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Papa’s World – Some special memories in pictures.

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Ella and Sherry on one of our walks just outside Winchester, Va.

Ella is the second oldest granddaughter.

She has graduated from Randolf College with two degrees.

And with hopes of finding a job as a PHSED teacher in an elementary school system.

A special bond has always been present –

THIS IS A SPECIAL MEMORY IN PICTURES!

In the Alleghany Moutains in NWPA –

Just outside Mount Jewett –

Sits a wonder construction known as “THE KINZUA BRIDGE”!

Completed in the 1800s –

At the time, it was the highest railroad bridge in the country.

Some 310 feet to the valley floor.

If you look at the picture –

You see where it ends halfway across the valley.

You also can see the other half lying on the valley floor.

A tornado came through years ago –

causing the collapse of the KINZUA BRIDGE!

Today, it remains as it collapsed.

At the end of the standing section is a viewing platform

The remaining bridge has been reenforced-

On the viewing platform is a clear,

strong glass floor on which you can stand-

and look straight down 310 feet to the valley floor.

Today, it is one of the state parks with a museum and gift shop.

A great tourist stop and in fall –

The many colors of the leaves changing.

The Kinzua Bridge – Mount Jewett, Pa.

Sherry grew up in this area.

THIS IS A SPECIAL MEMORY IN PICTURES!

What we have been taking as a healthy nutrient supplement for the past twenty years!

Everyday – 30 natural nutrients from fruits – berries and vegetables –

And Omegas made from algae and not fish oil –

Fish eat algae to produce the omegas.

All of the above are produced on farms- and harvested and tested five times –

no pesticides or Mercury.

I have never missed a day,

even though I was in the hospital for surgery.

Getting the nutrients –

when I know I can not eat all that I need to.

SPECIAL MEMORY IN PICTURES!

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Papa’s World – That old house and phone number!

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Funny how that remains in my mind after all these years – that home has been in our family since around 1944!

I grew up there and my mother was almost 98 years old when she passed away.

My mother Mary – everyone knew her – everyone honked their horn to her as she sat on the front porch.

Many – many people would stop just to sit down and talk to her,

That old front porch with the family I grew up with – sister Donna and her husband Bill – my mother and my brother Roger to the right.

When he left to go to college – I moved into his front bedroom when I was eight years old.

There were railroad tracks behind the house and the trains at night with their clack-clack sound would make me sleepy.

Out front was the main street and I could hear the traffic at night.

And to this day I still know the phone number and the post office box number.

Somewhere in the deep recess of my mind is the combination of that P.O. Box!

I left that house in 1967 and in 1982 married Sherry – now here we are 41 years later.

My memories of NWPA and WNY where we spent the first 50 years of our lives – remains in my memories to this day – just like that house and phone number!

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PAPA’S WORLD – THAT OLD HOUSE AND PHONE NUMBER!