the middle lane and set my cruise control to 3 to 4 miles over the speed limit.

Maintaining that speed so traffic can pass me on the right or left.

If I see a long line behind me, I will move over –

But it seems like when I do that – next thing I know, someone is attempting to gain access onto my lane and brake time is applied!

So for the most part, I stay in the middle.

Being well into my SENIOR YEARS –

Going “FAST” is not an option for me.

I am not comfortable going with the “FLOW” sometimes 10 to 15 MPH over the speed limit!

Being older, my reactions are not what they used to be.

People are aggressive at those speeds –

And I have seen too many near misses or accidents that have happened.

THUS – I AM PART OF LIFE IN THE SLOW LANE and comfortable being here.

SENIOR THOUGHT FOR THE DAY! LOL

We run errands –

Be it appointments –

Shopping – I love going to the OUTLET MALL-

There is a Starbucks there .

An area outside where artificial grass, chairs, and palm trees –

A place to sip and watch people and guard Sherry’s ICE TEA!

She comes back every so often –

Sometimes with a package –

Takes a sip of tea and off again to one of the stores.

Me – I still am sipping that coffee from STARBUCKS!

AGAIN – LIFE IN THE SLOW LANE FOR ME!

FRIENDS – we all lived near one another in WNY – Portville – Pleasant Acres Drive –

Back in the 80’s and 90’s.

Today, we are within a 35 mile rediace.

North Carolina – all are retired –

We enjoy our little get-togethers –

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Retired – Friends – over four decades.

Buck and Cindy –

We now live some 35 miles from them.

Get togethers – golfing, dinner, or lunches.

We have vacationed in the World with them.

OUR LIVES TODAY ARE NOW LIFE IN THE SLOW LANES!

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Papa’s World – Everyday life – Family and Friends!

May 19, 2026February 10, 2026 / Tom / Leave a comment

Ocean Isle Beach Causeway Bridge!

We live on the mainland close to this bridge.

In ten minutes, we will cross the bridge.

Our lives changed when we moved South.

We left friends and family behind.

Some friends have since moved down near us.

Family has been to visit numerous times, and we have made the trip back to see them often.

Which, before we sold our house, we said we would do.

The trip back up I95 is not one I cherish.

So we try to stay off it as much as we can.

But this area –

Close to three beaches, stores, and entertainment –

Is suited for us.

In the five years we have lived near here-

We have experienced two snow and ice storms.

Very rare for this area.

We have experienced one hurricane – Category 1!

I have doubts if we will stay for 2 or 3!

Time will tell.

But the sun and blue skies –

The warm weather –

The golf is just across the road, and there are 30 other courses nearby.

Entertainment – shows and acts –

Is just thirty to sixty minutes away.

Sipping coffee and tea on the ICW –

Volunteering for The Protection of Sea Turtles each summer.

Live bands are in concerts all around us for the summer months.

Festivals in the other months of the year.

The three youngest grandkids love to come and spend time with PAPA and MORMOR!

The three oldest have been here also.

Their lives have changed.

Two have graduated from college, and the youngest is in her first year of college.

But the bonds remain there.

My two sons and their families have been to visit us.

It is a long 16-hour drive for them.

FAMILY IS IMPORTANT TO US!

We now have past friends living five to forty-five minutes away.

Others, a couple of hours.

We get together and continue those friendships.

FRIENDS ARE IMPORTANT TO US!

In retirement, we have no schedule.

An afternoon sitting in the shade of Sunset Beach Park –

Reading and watching the boats traveling up and down the ICW!

Our dreams have come true in our senior years.

An early morning coffee and tea at the OIB marina-

And 59 Causeway bar and grill.

Watching the boats come in or just relaxing!

This is our life now.

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Papa’s World – Small Town childhood- Eldred, Pa.

May 17, 2026February 8, 2026 / Tom / Leave a comment

LOL – Yes – that very well could be me!!!!!

My father could do almost anything as far as building, working on engines –

But not me – I just did not get those genes!

But – what I did get was a sense of curiosity –

Wonder – history – how did things happen?

I love nature and try to see the little things and the wonder of it all!

I remember being very young and thinking that this place I lived in was the World!

Where did that road go?

I also was always wondering about OUTER SPACE!

Buck Rogers – The day the Earth stood still!

Lost in Space and the Twilite Zone!

I love to read – and often thought I would love to discover the buried past.

SMALL TOWN CHILDHOOD – ELDRED, PA.

My sister Donna was 15 years older than me.

My brother Roger was 10 years older than me.

My brother Mike was almost 4 years younger than me.

My memories of Donna were mostly after she left and was married.

My brother Roger was my hero –

My brother Mike was my antagonist!

Growing up in my early years was the 50’s-

Since I was born in 1949.

My brother had a club in our cellar.

He and my father drew and painted Disney Characters on the drywall, and my dad built a bar.

He later found one of those bowling-type games –

Where were you rolling these wooden balls –

At the head was slanted and leather cups with holes –

The ball would jump the Bariers and either go into the hole for a score-

Or into a hole that let the balls come back down a chute to the bottom of the game.

The further up the holes, the higher the score you make.

I have no idea where he got his thing, but it was great playing it!

Later, he also bought a pool table, and my younger brother and I would play pool.

Eventually, when I was in my middle teens –

I would go to the POOL HALL down on Main Street.

It seemed like a lot of the older town men would go and play pool –

I would watch them endlessly!

Rock and Roll –

Leather jackets and turned-up collars were part of the late 50’s!

Rolled up sleeves – slicked back hair-

Blue jeans with rolled up bottoms and boots!

My era was the 60’s – mid to late.

The Vietnam War and our coaches telling us we may get drafted and go to war.

But the HIPPIE GENERATION was in.

Smoking cigarettes – I never did!

I remember kids who did not make the team for football.

Dances at the tennis courts in the ball park.

I belonged to what was known as “THE EXPLOYERS”!

It was like a next step up from the Boy Scouts!

It was organized by my classmates’ father.

We had maybe 20 to 25 of us.

Seventh to twelfth grade.

We are the group that organized those dances and provided the records for the music.

Ye – a record player was used with 45s.

Long hair was coming in – hippies were working for peace and to end the WAR!

MUSIC – THE BEATLES HIT AMERICA, and I remember standing in the lunch line –

At the Otto-Eldred H.S,. and a upperclassman was singing “I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND”!!!!

Today I am retired, and my hobby and pastime is writing blogs!

My reasons!

To leave a journal of our lives for future generations to see and read on just who we were and how we lived our lives.

And – to keep my memory sharp –

An exercise of the mind.

Writing down my past memories-

Recording my childhood and my adult life.

A MEMORY JOGGER is what I call it!

WHERE I GREW UP and MY FAMILY, of which most are now gone.

I enjoy life – with all its ups and downs!

At this stage –

Doctor appointments – Dentist – errands that we share together as little trips!

Make the most of them because one day it will only be one of us.

GIVE THANKS FOR EVERY DAY – YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS THE LAST!

These are but a few past memories of growing up in a little town in NWPA!

My two sons –

Troy on the left and Shawn on the right!

Both still live back near where I was raised in Eldred, Pa.

I have moved on from there –

But I hold the memories dear to my heart.

They have remained to continue our heritage there!

I hope you all like this blog on my early years.

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Papa’s World – More early years memories.

May 16, 2026February 7, 2026 / Tom / Leave a comment

LOL – Never thought of this, but most likely it would work!

In our backyard, to the right of the big red barn –

Sat a small chicken coop!

I remember my mother and father –

Had a partial log with the flat side up.

A CHOPPING BLOCK, they called it.

I was not that old –

Perhaps 4 to 6 years old?

My job, with the help of my mother,

Was to catch the chickens.

My dad had a hatchet and stood by the wooden block.

Gruesome is what I call it today –

But back then, it was just what you did!

We would bring the chicken over,

And he would grab it and then “WHACK”!

Off would go the head.

That was life back then.

MORE EARLY YEARS MEMORIES!

One time, I was washing my parents’ car in the driveway in the backyard in front of the big red barn.

I had a bucket, soap suds, and a sponge.

Now my brother Mike and I fought like dogs and cats!

He would pick and pick, and when I had enough –

He would run and scream at the top of his lungs!

This time, he picked up the water hose and turned it on me!!!

I was soaked, and I took off after him.

He ran into the house through the cellar door.

With me right behind him, he was screaming bloody murder.

There was linoleum on the floor.

And it was wet from the hose.

My feet hit that spot and went out from underneath me!

I came down on my left side and put my hand down to break the fall!

It broke the fall, but also my finger!

The one next to the pinky now lay sideways!

All because he squirted me with the water hose.

My mom walked me down the street to the doctor’s office!

Dr. Krall was his name.

In we went, and he took one look at it and said, ” Sit down “-

Close your eyes-

This is gonna hurt!

He grabbed it and in one swift motion –

Yanked it straight and back where it should be!

Then a splint and a cast!

I do not know where Mike went, but he stayed out of my sight for some time.

MORE EARLY YEARS MEMORIES!

Summertime was riding my bike down the street to the park.

Oftentimes, I was by myself.

I would ride all the way back to the Pavilion –

Lay my bike down on the Creek bank and go down and hunt for crabs and frogs!

It was not deep –

No more than perhaps a foot.

Right across from that side were paths leading up and into the woods.

I admit I was scared to go back in there.

I did not know where it went, and the trees were large, with ferns and bushes.

A couple of times, I did go over there and take a few steps back in!

But I would chicken out and go back to the other side.

Those early years – I would ride that bike all over town!

It had a closepin with a bubble gum card on the spokes.

It made the coolest noise as I rode it!

My favorite card back then-

THE DUKE BLUE DEVILS CARD!

MORE EARLY YEARS MEMORIES!

There was a creek called THE BARDEN BROOK that ran through town and down to the Alleghany River.

When I was in my early teens –

There was a swimming hole not too far up the brook –

Called”BABS” –

I always wondered if it stood for “BARE ASSED BEACH”!

Perhaps someone who reads this and is from the area knows!

I went there a couple of times and swam.

Today, I would not even think about it!

But back then, it was a cool place to go and cool off on hot summer days!

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May 15, 2026February 6, 2026 / Tom / Leave a comment

First thing in the morning –

My one cup of coffee to start my day!

I did not always drink coffee!

In those early years –

I drank a cup of tea with my grandma.

But she introduced me to what she called “COFFEE SOUP”!

She raised her family of 11 children –

After going through the DEEP DEPRESSION herself.

Being on the farm –

They harvest their own grain and wheat.

Raised their own livestock.

Chicken and eggs – goats – pigs – cattle-

Everything they needed to survive.

Out of all that came things to eat that you normally would not think of!

“COFFEE SOUP” was but one!

She would take a thick slice of homemade white bread.

While sizzling side pork bacon was in the skillet.

The smells were out of this world.

Coffee percolating – and a plate on the table with that thick slice of white bread.

She then would pour some coffee over the bread and some farm milk.

Cover that with lots of sugar and put the sliced pork on the plate.

I was in heaven –

But sadly –

Have never had it again since those early years!

“CRACKERS AND MILK AND SUGAR”!

Another of my grandmas’ treats that she would fix for me for lunch.

She would take everyday crackers and break them up in a bowl.

Then she would cover them with whole milk.

A sprinkle of sugar and I was all set.

Still to this day, I think of this –

But – since that time, I have never repeated it!

For dinner and leftovers all week –

She would make up this huge pot of “BEAN SOUP WITH HAM AND BACON”!

Again – thick slices of homemade white bread and butter.

Bean soup – this is one of the dinners we have in our home every so often.
Missing is the homemade white bread –

Well – sometimes Sherry makes it!

We usually have the leftover ham and bone for the bean soup!

Once a month, Sherry makes it for me.

She loves it also.

And yes- leftovers.

I LOVE LEFT OVERS as we had them all the time growing up-

And we both continue this practice to this day!

I have noticed the younger generation does not do this as much

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My father would sit at the head of the table with the pancake griddle.

He would be making Pancakes or Salmon Patties.

My grandmother and mother were Irish Catholics.

He was of Northern Irish ancestry.

This would be on Friday nights –

And at that time –

IT WAS NO MEAT ON FRIDAYS AS CATHOLICS!

He would never eat the Pancakes or Salmon Patties.

Instead, he would have his TRADITIONAL OYSTER SOUP!

I am so happy I liked Pancakes and Salmon patties.

Just the look of the soup was enough to turn me away!

After my grandma passed away –

On Friday nights, we would travel to Olean, N.Y. –

Just across the NYS line.

DESTINATION – OLEAN MOOSE FISHFRY’S!

BEER BATTERED FISHFRIES!

Friday night FISHFRY’S at the Moose became a tradition in my later youth years growing up in Eldren, Pa.

And an extra treat for my brother Mike and me –

My parents would stay at the Moose with their friends-

And partied while we went to the movies –

Just by the Moose.

I remember seeing OLD YELLER! ( I think that was the name)

There were other movies, and we always got popcorn and a drink!

MY THOUGHTS ON THE EARLY YEARS!

Sherry and Papa –

Our wedding day – June 25th, 1982!

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May 12, 2026February 3, 2026 / Tom / Leave a comment

A memory in a picture in time!

Before we left for S.C – N.C. –

As a family, we spent our last day hiking the mountains along the Blue Ridge of Va.

Here are Tammy’s three children – the youngest grandchildren.

Bode- Taylor – Cassidy and Tammy.

Today, the twins are freshmen in H.S.-

And Bode is about to go into middle school.

THIS IS REMEMBERING FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS!

The National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.

We made many trips here with Family and Friends!

Our days began on the Metro and the ride into the Capital.

All the grandkids loved it, and the tours we took showed them a beautiful city.

Ella and Maddy, the day we took a walking tour of the Cemetery and then across the 14th Street Bridge-

Onto the mall and ‘ROLLING THUNDER’ with thousands of motorcycles!

THIS IS REMEMBERING FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS!

Papa and Sherry –

Sitting in the middle of the common area of the RESTON TOWN CENTER –

Visiting our close friends –

GINGER and JASON –

Who now built a house close to Leland in Brunswick Forest –

About 35 miles from us.

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Sherry and Cindy –

We were neighbors back in WNY in the late 80s-

They moved to Leland, NC, and now we live some 38 miles from them

We are still friends –

And still get together.

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A view from our fourth floor condo we had for nine months in Ocean Keyes, North Myrtle Beach!

We lived here while our new home was being built.

Many fond times with family and friends here!

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Papa’s World – Memories revisited!

May 10, 2026February 1, 2026 / Tom / Leave a comment

This is our Cameron Woods Community Center under construction!

I think this was late 2020 or early 2021!

Today – it is in my opinion-

One of the nicest Community Centers in these developments!

Two pickleball courts.

A fully stocked workout room. Two large bathrooms – women’s and men’s.

A fully usable kitchen –

A large screened-in room with a half dozen teak tables and chairs.

A six person dinning room table and a countertop off the kitchen with two high-back chairs.

Two sitting areas with comfy chairs – couch and fireplace with tv over the mantle.

A small library in the sitting room.

Two entrances from the main building out to the pool, with a third from the screened-in room.

The pool area is completely fenced in –

Two outdoor showers – and a circular step down into the water with shallow water before setting down into the pool.

The deepest part is about five feet.

A large parking lot with numerous mailboxes and a large manicured lawn.

It is a big draw for resales of houses.

MEMORIES REVISTED!

Sherry is pointing at her golf ball with the green and flag behind her!

People are putting out on the green!

This was her drive!!!!!

Her ball hit the cart path and continued all along it before bouncing out to the fairway!

This is a par four, and it ended up over 300 yards!

Excitement at a once-in-a-lifetime experience of playing golf!

MEMORIES REVISITED!

Marcus – Tammy – Debby – Mike and Sherry.

The kids had a going-away party for us before we left for S.C. and N.C.

The grandkids at the going-away party!

A last hike before we left-

Saying goodbye was hard to do!

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Papa’s World – Old times in pictures!

May 9, 2026January 31, 2026 / Tom / Leave a comment

LOL – Being a senior, I can very well relate to this!

Before we moved to Cameron Woods Community at OIB-

We stayed off and on with Marcus and Tammy just outside of Leesburg, Va.

Here are Bode, Cassidy, and Taylor walking to the bus stop!

And if you look closely – Taylor is walking MARLEY the granddog!

OLD TIMES IN PICTURES!

Here they all are before the walk!

Marly has gotten so big, and the kids are now in H.S. (the twins) –

And Bode is about to go into middle school!

OLD TIMES IN PICTURES!

When Sherry and I travel to Myrtle Beach to go to the outlet stores-

We walk to Starbucks –

She gets an iced tea and I get a cup of coffee!

There is an area that has palm trees, chairs, benches, and artificial grass-

I select my seat and sit down!

I sip my coffee and stand guard over her iced tea.

She continues to shop –

While I PEOPLE WATCH!

She comes back and leaves her packages –

Sips her Iced Tea and then continues!

THIS IS MY HAPPY PLACE!

OLD TIMES IN PICTURES!

In 2021, we moved into our new home.

The following year, we started landscaping!

Here is the first phase, and you can still see the mulch along the side of the house.

Now – all the way around is matching stone!

The inside lanai is no longer screened in –

But a clear flexible plastic with a screen is there now-

Turning that room into a three-season room and a fourth with a heater!

OLD TIMES IN PICTURES!

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My high school senior picture – 1967!

My buddy and still friend today –

Lower right – BOB – we still get together!

OLD TIMES IN PICTURES!

Bob – Pam – Sherry and Papa at Christmas- 2025!

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Papa’s World – Memories – moments in time!

May 8, 2026January 30, 2026 / Tom / Leave a comment

Golf is one of the reasons we moved to Cameron Woods Community –

Ocean Isle Beach!

We are in the middle of maybe 30 golf courses within a half-hour drive.

While we do not play multiple times a week –

We try to get out as often as we can.

We are satisfied playing nine holes and then finding a place to eat out!

Usually teeing off around 2:00 pm.

That puts us done in like 2 1/2 hours-

Just in time for an early dinner.

There are so many places to golf and then dine around here.

CREATING MEMORIES- MOMENTS IN TIME!

We volunteer for the PROTECTION OF SEA TURTLES!

We will start our fourth season in May.

And the season runs until mid-October.

During that time –

You will generally find us at or near the beach – OIB!

This year, our granddaughter-

Taylor has applied to be an intern.

She has signed up for two weeks and will be involved every day in different capacities!

Sherry and I will be with her at all times!

About two years ago –

During a time when she was here –

At one of the weekly “TURTLE TALKS” –

They talked about being a summer intern and the date that the application had to be in!

Two years later, she remembered that talk and the date-

And reached out to Sherry to tell us she wanted to do this –

Her mother helped her fill out the form, and this summer –

She will be here as the eggs hatch-

To be a part of the PROTECTION OF SEA TURTLES –

As an intern!

Taylor – Cassidy and their mother, Tammy!

So proud of this young lady who has ridden horses since she was four years old –

And works weekends at the barn, cleaning and grooming horses.

TAYLOR – MEMORIES – MOMENTS IN TIME!

Taylor and Cassidy are helping Papa –

Raking up leaves at our home in Brambleton, Va.

They are fraternal twins.

Today – Cassidy made varsity as a freshman in cheerleading!

She also competes in gymnastics!

Cassidy with her father, Marcus, and mother- Tammy-

For her first homecoming as a Freshman.

Cassidy – in the middle high –

As a flyer on the varsity cheerleading team.

Her gymnastic skills helped her immensely in her tryout!

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Trisha and Shawn –

My youngest son –

On their wedding day!

They still live back in NWPA-

And have visited several times.

Looking forward to them coming back once again!

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Our dreams come true-

Beach life in OIB!

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Papa’s World – As a SENIOR – AGING!

May 4, 2026January 26, 2026 / Tom / Leave a comment

AGING – Where have all the years gone?

With that being said, I feel blessed!

I am happy with my life- everything I have done and how I lived.

Now – in our SENIOR years-

We have settled in at Cameron Woods Community –

And in a few months, five years have passed!

We have made this home “OUR HOME” in our Senior years!

We enjoy golfing –

Not very good at it –

But – just being outside-

And the chance for a par, or if lucky, a birdie.

I am just happy not to lose my ball! LOL

We live near so many golf courses.

And I purchased a card called “THE TRAIL CARD”!

That gives me a discount on a great number of courses and as a guest-

Sherry also gets a discount!

Today, we are at the age of just being satisfied playing nine holes-

Then going out to dinner as we prefer to play around 2pm.

We have lifelong friends with whom we play or just get together-

Movie – dinner or a show!

Buck and Cindy were our neighbors back in WNY!

Today, we live 38 miles from them in OIB.

We now have a lot of friends who moved to NC and SC, and we meet up with them!

LIFE AS A SENIOR IS GETTING BETTER!

Our Community entrance!

We selected this community because of all the land and trees that are protected and will remain here.

Yet, we are but a few miles from the beaches, shopping, and entertainment.

SOUTH CAROLINA – the border is but 7 miles away.

Our community is quiet, yet we know many people.

My grade school buddy – Bob and his wife Pam-

Have leased a home nearby after 61/2 years of RVING all over the country!

They are testing it out to see if they like it here and yet still be a day’s drive from families!

Our neighborhood friends –

A friendly Steelers vs. Bills get-together!

Another football game watch!

At a open air concerts at the park in OIB!

Debby – Papa and Sherry –

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Papa’s World – Well being – Memories!

May 3, 2026January 25, 2026 / Tom / Leave a comment

Our senior years – making memories and remembering them!

Not as easy as it sounds!

We both have calendars-

Which we write down all sorts of things!

MEMORY JOGGERS I call them!

I also make notes and keep them within sight!

This is all part of aging!

On Monday, Wednesday and Fridays –

I can go to the recycling-

At the park across the street.

These are the days when the bin is changed.

Then there is Tuesdays!

That is the day we make sure all trash baskets in the house are cleaned out!

The garbage bin is rolled out around 4pm.

Wednesday morning –

The garbage truck comes and empties around 9am.

BUT – That sometimes does not happen until the afternoon!

WHY? I do not know –

But to make sure it is out there –

We- the neighborhood – put out the trash late Tuesday afternoon!

So – for memory – that takes care of Monday – Tuesday – Wednesday and Fridays!

SPORTS!

Football – NFL – they play multiple days of the week!

And we have two favorite teams –

The Commanders and the Bills!

And that helps with memory also!

For me, I also follow college basketball –

My team is The Saint Bonaventure Basketball BONNIES!

Ever since my father took me to games in the mid 50s-

I have been a faithful follower!

SPORTS HELP ME TO REMEMBER THE DAYS OF THE WEEK!

As does CHURCH!

Sundays – we belong at Saint Luke’s Lutheran Church of Sahllotte-

Right on highway 17 – some ten minutes from our home.

Another reminder of what day of the week it is!

We accept the Senior life!

We volunteer – we help when we can and donate what we can.

Life as a senior can be eventful –

You just make it as you can and accept what you can not do!

LIVING HEALTHY AS YOU CAN!

Doctors – meds- appointments – all part of being a SENIOR!

WELL BEING – LOOKING OUT FOR EACH OTHER!

FAMILY – STAYING IN TOUCH AND SEEING THEM WHEN WE CAN AND ARE ABLE!

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I do most of the driving –

She does the directions, and it works for us!

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Papa’s World – Life in NC at Cameron woods!

May 2, 2026January 24, 2026 / Tom / Leave a comment

At the entrance to Cameron Woods Community at Thanksgiving!

For the fourth year in a row-

The community gathered and walked to the entrance to do a “TURKEY TROT”!

They meet at the community center and walk together to the front, and then those who want-

Continue to walk the different side streets!

CAMERON WOODS COMMUNITY –

The “WHY” we chose to build our home and live here.

A previous year of meeting to walk.

The group has gotten larger each year.

Our front porch in Cameron Woods Community!

This is the one thing I wanted –

A FRONT PORCH!

Covered from rain and shaded from the hot Carolina sun!

I sit here and say hello to those who walk by or wave to those riding by.

You can say it is my little place of heaven as a senior!

Our journey brought us here as seniors.

Today, we have no plans to sell and move on!

This is our final home.

WE ARE BLESSED to have been able to do this!

FRIENDS – FAMILY have all shared our home here.

That is why we designed it to do just that!

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All factors into this.

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Papa’s World – Sunshine – blue skies – beach life!

May 1, 2026January 23, 2026 / Tom / Leave a comment

A view of Ocean Isle Beach from the “GROIN” area looking SW.

The area behind the “GROIN” pictured here –

It is eroding fast!

The dunes are almost gone, along with the trees and vegetation.

The surf comes in and pulls the sand out.

The “Groin” was put here to stop that from happening where the houses are.

A beach replenishing pumped acres of sand in from dredging operations.

First and second avenues had disappeared, and third avenue was in danger of vanishing!

At high tide,

The ocean water actually was almost under the white house-

But for huge sandbags –

Surrounding it!

Those bags remained there, and sand blew in over them.

Such is beach life –

We chose to stay on the mainland –

And commute to here when we want to!

SUNSHINE – BLUE SKIES and BEACH LIFE!

This is the OIB public park on the island.

Open-air concerts are held here from mid-May to the beginning of October.

After October, there are festivals held here!

It is one of the perks we knew of when we decided to build our home in –

CAMERON WOODS COMMUNITY!

SUNSHINE – BLUE SKIES and BEACH LIFE!

Our home –

The driveway looking toward the sunrise in the East.

This part of the coastline faces almost due South-

Because of the curvature from Charleston to the Outer Banks.

The storms tend to come up the coast and veer out, but sometimes –

They hit.

We have had one Category One storm.

It was scary, and not sure if we will stay for the stronger ones.

We are back some two to three miles from the coastline.

It is the wind I worry about and the protected nature trees we have here.

We have protected wildlife areas here and large trees behind the house.

But – the wind seems to come sideways, and the trees move in that direction-

And not toward the house.

The beauty of all the trees is one reason we chose this community-

Instead of all the clear-cut ones.

And in the picture, you can see a little part of all the trees!

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2024- on the beach celebrating our 75th birthdays with family!

We have now going on five years-

Being in our current house.

We are living our best senior years here.

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Papa’s World – Family times!

April 30, 2026January 22, 2026 / Tom / Leave a comment

A picture of Sherry and me with five granddaughters!

Left to right: Sarah – now a freshman in college-

Maddy – Graduated from college –

With Enviormental Science degree and is working!

Sherry – holding Cassidy, who is a freshman in H.S.

Papa, who is holding Taylor, a freshman in H.S.

Ella, who graduated from college with a degree in Elementary Physical Education!

This is before Bode, and the twins were not even walking!

FAMILY TIMES!

Marcus, Bode, and I are at a restaurant for lunch!

Bode is now in 5th. grade about to go to middle school.

Marcus runs his own company in NVA doing insurance claims.

This was at the OLD ANCHOR BAR AND GRILL in the Villages of LEESBURG!

This is a franchise and a Buffalo Bills bar and grill!

BUFFALO CHICKEN WINGS!

Papa – holding Taylor and Cassidy!

Taylor and Csssidy with MARLEY –

First day of H.S.

FAMILY TIMES!

Ella – Maddy and Sarah –

All grown up!

FAMILY TIMES!

Debby – Maddy – Ella – Sherry and Sarah.

SWEDISH GENES-

FAMILY TIMES!

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The kids have had almost all their lives.

And the younger ones, while in the womb!

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Papa’s World – Past memories – family and friends!

April 29, 2026January 21, 2026 / Tom / Leave a comment

My journey through life these past 45 years has been amazing!

You see –

That is about the time Sherry and I started seeing each other, plus a few months.

Our lives together have spanned all that time.

We raised two sets of children –

Her two daughters and my two sons (they still lived with their mother).

Those days were a struggle as money was just not there.

But we made do!

June 25th. 1982 – our wedding day.

The early years were spent living way out in the country!

The daughter’s school was about eleven miles away,

And my son’s home is about fifteen miles away.

We were constantly driving the kids back and forth.

Our driveway was 1/10th of a mile long!

Good for sled riding in winter snows –

But had to be plowed often.

We could just see the neighbor at the end of the driveway,

And the same across the hill at the other neighbor.

Cindy and Dottie –

Two of our earliest friends,

Along with Buck and Jimmy, their husbands.

Cindy – Dottie – Sherry – Buck and Jimmy!

Our friendships have lasted since the end of the 70’s and into the 80’s!

We have vacationed together and traveled the world.

Our children were all involved with us as friends!

Today we are all retired –

All have grandkids.

Life has been good-

And as seniors –

We live as healthily-

As we can.

We have taken a supplement for over TWENTY years!

Building our IMMUNE systems –

Which, in your senior years, is so important!

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PAST MEMORIES – FAMILY AND FRIENDS!

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Papa’s World – Living life one day at a time.

April 28, 2026January 20, 2026 / Tom / Leave a comment

Living life for me is one day at a time!

After experiencing a major heart attack-

I have learned life is short, and unexpected obstacles appear.

That being said –

I now only look ahead to the day in question and live it to the fullest.

Sherry and part of her “TEAM GENERATIONS”!

She and her two daughters –

Twenty-odd years ago –

Formed “TEAM GENERATIONS” –

To help grandchildren with healthy eating and lifestyle –

To go toward “GENERATIONS” to come.

Mothers who teach their children the concept of FRUITS- VEGETABLES and BERRIES-

Nutrients in daily consumption.

As “TEAM GENERATIONS EXPANDS –

All up and down the EAST COAST-

Families are entering their children into the Juice Plus Childrens Reaearch program-

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These capsules are loaded with the dry powdered nutrients of 30 fruits, vegetables,

And berries if you also take the Vineland capsule.

Plus – if the child has trouble swallowing the capsules –

It is available in GUMMIES!

They are all entered into a database by the parents-

And their health is tracked for years –

The research program shows the health benefits of these nutrients.

TEAM GENERATIONS – twenty plus years –

Getting healthy one day at a time!

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Tammy – Sherry and Debby – Mother and Daughters –

Over Twenty Years ago –

Started “TEAM GENERATIONS”!

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Papa’s World – In our world – family-Friends!

April 27, 2026January 19, 2026 / Tom / Leave a comment

Andrea and Troy – my son and Sherry on the pier!

FAMILY is so important to us.

My sons have driven some 15 hours to come and visit us!

Trisha and Shawn – my younger son, Sherry, and Papa.

They have been down several times –

And want to come in mid-summer to see the Sea Turtles hatch!

Having family stay was a major consideration when we built this house.

We have room for them.

LOOKING FORWARD TO WHEN THEY COME BACK!

FAMILY TIME!!!

FRIENDS are also important to us.

We have lifelong friends whom we see two or three times a year.

Cindy – Debbie – Dottie and Sherry!

We try to get together for long weekends and golf.

The four guys –

Waiting for the gals to tee off.

No – they said to go first! LOL

We play a scramble against them –

And after much discussion –

Strokes are given –

Not many because it is close without them!

And we won by “ONE STROKE”! WHEW!

It is always a fun long weekend.

FRIENDS ARE AWESOME!

FAMILY AND FRIENDS!

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Papa’s World – Life in general!

April 26, 2026January 18, 2026 / Tom / Leave a comment

In this year –

We have reset our goals.

As aging seniors –

We take care of one another.

Our goals are to age healthily as long as we can.

For me-

I do not drink sodas – and have cut out milk entirely.

I also have cut way back on having the occasional beer!

I limit my intake of red meat –

I watch out for starches because I am borderline diabetic.

I take meds for that.

I blog every day –

For this is a journal of our lives!

BUT –

It keeps my mind active in memories!

Writing them down and storing them on my WORDPRESS site.

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Taylor -Cassidy and Tammy.

Youngest daughter and granddaughters.

Debby – oldest daughter!

Debby – her husband Mike and the three oldest granddaughters –

Sarah – Ella, Maddy, and her boyfriend, Kendrick.

The six grandchildren with Bode, the only boy!

Marcus – Bode and Tammy!

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The grandkids were raised on it!

They all got it for free as they were sponsored by one adult!

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LIFE IN GENERAL is mainly for GENERATIONS of grandkids and great-grandkids to come.

To see who we are and how we lived.

Our families –

Friends and where we lived.

From our beginnings –

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Papa’s World – Refelctions of the past!

April 22, 2026January 13, 2026 / Tom / Leave a comment

And then the sun sets in Cameron Woods Community!

Our three oldest granddaughters are jogging down the street toward us!

Sarah – the youngest – is now a freshman in college!

Maddy – graduated from college with an Environmental Science degree-

Now works for a national Environmental firm.

Ella – graduated from college as an Elementary PHYSED teacher-

And now teaches in Loudoun County, VA.

From Sunset to walking the beach at sunrise with family!

It is not often that all three granddaughters are here at the same time.

But the family came for a visit before they all became really busy.

Thus, these pictures are –

REFLECTIONS OF THE PAST and for future generations of the family to see!

That same view facing SW as a storm approaches.

These storms roll in off the coast –

From a westerly direction and sometimes –

From the SW.

The coastline here is unique.

Because of the curvature from Charleston to Wilmington –

Our beaches face almost south!

We are somewhat protected from the major storms as they steer off in a NW direction.

BUT – major hurricanes have hit here in the past 75 years!

The Myers family –

Oldest daughter and her husband,

And their three daughters.

This picture was taken behind the church on OIB –

The sunset across the marsh!

CREATING FOR US –

REFLECTIONS OF THE PAST!

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Education on health –

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Papa and Sherry –

Living our dream by the beaches!

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Papa’s World – More memories – friends!

April 21, 2026January 12, 2026 / Tom / Leave a comment

The high school I graduated from-

It was in 1967.

Otto-Eldred H.S.

I have many long-time friends from that era of my life.

I stay in contact with –

Some I see yearly –

Others through social media.

But the Memories are still present –

The times we spent together as youths.

MORE MEMORIES – FRIENDS!

Bobby – Pam – Sherry and Papa.

Here is my longtime friend from grade school – Bob.

We have stayed in contact all these years.

They have traveled the country for the last six plus years in an RV.

They decided to lease a house some nine miles from us for a year.

So – we play golf together –

See shows and have get-togethers –

Time spent in friendships!

From childhood friends to senior living friends!

MORE MEMORIES – FRIENDS!

Here we are –

Buck – Cindy – Sherry – Papa – Dottie and Jim.

Dottie – Jim and I grew up in Eldred, Pa.

Buck and Cindy were our neighbors in Portville, N.Y.

But knew Jim and Dottie.

We have all been friends for decades and decades!

We all now live in N.C.

Jim and Dottie in the North of the state, and Buck and Cindy-

Some 35 miles from us.

We still get together –

We still stay in touch after all those years.

MORE MEMORIES – FRIENDS!

Three friends and their daughters.

GENERATIONS OF FRIENDSHIPS!

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Sherry – Adam and Peggy.

We worked with Adam at American Olean Tile in the mid-90s.

Adam was my boss.

He went back to Armstrong before we were acquired by Mohawk.

They vacation yearly in North Myrtle Beach, and we get together –

MORE FRIENDS AND MEMORIES!

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Papa’s World – Positive writing!

April 19, 2026January 10, 2026 / Tom / Leave a comment

Cassidy – Bode and Taylor when they were little!

Today, Bode is about to enter the 6th grade. grade-

The two girls are about to be Sophomores in high school.

This picture evokes a positive thought and memory of the past.

Most likely will not happen –

But – you never know – just maybe it will!

THINK POSITIVE!

Spending time with Trisha and Shawn when they came to visit!

Always a POSITIVE THOUGHT!

Three friends –

DECADES OF FRIENDSHIPS!

DECADES OF LAUGHTER!

DECADES OF BEING THERE FOR EACH OTHER!

A POSITIVE THOUGHT!

We have-

And we will continue to do!

POSITIVE THOUGHTS IN OUR LIVES!

LOL – SO TRUE!

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Sherry – on our honeymoon in 1982!

A VERY POSITIVE MEMORY FOR ME!

Top picture –

Bode when he came home –

Middle picture –

Taylor and Cassidy when they came home!

POSITIVE PICTURE ON BOTTOM-

ALL THREE AS THEY WERE GROWING UP – MEMORIES!

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Papa’s World – Memories of good times!

April 18, 2026January 9, 2026 / Tom / Leave a comment

Papa- Buck and Jimmy!

My longtime good friends.

Many memories of both golfing and vacations!

MEMORIES I CHERISH!

My life has been a roller coaster of ups and downs!

BUT – I would not change it in any way!

MEMORIES I CHERISH!

Sarah – the youngest granddaughter of the Myers family!

Here – she is shown in her Senior year of H.S.-

Standing under one of the two designs she made for her school.

They were commissioned and painted for the 75th anniversary of the H.S.

Thus, it will be here for years to come.

MEMORIES I CHERISH!

Cindy and Sherry –

We were neighbors for years on Pleasant Acres Drive in Portville, NY.

She and Buck moved to Leland, N.C.-

In the mid-90s.

But – we maintained contact and throughout the years –

Went on vacations all over the world.

Today, we live 38 miles away from them and still get together!

MEMORIES I CHERISH!

Sherry and Papa –

On one of the many trails we walked back in Brambleton, VA.

We lived here for 14 1/2 years and thought this would be where we retired to!

That all changed in 2020 with the Pandemic!

We sold our home and moved to S.C. and N.C. –

Building a new home in Cameron Woods Community!

MEMORIES I WILL ALWAYS CHERISH!

When friends get together and go to an island to see wild horses!

This was off the northern coast of N.C.

All these years we have been friends!

Golfing – get togethers –

MEMORIES I WILL ALWAYS CHERISH!

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Our happy place – THE BEACH!

MEMORIES I WILL ALWAYS CHERISH!

My happy place to sit and watch the world go by!

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Papa’s World – Humor – Positive thoughts!

April 17, 2026January 8, 2026 / Tom / Leave a comment

LOL – In this case, I love vegetables!

But – it is also funny!

Yes, it is!

We both live life one day at a time.

Family, friends, and events.

Our home is now the center of all of this!

Before Bode-

Family with Sherry’s mother –

Known as GIGI!

Here – grandmother –

Mother and two daughters –

And FIVE granddaughters!

The Swedish genes run deep!

FRIENDS – for decades and decades.

Cindy – Dottie – Sherry –

Buck – Jimmy and Papa.

We have known them for decades.

We try to get together from time to time.

FRIENDS – lifetime memories!

Kindness is free – so is love!

Well –

Mine would be too short and to the right! LOL

Dottie – As I knew her when she married Jimmy.

Both were raised in the same little town of Eldred, Pa., as I was!

FRIENDS FOREVER!

WWII museum –

In the little town of Eldred, Pa.

MEMORIES!

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Papa’s World – Blogging-Thoughts-Humor!

April 16, 2026January 7, 2026 / Tom / 2 Comments

BLOGGING – I have always blogged about family, friends, humor, and Good Thoughts!

The purpose of my blogs –

To write a journal on our lives so that future generations –

Know who, why, and what we are!

With story lines and pictures.

Past generations – events – special occasions and vacations.

Where we were from –

And the places we have lived.

Cassidy and Taylor-

Fraternal twins –

Now in HS.

Taylor – cousin Sarah and Cassidy in our courtyard in Brambleton, VA.

All three were always playing together and dressing up!

Today, Sarah is a freshman in college, while the twins are in high school.

Maddy with Taylor and Cassidy.

I love the look on Cassidy’s face as she looks at Maddy.

Today, Maddy has graduated from college and is working as an Environmental Scientist-

For a national environmental firm.

Sherry – top left-

Debby, Maddy, Ella, Sarah, and Mike are behind them.

Family came to visit, and we went to OIB Park for an open-air concert- Free!

Cherish – the reason for my blogs- to see and read –

GOOD THOUGHTS-

Our favorite NFL teams.

I lean a little more to the Commanders-

While Sherry leans a little more toward the Bills!

But – we cheer them both on –

And when they play one another, we can’t lose!

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Sherry – driving the ball – you can see it!

This was on OHAU –

We vacationed there with our friends –

Cindy and Buck McBride!

Sherry and Cindy!

Buck and Papa.

Decades and decades of friendships!

We have traveled the world on vacations together.

Things we have carried through 2025 and now 2026!

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PAPA’S WORLD – BLOGGING – THOUGHTS AND HUMOR – THE SIX GRANDKIDS!

Papa’s World – Humor – Positive thoughts!

April 15, 2026January 6, 2026 / Tom / Leave a comment

LOL- Some smiles to start your day!

Buck – Cindy and Sherry –

On one of our many golf outings!

Friends for decades-

Traveling the world and golfing!

A POSITIVE THOUGHT FOR THE DAY FOR US!

Sherry and I lived this era in our lives!

I actually rode a motorcycle and had long curly hair!

A part of my life that I fondly remember.

LOVE – PEACE – and HAPPINESS!

Yes, I am! LOL – In our home –

That is called teamwork!

My view after we drove ten minutes to the beach!

A POSITIVE THOUGHT FOR ME!

My oldest son, Troy

Was on his visit here-

A couple of years ago.

A POSITIVE THOUGHT FOR US!

Papa with his youngest son, Shawn.

A POSITIVE THOUGHT FOR US!

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Papa’s World – Present days and past memories!

April 13, 2026January 4, 2026 / Tom / Leave a comment

Hard to believe –

The six grandkids are growing up!

Bode- the only boy –

Is in fifth grade!

Next is Cassidy and Taylor-

Both are freshmen in HS!

Then Sarah –

Freshmen in College!

Maddy and then Ella –

Have graduated from college and are working!

It seems like yesterday they were all at the beach –

Little Bode and the rest were sitting on the sand.

The present is upon us-

The past is memories!

Bobby and his wife Pam.

Sherry and Papa.

Bob and I go back to grade school.

Staying overnight at each other’s house –

Playing sports together.

Growing up in Eldred, Pa.

Today, they are spending one year near us in a rental –

After over six years on the road in an RV!

FRIENDSHIP of the PAST –

To FRIENDSHIP of the PRESENT!

YEARS OF MEMORIES!

The date-

6-25-1982!

After a year and a half –

We were married.

Combining two sets of children.

In those days, we were poor.

But we made it work.

Living way out in the country –

The driveway was 1/10th of a mile long!

Great for sled riding-

In the winter snows!

But days and days of mowing all the lawn and along the driveway.

Money was tight –

But we did what we could on packing food for long weekends camping in a tent-

Or her parents’ fifth wheel!

Four and a half years we lived out there-

In the country.

Many fond memories, and we do go back when we are up there –

To just bring back the memories and see it from the end of the long driveway!

PAST MEMORIES AND NOW THE PRESENT –

OCEAN ISLE BEACH – CAMERON WOODS COMMUNITY – N.C.

The present – Cameron Woods Community – Ocean Isle Beach – N.C.

Making new memories –

For family and friends to visit.

Senior years – growing healthy together.

Aging as healthily as we can.

Our support system-

We have been on a mission for THE PAST TWENTY YEARS!

To bring health and well-being to our FAMILY first-

And then FRIENDS and COMMUNITY all up and down the East Coast.

TEAM GENERATIONS was formed TWENTY YEARS AGO!

Mother and two daughters – all the grandkids(GENERATIONS)-

And today it has grown –

Families and children and their children-

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TEAM GENERATIONS –

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THE PAST HAS CONTINUED ON INTO THE PRESENT

PAPA and SHERRY – GETTING CLOSER TO 80 THAN 70!

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Papa’s World – Looking around – beach life!

April 12, 2026January 3, 2026 / Tom / Leave a comment

My dream has come true-

The other day, we decided to go to the two beaches-

It was a dead winter –

But a comfy 55 degrees with lots of sunshine.

First, we drove for fifteen minutes –

Crossed over the causeway bridge-

And parked near the pier and entrance to Sunset Beach.

We walked on the wooden walkway to the sand and down to the water.

It was low tide!

Sherry kicked off her sandals, and her bare feet touched the sand.

GROUNDED, SHE SAID!

Me – I keep my sneakers and socks on –

The sand is too cold-

But others were walking barefoot!

The sand, surf, and blue skies with the warm sun –

Made our day trip worth it!

Then it was back to the parking lot and the car!

We decided to go back across the bridge, turn right, and stop at THE SUNSET BEACH PARK!

Here are the restrooms which I needed –

Sherry said she would meet me behind the pavilion.

You can view the ICW form here and watch the boats coming up and down the waterway-

Even in the wintertime!

It was time to journey to our other beach –

A fifteen-minute drive to Ocean Isle Beach!

It is here from mid-May to mid-October-

We volunteer for the Protection of Sea Turtles!

This May will be the start of our fourth summer!

We parked at the pier and walked out to the sand and to the water.

It is different here –

Sunset Beach is flatter, and the sand seems more like powdered sand!

The sand here is coarser and has more shells.

Yet, you can see Sunset Beach!

There is more beach erosion here with drop-offs!

Making it sometimes difficult to get to the flat areas and the surf.

But – on the plus side-

We are much closer here and only ten minutes to the sand!

Sherry decided to walk up to the Community Center –

And I would drive the car there and pick her up!

This beach is our favorite to go and watch the sunrise.

Here – we are by the groin to see the sun come up!

I parked the car and walked up the ramp and met her.

We sat down under the covered deck and just took in the sight-

Sun – Sand and Surf.

Our peaceful place and my dream after all these years.

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Papa’s World – Family – Friends and Memories!

April 11, 2026January 2, 2026 / Tom / Leave a comment

The Kinzua Bridge( Via Duct) –

Just outside Mount Jewett, Pa.

Cindy – and Sherry.

Sherry was raised near here –

And this bridge is a historic landmark and now a State Park!

Built in the mid-1800s- Stretching across the KINZUA VALLEY –

The land of the Seneca Indian Nation-

It was built to transport coal from Pittsburgh to Erie!

It is almost one mile across and three hundred and ten feet high!

Trains traveled across, and this was considered one of the wonders of the world when built!

A couple of decades ago –

A TORNADO came through and took out half the bridge.

The remaining half has been preserved, and you can now walk out and view through thick glass all the way to the floor of the valley.

The rest of the bridge remains where it came down.

A center was built – like a museum-

And the whole area became a state Park!

Here, Cindy – who has been friends with Sherry since the 1980s-

Sits with Sherry –

Sherry’s father used to ride his snowmobile across the bridge.

A steam locomotive used to cross before it came down –

And while playing golf at the Kane Country Club golf course-

We would watch it come by a par three hole!

FRIENDS AND MEMORIES!

Bode – the only grandson from Sherry’s side of the family!

Before we sold the house in Brambleton, VA.

He would come to visit while his sisters were in school and his mother was at her consignment store!

Hours and hours he would spend playing games.

So quiet –

I would check on him every few minutes!

Here he was, maybe three years old.

Today he plays football, golf, basketball, and field hockey-

And more as he gets older.

He is now eleven years old and in fifth grade!

All boy – barefoot – short shirt sleeves and shorts-

Even when it is cold outside! LOL

FAMILY MEMORIES!

Our very longtime friends from Portville, NY.

Steve and Elaine-

We raised our families together-

Played volleyball together –

Golf together and spent many fun times with them before we moved to NVA in 1999!

Soon, they will move to Lynchburg, VA., to be near family!

I see in the future –

Trips for them to come and visit, and us going to see them!

Old friends and good times!

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Sherry with our friends Jo and Paul from Arizona!

Paul graduated from Smethport as did Sherry –

And Jo graduated from the Otto-Eldred as I did!

They came to visit before we moved in in 2020.

We did a week’s worth of tours of DC and the area.

We have traveled out to their home, and they took us on tours.

Good times with friends!

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Papa’s World – Remebering the past – into the present!

April 10, 2026January 1, 2026 / Tom / Leave a comment

Sixteen years ago –

At one of our cross-country Juice Plus Health Conferences!

Twice a year –

We made our reservations –

Booked our flights –

Every six months –

The Conference switched from the East to the West Coast.

Three days of learning –

New research has been published.

Sherry’s TEAM GENERATIONS –

Which stretches up and down the East Coast-

Attended and recognized.

The PAST continues into the present –

Now twenty years and going strong!

Taylor and Cassidy –

They would both crawl up onto my lap-

And watch the screen –

Flashing through photos of events and family, and friends!

Today, they are freshman in HS.

I miss these past memories –

But they are making new ones in the present!

REMEMBERING THE PAST INTO THE PRESENT!

Papa – on the far left-

Sherry – standing in front of him!

In the mid-80s-

We played volleyball together.

Here is our team, known as “THE BEACH CLUB”!

Even back then, we dreamed of one day living near a beach!

1989 – we won!

The league had 16 teams.

And it was a tough league-

You had to be on guard, or you would get smashed in the face with a spike!

Many fond memories with these friends from back then!

PAST MEMORIES INTO THE PRESENT!

Point of Rocks across the border into Maryland.

A short ride from our home in Brambleton.

Exploring the area as we do in every place we live.

PAST MEMORIES INTO THE PRESENT!

For fourteen and one-half years –

We called this home in Brambleton, VA.

But – the Pandemic hit –

The 401K went South –

But the increase in home value was too much to ignore.

WE SOLD –

And built a home in Cameron Woods Community-

In Ocean Isle Beach, NC, on the mainland.

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Sherry is pointing at one of the Crepe Myrtles I planted –

In front of our house in Brambleton, VA.

After finishing one of our walks.

I dug up and planted three of these on my hands and knees!

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The day RONNIE COX – on the right-

Star of the movie “DELIVERANCE”-

Stayed overnight with us at our house in Brambleton, VA.

PAST MEMORIES INTO THE PRESENT!

Papa’s World – Memories from the past!

April 9, 2026December 31, 2025 / Tom / Leave a comment

Yes, it is!

A Tower Garden in our garage in Brambleton, VA, during the winter!

We have been growing our own Produce for twelve years!

Back in NVA, it was not possible to grow in the wintertime.

So – We set this one up with grow lights –

And ran it full time in the garage.

With the garage door down –

The temperature hovered between 40 to 50 degrees!

The grow lights –

Which ran on a timer at night-

Helped by radiating heat during the time they were on at night!

During the daytime the garage heated up inside until you opened the door.

We did this for years while we lived there!

Today, we have one tower Garden set up full-time in our back patio –

It is there year-round except when I take a day –

Tear it apart and clean it up!

Usually every six months!

We get twelve months a year growing here.

We put an aquarium heater in the water reservoir –

So in wintertime the water stays warm.

We have a metallic covering –

That has perforated holes –

To cover the entire Tower Garden –

Allowing sunlight –

While protecting from below-freezing temperatures!

This works as we have not lost any produce in four years of growing!

A MEMORY FROM THE PAST CONTINUES TODAY!

Trisha and Shawn – married – my youngest son!

And next to them is Troy –

My oldest son.

All three still live back in NWPA –

Where were they born and raised!

Today, they make the long trip down to our home-

Always looking for them to visit.

A PAST MEMORY LASTING INTO THE PRESENT!

This is Slavins’ furniture store just down the street from my home in Eldred, Pa.

I was allowed to roller skate on the sidewalk to here –

Then I had to turn around and go back to my house.

Today – this is part of the WWII museum!

Tour buses stop here-

So folks can walk through the museum.

The other wall has a WWII tank –

Bursting through the wall!

If you have a bucket list –

This is a must-see for such a little town in NWPA!

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My youngest son – Shawn –

He is a world-ranked pool player.

Last year – the team he plays on –

Won two World Championships –

Competing against teams worldwide in Las Vegas!

A PAST MEMORY THAT CONTINUES TO ON TODAY!

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Papa’s World – A look back!

April 8, 2026December 30, 2025 / Tom / Leave a comment

Number 10 – Maddy Myers –

Her senior year of H.S.

On the Loudoun soccer travel team.

She took it upon herself to drive 65 miles one way –

To try out and make one of the premier club soccer teams in the NVA area!

For two years,

She did this week in and week out

In the soccer season!

She excelled and was recruited to the University of Lynchburg!

Here, she played for four years.

In her Sophomore season –

She was named third team all-conference.

In her Junior year –

Second team all-conference-

And in her Senior year – CAPTAIN!

In those four years,

They won the conference twice-

And went to the NCAA tournament twice!

A LOOK BACK at family!

Debby and Mike –

Parents of Maddy – Ella and Sarah.

Here they are before marriage.

They met in college –

And today – 25 plus years later –

Have raised the three daughters – Maddy and Ella have graduated from college –

And Sarah is in her Freshman year of college!

A fond LOOK BACK AT FAMILY!

Our dear friends – John and Nancy –

Who now live just outside Charleston, S.C.

They attended the same church in Sterling, VA,

As we did.

We have maintained that friendship-

Visiting each other over the years we have lived in N.C.

A FOND LOOK BACK AT FRIENDS!

EACH MORNING WE WAKE UP BLESSED!

Now – Maddy – Debbby – Mike – Ella and Sarah.

A FOND LOOK BACK AT FAMILY!

Debby and Mike –

The day they were married.

A FOND LOOK BACK!

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We were neighbors in the mid-to-late 1980s.

On Pleasant Acres Drive in Portville, N.Y.

In the mid-90s, they moved to the Wilmington, NC, area.

We are still friends – still get together – golf and travel the World together!

Sherry – Buck and Cindy and Papa!

A FOND LOOK BACK –

AND DECADES AND DECADES OF FRIENDSHIPS!

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Papa’s World – Humor – Life – Good Thoughts!

April 6, 2026December 27, 2025 / Tom / Leave a comment

A trip back to Lake Holiday just past Winchester, Va. –

A Christmas tradition of CHRISTMAS IN A BARN –

Bethel Lutheran Church-

Above – Debbby – Maddy – Ella Sherry and Sarah.

Grandmother, mother, and three granddaughters!

This is a special time of year –

And as Seniors –

We still can make the trip back North at Christmas time.

THIS IS LIFE for us!

This is how we now live our lives as Seniors.

Every day is a new page in the book of life for us.

We cherish our life together.

Now going on 44 years, and before that, for a year and a half.

We have become each other’s caregiver.

Taking turns driving –

Running errands together.

Still able to plan adventures with family and friends!

LIFE is what we make it to be!

LAUGH – it makes you feel good –

Even if the above does ring some truth! LOL

Home now in the South –

Near the borders of NC and SC!

Our senior years will be spent here-

Now going on five years!

It is warm most of the year here.

In our senior years –

It is hard for both of us to brave the harsh cold-

Snow and Ice and even just the chill of a moderate winter!

Being comfortable in our home-

But – knowing that everyone is welcome.

Our home is set up for guests.

Sand – Beach-

And Surf –

But minutes away.

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Papa’s World – ONE DAY AT A TIME!

April 5, 2026December 24, 2025 / Tom / Leave a comment

Senior living – I guess it depends on whom you talk to!

Sherry and I gave this a lot of thought some twenty-plus years ago.

OUR GOAL?

To age as healthily as we could into and through our SENIOR YEARS –

For as long as we are capable of doing by ourselves!

We have made our will and our plans for either one in passing!

Don’t want to talk about it?

Well, it will not go away,

And it brings peace of mind when you make those plans.

Sherry and Papa in 2024, celebrating our 75th birthday!

Day to day – you do not know when something comes up –

And when it does –

The bond you have together gets stronger.

You lean on one another.

Thus – We live day to day –

One day at a time.

Here we are – married on 6-5-1982 –

Second marriage for both of us.

This was taken in early winter 2025!

We are closer to 80 than 70 in this picture.

Yet – we still look out for each other.

The lady I married all those years ago-

She still holds a fond place in my heart.

She encouraged me to start this blog some ten years ago!

For me, it is a way to keep my memory sharp!

It causes me to focus each day on our family, friends, and neighbors!

I want to write GOOD THOUGHTS –

HUMOR and NO POLITICS!

(which is hard to do!)

POSITIVE WRITING – POSITIVE THOUGHTS –

And GOOD HUMOR-

It is also my journal on family life –

Especially for future generations to come-

To know who we are,

What we did,

And where we came from.

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It now has some 660 subscribers-

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I only know maybe 4 or 5 of these folks.

Any day I can open my site-

And ten countries worldwide are reading!

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And we selected twenty plus years ago-

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Papa’s World – Everyday life!

April 4, 2026December 22, 2025 / Tom / Leave a comment

2025 – Our picture for the church directory!

We joined Saint Luke’s church – A Lutheran church –

Just ten minutes from our home on RTE 17!

Slowly, we are becoming more involved.

We volunteer on the second Saturday of the month –

For the South Brunswick – Food Pantry!

That is the Saturday assigned for our church-

In the area, churches to help out!

Also, Sherry signed up to help out with serving communion.

We take our health seriously!

A lot of food and drink –

We cut out of our lives twenty years ago!

Especially me!

I was a fast food junkie – (McDonald’s) –

And also ice cream and milk, and soda!

I do not eat many sweets –

But chocolate- (MILK) –

Is my downfall-

I am diabetic –

And must watch what I eat, (I TAKE MEDS)

I drink mostly water all day!

I do not drink wine-

Or hard stuff!

I will have a beer every once in a while!

In 2013, I had a major heart attack!

An open heart surgery with four bypasses!

So I am on medications –

But I follow a pretty strict guideline!

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I credit this with my test results ever since my operation and bypasses-

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Here we are in 2025 at 76 years old!

Our lives are to age as healthily as we can during our senior years –

Which we now are far into!

We still can live –

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Papa’s World – OIB – BEACH LIFE!

April 3, 2026December 21, 2025 / Tom / Leave a comment

Growing up in NWPA and WNY-

Vacation time was almost always a week at the beach!

In the early years –

It was in New Jersey –

Simply – the closest and easiest to get to from WNY!

Then – it was the Outer Banks!

Always – I had that internal feeling-

Someday – I hope to have this as an everyday part of my life!

Today, we have that opportunity –

We have moved to Cameron Woods Community-

In normal traffic –

A ten to twelve-minute drive to the beach from the mainland.

Above – Sherry and I –

We volunteer for the Protection of Sea Turtles!

From mid-May to mid-October –

We are on the beach almost every day!

Our dream of living near the beach has come true!

Our happy place-

On the beach – chairs- and shade from the hot sun.

I have to be careful – sunscreen is a must for me.

I visit the dermatologist every four months.

My Irish heritage is susceptible to pre-cancerous skin cancer from the sun.

So – I enjoy the sun, sand, and surf –

But I am also aware of the hot sun!

We have walked to the Kindred Spirit Mailbox a half dozen times!

And we have walked with family and friends!

It is a quiet walk –

No houses – just sand, surf, and dunes!

The pier at OIB-

Oftentimes, we go here to sit in the shade and watch the surfers!

When there are strong storms out to sea –

The waves here are a surfer’s paradise.

In 2024, we celebrated our 75th birthdays –

On a family beach vacation on OIB!

In our move to NC-

We wanted it to be a day’s drive- 6 to 8 hours for the family to visit!

And they all have been here numerous times,

Even though busy life- jobs and school limits-

Their time here.

We, in turn, travel back-

So every few months we reconnect!

Today – our home –

This is more than likely –

The last time we moved!

We have either built – or bought –

SIX homes!

This is the sixth!

Our BEACH DREAM IS HERE!

In our case –

“DREAMS COME TRUE”!

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Papa’s World – Seasons- beach life!

April 1, 2026December 19, 2025 / Tom / Leave a comment

Living on the mainland of N.C. –

Near the S.C. border-

We have what I consider the four seasons – but warmer!

We spent the first 50 years of our lives-

In WNY and NWPA!

We were in what is called “THE SNOW BELT”!

65 miles South of Buffalo, N.Y.

And – honestly,

I have always dreamed of living near a warm sandy beach!

I was tired of the cold, ice, and snow!

I love the green pine trees –

And bushes that remain green during what is considered winter here.

Here – the day starts out cold –

If 35 degrees is cold –

And by noon, it is in the 50s!

I can live with that –

Not having to deal with snow, ice, and blowing cold winds!

50 to 60 degrees in late November!

The lawns are starting to turn a light amber brown –

But the oak trees are green –

The ferns are green.

Winter is almost here.

I can live with this!

A cold winter day –

Walking near the beach!

But – it is doable!

The beaches are empty.

The sound of the surf and birds-

Soft white clouds against the blue skies of N.C.

We are in the South!

This is winter for us!

Once the sun is up and well on its way to high noon-

It is warm enough to walk on the beach.

Yes – we have what I call four seasons!

This is our dream come true in our later senior years after retirement!

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Soon – we hope – family will once again join us for Spring Break!

The warm days are ahead for springtime in the Carolinas!

And once again,

We will be tour guides –

The Four Seasons of where we now live-

OIB in N.C,

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Papa’s World – Staying in touch!

March 31, 2026December 18, 2025 / Tom / Leave a comment

Friends: Bob, Pam, Sherry, Diane, and Papa.

Friends are important to us.

Over the years –

These friendships have grown and flourished.

We are blessed to have many people we consider friends.

From back in our DAL-TILE DAYS –

The Barndts – April and Brian.

Sherry and I worked with Brian –

They have visited the area several times in the past few years, and we have gotten together!

We left in 1999, and in 2012, the plane closed, and they moved to Gettysburg –

To one of our factories!

Today, they remain friends –

Again, we are blessed!

We have a group of friends from WNY and NWPA –

In the late 1980s –

We moved to Pleasant Acres Drive in Portville, NY.

Here we lived next door to Mike and Carol, and across the street were Cindy and Buck!

Jim and Dottie were just across the border in Eldred, Pa.and I grew up with them.

We all have since moved – six of us in NC.

And two still in WNY!

DECADES OF FRIENDSHIPS!

We are blessed!

We all lived back in NVA-

And today, two are in SC and four of us are in NC.

We still get together –

Blessings for our group!

Sherry and I have established new friends through our volunteering work in the protection –

Of Sea Turtles!

Here is a group of us on trash pick-up day on OIB!

New friends are new blessings!

Dottie and Cindy, and their daughters.

Decades of friendships!

Sherry and her daughters –

Forming relationships through their mothers.

All friends through the years!

BLESSINGS IN GENERATIONS!

A health blessing!

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Papa’s World – Life – humor – friends – thoughts!

March 30, 2026December 17, 2025 / Tom / Leave a comment

LOL- Start your day with a smile!

FRIENDS – Sherry – Pam and Bob!

Bob and I grew up in the same town and graduated together!

This is a freehand drawing by our granddaughter when she was 12 years old!

Cassidy is very talented.

She is on the varsity cheerleading team as a Freshman and also competes in gymnastics.

Taylor, Cassidy, and their mother, Tammy!

The girls are fraternal twins.

Taylor –

Rides horses – sings and plays violin.

She also plays basketball.

Cassidy, in addition to what I stated before-

Sings – did play the violin –

And acts in plays as does Taylor!

My GOOD THOUGHT for the day!

Marcus with Taylor and Tammy with Cassidy when they were small.

This picture was taken on the sled-riding hill directly across from our house in Brambleton!

The twins are now in H.S.

LOL- some more smiles for the day!

Cassidy – in the middle – highest –

She made the varsity in cheerleading!

She is very athletic!

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Papa’s World – Community and Beach!

March 29, 2026December 16, 2025 / Tom / Leave a comment

Good morning from Papa’s World and the entrance to our COMMUNITY!

Pictured here – (Sherry – middle right) – is the Cameron Woods Community-

Annual TURKEY WALK for Thanksgiving!

This was the fourth walk – every year since we moved in!

While I could not walk this year-

It was a good turnout, as it has grown every year from six to what you see here.

Also note – no children – that is because there are only a few in the entire neighborhood!’

We are mostly retired or soon to be!

Sunset between the trees in our backyard!

We have beautiful early morning sunrises and sunsets here.

One of the two reasons we selected this location –

I wanted a front porch to sit on –

And ours is in the shade almost the whole day!

I can sit out there most of the day if I want to.

The other reason is that Sherry wanted an office, and we got one!

Sitting on the front porch – seeing the sunrise –

Sitting on the back patio – seeing the sunsets!

The front porch I wanted!

The glider where I sit!

Protected, as you can see from the wet sidewalk from the rain!

Early morning sunrise from the front porch!

The beach – The pier and surf, and sand!

We always dreamed of beach living!

While we are on the mainland –

Ten minutes without traffic and we can stand here!

This is the life we have chosen.

We are blessed!

This is OCEAN ISLE BEACH with the causeway bridge we cross every day if we want to.

We are living the dream.

Never did we think this would come to be!

Our lives has changed!

FAMILY AND FRIENDS are still important to us.

And we built a home to accommodate both.

FAMILY – JULY 2024 – CELEBRATION ON THE BEACH FOR BOTH OF OUR 75th. BIRTHDAYS!

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Papa’s World- Reading- News and AI!

March 27, 2026December 12, 2025 / Tom / Leave a comment

I read – I do not listen to or watch cable news!

Talking heads – I can do without!

Since 1999, we have subscribed to the Washington Post –

That is because we transferred from WNY,

We subscribed to the Olean Times Herald.

Way before that –

I read the Bradford Era!

The Post was, for me,

First, the Sports section.

Then I read the paper front to back.

I also GOOGLE –

A lot of info and fact-check.

I have been turned off for years now on Cable News –

From the networks.

I do not need a talking head’s point of view-

Some are downright ridiculous!

Slanted one way or another.

BUT I SELECT WHAT I READ – I KNOW WHAT TO BELIEVE and WHAT TO DISCARD!

NEWS – Breaking news of importance,

I will watch.

I am very careful –

About what I believe –

Trust – truth and verification are important for me!

After all these years –

I can pretty much tell right away if there is reality here or if someone is just twisting the facts.

I also look for humor.

Laugh – Smile and be Happy!

Good thoughts – Positive thoughts –

And I live one day at a time.

MARLEY – our granddog!

She is happy to see us.

She is lovable!

Soft – and cuddly.

A big teddy bear!

Life is too short not to like her!

LOL! SMILE – IT IS THE BEGINNING OF A NEW DAY!

Now – AI – what to believe and what not to.

It is getting harder as it improves.

So I guess for now –

If I watch it –

I will just file it away, and if it becomes true –

Then I will read about it!

One truth that I do know is this supplement!

We have both been taking this for twenty-plus years.

In our senior years –

Aging healthily is important to us.

The research that has been published.

Our own experience –

It is the real deal.

For more info, go to: https://sfitzsimmons.juiceplus.com

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Papa’s World – Being a senior – aging healthy!

March 26, 2026December 10, 2025 / Tom / Leave a comment

LOL- but there is some truth in this!

Now- well into our senior years – we eat less – I drink mostly water –

Sherry drinks iced tea!

We try to have a vegetable with our meals.

We grow our own lettuce year-round in our Tower Garden-

Outside on the patio.

In cold weather, an aquarium heater –

And a cover like a blanket that lets sunlight through!

So a fresh salad is almost nightly!

Tomato and cukes-

Peppers and radishes!

But – that is not enough.

We both like to eat dinner early –

By four pm. If we can!

That gives time for digesting before we go to bed-

Me- 8 to 8:30 pm.!

A lot of things I try not to eat due to digestive problems exist.

Being healthy as a senior can be trying!

You tend to take care of physical things more often.

Doctor appointments – blood tests – dentist appointments!

Skin doctors and sunscreen are common.

A lot of errands are to the above-

Driving each other to appointments.

Preventive treatment of illness is a priority when you are a senior!

Eating as healthily as we can.

Requires a lot of knowledge and selections.

I have given up Sodas – Milk- Candy ( as much as I can)

I only drink a beer every now and then –

Nothing hard,

And I do not like wine.

I try to stay away from fried foods – fast foods-

I love soups and boiled dinners. ( Must be the Irish in me!)

I have cut way back on salt -and sugars!

Making choices –

It’s a big part of our senior lives together!

We both take this to supplement for-

Our intake of fruits, berries, and vegetables.

There are nutrients of 30 of all three-

In a capsule form and gummies!

This has helped us make a difference in our lives for the past twenty-plus years!

There are also drinks to help out!

Our senior years require a healthy supplement!

This is ours,

And we have not missed a day in over twenty years.

2024 – July – as we celebrated our 75th. birthdays with family on the beach.

Aging healthily into the later part of our senior years.

If you would like some information on this-

Sherry has a website where you can email –

Phone number –

To ask questions.

You can also read the published research and order it for yourself-

NOTE: If you order a four-month order,

You pay once a month –

But you get supplies-

For all four months!

You can also sponsor one child-

Your own or grandchild –

They have to be between 4 and 19 years old-

And until 25 if they go on to college-

FOR FREE!

As long as you take the product!

You just pay the shipping cost!

For this information,

Jjust go to:

https://sfitzsimmons.juiceplus.com

THE GOOD WITCH – SHERRY and JUST PAPA!

Thanks for reading, and as always, HGD!

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Papa’s World – Great thoughts and Positive writing!

March 25, 2026December 9, 2025 / Tom / Leave a comment

Sunset Beach – N.C.

A walk South on the beach for 1 1/2 miles brings you to THE KINDRED SPIRIT MAILBOX!

It is a spot with ocean views, and you turn around –

The sand dunes and marshes, and the coastline!

Inside the mailbox is a journal –

Which is replaced all the time as it gets filled up!

You are free to write your thoughts!

A peaceful setting –

A stroll along the surf –

Quiet – the sound of waves and birds!

A positive thought for one to just sit back on the bench and reflect!

THE KINDRED SPIRIT MAILBOX!

LOL – I know this to be true!

But – I also know –

I CAN LOSE A GOLF BALL ANYWHERE! LOL

FAMILY and FRIENDS!

Very important in our day-to-day lives.

We built this home with that in mind!

Room for all to visit.

Our lives have revolved all these years –

Around this premise!

A POSITIVE IN OUR LIVES!

My youngest son in H.S. –

Upper left corner!

Today,

He owns his own Auditing and Insulation business –

With contracts with major power companies and the state of Pennsylvania.

This is done for the savings and heating for the elderly –

Esp –

In cold weather.

Very proud of this young man –

Shawn Fitzsimmons!

Over twenty years ago –

After much research ( over forty published in Journals)

We selected this supplement-

To be our choice-

To age healthily into our senior years!

Soon after,

We became partners and started our own business-

With a website.

Twenty years later –

It helps us both in health –

And with income in retirement.

For answers – research –

Sherry’s email and phone number-

Just go to – https://sfitzsimmons.juiceplus.com

You can order-

Or become a partner yourself and save money!

A POSITIVE IN OUR LIVES!

Entrance to our community!

We live on the borders of S.C. and N.C.

Four seasons –

But for the most part,

Out of the ice and snow.

Near the beach –

Entertainment and a host of medical facilities!

A day’s drive back to NVA to see family!

A long drive back –

For more family in Pa.

But a big POSITIVE in our lives!

Thanks for reading my blogs!

From us to you –

Happy reading!

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Papa’s World – Looking to the past-fun times!

March 24, 2026December 8, 2025 / Tom / Leave a comment

Papa- Sherry – Cindy and Buck!

At MGM in National Harbor, Washington, D.C.

For 21 years, we lived in NVA!

Country life of WNY –

To the busy life of the beltway around D.C.

I once got lost and had to find my way –

No GPS then! LOL

And if you know me, my sense of direction –

Well, it leaves a bit to LUCK!

We were sort of guides for family and friends during those 21 years.

Cocerts – festivals and the ROLLING THUNDER motorcycles!

LOOKING TO THE PAST – FUN TIMES!

This was our “FOREVER” home in Brambleton, VA for retirement.

Two-story – 3200 S.F.

Corner lot in a horseshoe shape.

A 440 sf. enclosed courtyard slated patio.

Two-car garage – but that all changed in 2020.

The PANDEMIC hit, and the 401 (k) took major hits!

However, this home increased to the point we just said we need to cash out and move.

WE SOLD –

Stayed with family for two months and moved to North Myrtle Beach.

Still within a day’s car drive back to NVA and family!

This era of our life closed one chapter and began another!

LOOKING TO THE PAST- FUN TIMES!

MOUNT NEBO LUTHERAN CHURCH!

An eight-sided church built in the 1800s by Swedish immigrants –

In Mount Jewett, Pa., where Sherry was raised.

Her family is buried here.

To this day –

On special occasions –

Church services are held here.

The inside is still as it was,

Back in the 1800s.

History – ancestors lead us to her Swedish heritage.

LOOKING TO THE PAST- FUN TIMES!

Pam – Sherry and Bob.

Bob and I went to grade school and high school together.

Many memories of childhood growing up in a little town in WPA near the WNY border.

Still friends all these years later.

They are here renting for a year to decide where they want to end up after six years in an RV.

FREIENDSHIP – leads to – LOOKING TO THE PAST- FUN TIMES!

Marcus – Taylor and Tammy – first homecoming with Taylor.

Marcus – Cassidy and Tammy – first homecoming with Cassidy!

Taylor and Cassidy are fraternal twins.

Freshman in H.S.

Creating more memories –

From the two little girls-

To growing up-

Here with their mother –

LOOKING TO THE PAST- FUN TIMES!

For information –

How to email or phone,

And how to order!

Just go to this website –

Of Sherry’s.

https://sfitzsimmons.juiceplus.com

This is our home today.

More than likely the last one.

Many memories are now being made here.

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Sherry and Papa!

LOOKING TO THE PAST- FUN TIMES!

Papa’s World – Life – Family and Friends!

March 23, 2026December 6, 2025 / Tom / Leave a comment

Sherry serving Communion at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.

This was part of our LIFE in NVA. from 1999 to 2020 –

When the Pandemic hit –

And we decided to sell our home and move South!

Christmas at our home in Brambleton, VA.

For fourteen and a half years we lived here!

This was to be our forever home in retirement.

But LIFE goes on.

Opportunity came in the value of the home going up –

The 401K is going down!

TIME TO SELL AND MOVE ON – LIFE!

FAMILY – our four oldest granddaughters!

On the street in front of our new home in Cameron Woods Community!

As the sunsets on this day –

They enjoyed running down the hill –

LIFE is good!

FAMILY is priceless!

The youngest grandchildren and their parents.

Moving South meant that we lived 6 to 8 hours away.

This allowed us to drive back –

And FAMILY to come on down and still be a part of our lives!

FAMILY IS AND ALWAYS WILL BE THE CENTER OF OUR LIVES!

SMILES – HUMOR and LAUGHTER- START YOUR DAY – LOL!

FRIENDS have always been a major part of our married life together!

At National Harbor- Washington, DC.

Maintaining friendships and expanding to new friends!

In our new Cameron Woods Community –

NEIGHBORS and NEW FRIENDS –

Play an important segment of our life together!

This is just how we are wired!

Longtime FRIENDS – NEW FRIENDS-

Keeping in touch.

Our home is a welcome place for us to keep these friendships alive!

FRIENDS ARE OUR LIFE CYCLE!

Our friends span generations-

Mothers and daughters!

LIFE IS GOOD!

FRIENDS!

Along with FAMILY – FRIENDS and OUR LIFE-

HEALTH IS ALSO IMPORTANT!

Our supplement of choice for over twenty years!

For more information –

Email and phone number,

And to order-

Just go to this website: https://sfitzsimmons.juiceplus.com

LIFE – HAPPINESS and FAMILY!

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PAPA’S WORLD: LIFE- FAMILY and FRIENDS!

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Papa’s World – Staying positive and Indepenent!

March 22, 2026December 5, 2025 / Tom / Leave a comment

June 25th. 1982 – The day we were married and combined two sets of children into our FAMILY!

During my early adult years –

I really did not have much thought on politics!

My mother and father –

Or siblings or relatives,

Just did not talk about it!

Having married at such a young age –

Because I thought it was the right thing to do –

As we were going to have a baby!

My biggest concern back then was to find a job,

And provide for a family!

Politics was not part of my life,

So I registered as an INDEPENDENT!

To this day –

I could not tell you what any of my friends in high school-

Believed in!

We-

Just did not talk about it!

I have always been middle of the road.

There are things I strongly believe in that are right and left!

I find myself wanting the truth –

So I fact-check.

I just do not trust talking heads!

I look for truth and common sense.

PARTY means nothing to me.

I have always had a positive outlook on life.

I live life one day at a time.

I believe in God, Family, friends,

And helping when I can.

We both built this new home with the idea of sharing it –

With family and friends.

We – Sherry and I –

Balance each other out!

Our home is one of positivity –

We love company –

This is who we are!

For decades and decades,

We have had a close network of friends!

Our friends span –

All the way back to grade school!

Grandkids- Family –

Brings an equal balance to lives!

We practice eating healthy in our senior years.

One thing we both notice –

Is that we eat less than we used to!

A diet of just fruits, vegetables,

And berries are hard to maintain.

So, twenty years ago,

We found this supplement through research!

Today, it is our supplement of choice.

If this interests you-

GO TO: https://sfitzsimmons.juiceplus.com

Today, I am still registered as an Independent.

I am proud of that.

I make my own choices regardless of party!

I do not –

Watch cable or network news!

I read, I research,

And I make my own decisions based on that.

I find COMMON SENSE –

It is one of my great tools.

This is me!

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Papa’s World – The News – I do not watch!

March 21, 2026December 3, 2025 / Tom / Leave a comment

I live my life for Family – Wife and Independence –

I am registered as an Independent –

And I do not watch cable news!

I do not want to be told what to believe or watch slanted networks’ opinions!

I read – I listen –

And I want facts!

I want truth – and I despise those who twist all of the above.

All of the above, I tried to live up to in 2025.

I have strong convictions –

That runs to both the right and the left!

I am middle of the road-

Life is short –

In our senior years –

We try to help where and if we can.

We worked all our lives –

We had 79 1/2 years of service to one company.

We love our country-

We love our families and friends.

I can say I can determine what is true or false –

I can and do fact check.

Our life together –

Our senior years together-

Respect for law and order-

Truth and Justice-

That is who we are.

We researched –

We read,

And we tried it out!

TWENTY YEARS AGO!

And have not missed a day since.

If interested –

Just go to the website: https://sfitzsimmons.juiceplus.com

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Papa’s World – Continue to live healthy!

March 20, 2026December 4, 2025 / Tom / Leave a comment

We have been in a HEALTHY LIFESTYLE for over TWENTY YEARS!

The above – July – 2024!

Choosing for me to forgo soda’s (which I called “POP” growing up!)

I also gave up MILK-

And I was a big drinker of it!

FAST FOOD – pizza – hamburgers and fries!

Today, I will rarely have one of the above –

But mostly on long trips, driving!

I went to eat more vegetables and fruits-

Less starch – and sugars – I AM DIABETIC!

It is hard, as all these foods and drinks for me are addictive!

But – my wife – Sherry –

Is a Certified Health Consultant on health and nutrition!

She guides me – and at times gets me back on course after I have a relapse –

And eat what I shouldn’t.

I take my health seriously!

Every four months, I have blood tests!

Mostly to keep my diabetic tendency under control!

I will take MEDS for the rest of my life because I had a severe –

HEART ATTACK in 2013!

There is damage to the heart!

I had four bypasses –

But today my Cholesterol remains around 100!

CANDY – I have a sweet tooth!

Ice Cream – I have to watch that!

So – I try not to eat any of it!

I have a really large –

SUPPORT GROUP- FAMILY!!!!!!

My life will continue to strive for healthy living!

Also, for the past twenty-plus years –

I began taking a health supplement!

We did much research in trying to find the best one for both of us.

RESEARCH – PUBLISHED IN JOURNALS led us to JUICE PLUS!

We both needed to eat more –

FRUITS – VEGETABLES and BERRIES in our on-the-go life.

Just saying-

We were going to do this – DIDN’T WORK!

We found out – “YOU HAVE TO WALK THE TALK” and we hadn’t!

But – this product provided a way so simple!

CAPSULES! THIRTY FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, AND BERRIES!

They invented a process that extracts the nutrient-dense power from these 30 ingredients-

Were put into a CAPSULE –

You simply take the capsules each day!

FOR TWENTY YEARS – I have never missed a day!

Now – my tastes have changed –

I find that I crave vegetables and sweet fruits!

Our journey has led us to having our own Internet business!

Sherry has a website where you can read the research –

See the capsules and gummies –

The drinks and the children’s research ( they are free, between the ages of 4 and 19)

And if they go to college, 19 to 25!

Each adult can sponsor one child –

Just pay the shipping!

Granma – grandpa – aunt – uncle! Mother and father!

You can also ask questions via email or phone call to Sherry!

You can order directly from the site-

A four-month supply and reorder if you want!

You pay once a month and get the product up front!

This product is sold in over twenty countries!

You can also become a distributor – and make a monthly income on commissions!

$50.00 for a year – you get a website!

It is simple – a healthy way of life – our journey has been for over twenty years!

The site: https://sfitzsimmons.juiceplus.com

We are closer to 80 than 70!

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Papa’s World – Life comes at you!

March 19, 2026December 2, 2025 / Tom / Leave a comment

I had been experiencing a troublesome pain in my right calf on my leg.

But – only after I had walked 1/4 of a mile.

It did not bother me walking around the house –

Driving the car –

Sitting or sleeping!

I thought, “What the heck”!

So,

My walking 2 or 3 miles a day –

Came to a sudden stop!

I had a Nuclear test coming up –

And I expressed concern that I might have to stop for the pain-

In that calf!

BUT – I DID IT AND COMPLETED THE TEST!

Everything about my heart was fine-

For my age, I excelled.

I still had that pain if I tried to walk long distances.

So, my regular GP told me I should see my cardio doctor –

He felt that the small blood vessels might be blocking up-

Thus, when I walked a long distance-

Not enough blood flow would get through,

Thus causing the pain!

But to try to push through it so new capillaries would form.

LOL – SOME HUMOR FOR THE DAY!

I saw my cardio doctor,

And he referred me to a vascular doctor!

I had a consultation.

And a CT SCAN WAS ORDERED!

The results came back!

I had a 50% blockage in my right calf –

And a minor blockage in my left calf.

It was called a “HARD BLOCKAGE” –

Not a “SOFT” blockage,

Which met that most likely –

Would not break off!

It was CALSIFIED,

And had taken years and years to develop.

I was told –

At this time,

The best thing I could do was continue to walk –

THIRTY minutes a day for four times a week!

Push through and do the best I can.

And it did not have to be all at once.

Break it up – it would cause pain.

The last resort would be operation –

Stents or more extreme.

And sometimes this might not work.

Resulting in more serious problems and remedies!

Usually, they do nothing until 75%.

This has been a result –

Not eating healthy for the first 55 years of my life.

LESON WELL LEARNED!

On the positive side –

I did a complete lifestyle change TWENTY YEARS AGO!

Trying to repair as much damage –

As I had done during those early years of life.

I firmly believe had I not –

I most likely would not be here!

I HAVE TAKEN THESE SUPPLEMENTS EVERY DAY FOR TWENTY YEARS-

This is my life preserver –

I BELIEVE THAT!

If you would like to read what it is proven to do-

Just go to: https://sfitzsimmons.juiceplus.com

I am convinced my life depended –

On these FRUITS – VEGETABLES – BERRIES and OMEGAS!

To conclude –

LIFE COMES AT YOU-

I AM A SENIOR – CLOSER TO 80 THAN 70!!!!

I will continue on my path to health and nutrition.

I am active- I enjoy life –

AND I LIVE LIFE ONE DAY AT A TIME!

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PAPA’S WORLD!!!!!!

Papa’s World – The Old Man!

March 18, 2026December 1, 2025 / Tom / Leave a comment

Here I am – closer to 80 than 70!

My life has had its share of ups and downs.

Early childhood growing up in a little town where everyone knew your name (AND PARENTS)!

Roller skating – riding my bike!

Playing kick the can –

Being home when the street lights came on!

Sneaking corn silk in a corn cob pipe!

Apple trees providing ammunition for passing rail cars full of coal!

Neighborhood kids – playing tackle football at the park!

Yes – I had a good early life!

Senior year – played the first game of football and then was in a car accident.

It was the year that “NAM” was on everyone’s mind.

1966!

I spent 51 days in the hospital – 41 days with a catheter.

I did not know if I would ever walk again.

My girlfriend was pregnant- I was married at 17 in a wheelchair!

In the living room of my parents’ home.

My first son was born in January of 1967!

I was learning to walk again.

Months went by – a wheelchair turned to crutches.

I was reclassified for the draft-

Married, child, and unable to pass the physical.

I was young, growing up fast!

I had to graduate, find a job to support my family, and there was no college option.

Meanwhile, I had a cane.

I managed to walk for graduation.

One week later, I was hired at the American Olean Tile company!

They took a chance on me –

Mainly because my wife’s mother worked there!

They hired me for the summer.

I had a family!

NAM was no longer a worry, but surviving was.

At the close of summer –

I lived just down the street from this museum!

They decided to keep me on and put me on second shift!

I would get ten hours of overtime every week!

My father, who was part-owner of the Western Auto –

Had retired from the South Penn Oil Company-

Managed to get me an apartment over the store to rent.

We moved from their home in September to the apartment and lived there for five years!

About six months before the ’72 flood –

We bought a church and parsonage!

The Methodist church on North Main Street in Eldred,Pa.

Just a stones throw from where I grew up!

In December of ’71 –

My second son was born –

We had moved into the house and had started converting the church into apartments.

My father had passed away in 1969 from cancer-

My mother was raising my younger brother –

And in June of 1972 –

Hurrican Agnes –

The main street was flooded with 12 to 15 feet of water –

The apartment where we had been living –

Well – it was a mass of flood waters in front and only way in or out was by boat!

We had ducked a bullet.

We worked tirelessly helping those in need.

We had to get baby formula by helicopter flown in until that was impossble!

I never went back to work for three or four weeks.

But – after the darkness –

We saw the light –

We survived.

Two sons – one five and the other about seven months,

Life was going on –

And was about to go on first shift after six and one half years on second!

Life went on –

But the marriage didn’t.

We sperated and divorced.

The boys were 13 and 9!

I continued to work for AOTC –

For a total of 47 1/2 years.

I found and married my current wife Sherry –

On 6-25-1982!

She had been married before and had two daughters.

I was their step day but they were like daughters to me.

They were younger than my two sons –

We had a family of four –

But the boys lived with their mother and the girls lived with us.

Sherry also worked for AOTC and retired with 32 years!

The Comapny later became –

DAL-TILE and Ameiracn Olean Tile Company –

Owned when we retired by Mohawk!

We had a combined 79 1/2 years of service.

We raised the children and we bought and built a combination of six houses!

Cindy – Dottie – Sherry – Buck and Jimmy –

Dottie and Jimmy have been my dear friends before I met Sherry.

Buck and Cindy knew them and were our neighbors while we lived at –

Pleasant Acres Drive in Portville, N.Y.

Dottie from whe I knew Jimmy and her –

And I attended their wedding.

On our journey through life –

Twenty years ago –

We started a health and nutrition business on line.

To this day-

We still run this business that provides us with additional income in retirement.

If this interests you –

You can contact us through this website –

https://sfitzsimmons.juiceplus.com

It is $50.00 a year to have your own business –

Your own website and all you do is send the orders in or they do it themselves over the website!

They process the order – Bill it – collect it and ship it!

Monthly you get a paid commission –

And they direct deposit it into your account!

And you help people to get a healthy nutrition of –

FRUITS – VEGETABLES – BERRIES and OMEGAS!

The GOOD WITCH and the OLD MAN!

I hope this gives some insight into my life.

It has had ups and downs-

But –

I have lived a good life.

I am happy,

And all the good and bad has given to me,

That life I have lived!

The life we have had –

Plus the friends and their daughters and Sherry’s daughters!

Thanks for reading –

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Papa’s World – Each day – Thinking Positive!

March 17, 2026November 29, 2025 / Tom / Leave a comment

Dottie – Cindy and Sherry –

In front of our home in Brambleton, VA.

All from WNY and NWPA.

Cindy was our neighbor on Pleasant Acres Drive in Portville, N.Y.

Dottie grew up in the town I did and knew Cindy.

So, they have known each other for decades and decades.

We try to get together 2 or 3 times a year.

Now,

All of us are retired.

And we all live in the state of N.C.

Dottie in the Northern part of the state,

and Cindy and Buck are bout 38 miles from us –

We live in OIB, and they are just outside Leland and in Magnolia Greens!

The POSITIVES- still friends after all these years and enjoying the company,

Of each other!

All six grandkids!

Bode is the only boy!

Playing a card game –

Bode – and to the right-

Sarah – Cassidy – Taylor – Maddy and Ella.

POSITIVE – as you can see here,

They all get along! COUSINS!

Since grade school and through high school –

I have had a friendship with Bob.

After six years of RVING-

Coast to coast and North to South-

They decided to try a year in our area.

They leased a home –

Put the RV in storage close by,

And now live nine miles away.

We are showing them the area.

While it is not Florida, Maine, or Arizona-

It offers four seasons-

Almost free of snow and ice-

A lot of golfing opportunities.

And number one on their bucket list –

THE BEACH ACCESS!

A POSITIVE FOR THEM WHILE MAKING A DECISION!

Bode – the only grandson from Sherry’s side of the family!

He is going to be tall – Like Sherry – Ella and Sarah –

All 5’10 or more!

Bode is very athletic.

He plays – field hockey- flag football – golf – basketball –

Soccer – ice skates –

Basketball and baseball.

So – while he still is in grade school-

He will eventually select a sport in which he will excel!

A POSITIVE AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE!

LOL – SO MUCH TRUTH IN THIS FOR ME!

Maddy – adoring her grandmother and little(Tiny as I called her) Ella.

This photo of the two oldest grandchildren –

And their grandmother-

Sherry –

It is both PRICELESS and POSITIVE in the relationship that continues to this day!

A very BIG POSITIVE for Sherry and me for TWENTY YEARS!

We read the research and published health and nutrition articles-

And decided this is what we would take as a supplement into our SENIOR YEARS!

We have never missed a day in those years gone by!

FOR INFORMATION AND TO ORDER – JUST GO TO THE WEBSITE!

https://sfitzsimmons.juiceplus.com

A POSITIVE IN OUR SENIOR LIVES!

As this blog started,

And now it shall end

A POSITIVE FOR DECADES AND DECADES –

FRIENDSHIPS – LIFE and SENIOR LIVING!

Thanks for reading-

PAPA’S WORLD-

MY SITE: livinglifedoingitmyway.blog

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Papa’s World- Early Mornings – my world!

March 16, 2026November 28, 2025 / Tom / Leave a comment

Welcome to MY WORLD!

I have always been a morning person.

Waking up before 5am. – just automatic – even when I worked the afternoon shift!

As a supervisor, I sometimes had to work all three shifts one time or another!

I did not like the overnight shifts because I couldn’t sleep.

Going back to my childhood –

After my older brother (ten years) –

Moved out – I moved into his front-of-the-house bedroom.

This was facing East,

And the bright sunlight came in through the double windows!

Most times,

I would already be awake!

My early mornings have continued to this day.

That is when I write my blogs!

I sip my one cup of extra-large coffee each morning.

First, I read the online Washington Post –

Every morning!

I check my emails and messages.

I also check my blog site.

The morning is golden for me.

I also like sunsets –

Over the marsh.

I am not a night owl –

When I am tired –

It is time to go to bed!

I find that if I do not do this-

I will acquire a second wind, so to speak-

And then I am awake well into the night!

BUT- I still wake up before five AM.

I am grateful for the beginnings of each and every day!

Life is short –

Seems like only yesterday I was in childhood!

So I make the most of each and every day.

While working during my adult life-

I hardly had time to relax.

Today, as a stress relief-

I make sure I have quiet time!

I have that time in the mornings!

When we go on trips-

Since I am the morning person-

I drive first –

I drive between three and four hours before stopping!

Then it is time for a bathroom break –

Pump the gas and switch drivers.

I do a power nap and after a couple of hours –

Resume the drive!

This works for us –

And usually we pack a snack!

We also have been into healthy living for over twenty years!

Our goal is to age as healthily as we can –

Into and living day to day as seniors in our old age.

With research –

And reading the gold standard published studies-

This is what we found and started to incorporate –

Into our daily lifestyle.

On our 75th. birthdays in 2024!

If interested –

Go to Sherry’s website!

https://sfitzsimmons.juiceplus.com

We will always take this supplement.

Thanks for reading –

PAPA’S WORLD –

MY SITE: livinglifeddoingitmyway.blog

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Papa’s World – Every day is a new day!

March 15, 2026November 27, 2025 / Tom / Leave a comment

Yes- I live my life one day at a time!

If you ever go through a life-changing event-

You will see my perspective.

My heart attack showed me just how quickly –

Your life can change or end.

You think it will not happen to me!

But – when it does –

Your outlook also changes.

Simply put –

You become aware of everything around you!

Life to me became simple-

ENJOY EACH DAY AS IT MAY BE YOUR LAST!

Family is and always-

Has been our focus in life.

While great distance separates us-

They are always on our minds!

Here are my sons and their families.

Living to see them again one day at a time.

After 47 1/2 years –

I RETIRED!

All with the same company!

I was dedicated –

Rarely did I miss work –

I used vacation days when I was ill.

After all that time –

I had a five-week vacation.
I planned to use 1/2 day to go home and do the yard work.

It was my peaceful time-

Just me – sunshine- mowing – trimming!

Those were days I still cherish all these years later!

Today, I marvel each day as the sun comes up –

And sets at night!

I am and always have been –

A morning person!

Five AM – I am awake!

Even today, as I am retired.

But that also means I head to bed when I get tired!

Eight PM is the time I start to get ready for bed.

I find if I stay up and fight through-

Eventually, I will find my second wind,

And then I just can not go right to sleep!

Then, I feel terrible.

So – it is best I stay on schedule –

Get my rest and enjoy the next day to come!

LOL – that has been my curse through life- remembering names!

We found this twenty years ago!

We were searching for a way to age as healthily as we could.

The research was there, and we read it!

I have never missed a day in all those years.

If you want –

Go to the site and read –

You can order from this site.

My regret is that someone could have shown me-

THIRTEEN YEARS before I found this!

THE SITE: https://sfitzsimmons.juiceplus.com

YES – This very well could be me! LOL!

Thank you for reading my site: PAPA’S WORLD!

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