Events – Page 8 – For the Love of Lorna

Seldom Worked Territory—Bedford, Pennsylvania

Posted on July 15, 2015 | by Jay | 1 Comment

After the very successful and fun assignments each of the past two years, several signed up to again enjoy this wonderful form of service. Monday July 12, 2010, 11:15 p.m. The Journey Slap-slap-slap-slap. The insistent sound keeps ringing in my ears, tugging me back to consciousness. Another sound fills the background, a (more…)

Winds of Change

Posted on June 29, 2015 | by Jay | 5 Comments

[This historical timeline of Lorna’s life is continued from Walking Wales. The entire series begins in Childhood.] I look at the clock. It reads 2:37 a.m. My mind is turning rapidly. The change of circumstance I am contemplating is both profound and far-reaching. Threshold The room is dark. I can just faintly hear (more…)

Lorna’s Music—Part 6

Posted on June 28, 2015 | by Jay | 1 Comment

[This post is part of a series which examines some of Lorna’s favorite songs and what they mean to her and to us. You can find all of these posts by viewing the Music Category.] And I Am Telling You I make the left turn at the roundabout leaving the (more…)

Bridesmaid

Posted on June 27, 2015 | by Jay | 1 Comment

This is the first time she will serve as a bridesmaid here in America. Little do we know, it will certainly not be the last. Wednesday, November 22, 1989 “Jay, I need to stop at Jo-Ann Fabrics to pick out material for our bridesmaid dresses. Ethel is going to make them (more…)

Inspector Gadget

Posted on June 25, 2015 | by Jay | 2 Comments

We have been married for several years now and this is the first time I have ever heard of this character. Lorna is busily doing some housework. She bends down, dusting the bases and legs of various pieces of furniture. A she works she begins humming a tune to herself. (more…)

Walking Wales

Posted on June 21, 2015 | by Jay | 1 Comment

Conway Castle [This historical timeline of Lorna’s life is continued from Saint Lucia The entire series begins in Childhood.] I have never heard of a “holiday camp.” I am told we will be staying at a “chalet” there. It is not at all what I envisioned. Friday, December 30, 1988 Plan Proposal Lorna (more…)

Book Study Number Five

Posted on June 19, 2015 | by Jay | 3 Comments

The New Group I gently bring the car to a stop. Despite how crowded the parking lot is we found a space with relative ease and not too far from the door. It’s a reasonably normal Saturday in February, clear and cold. It is 2005. Today is the 5th. Lorna (more…)

Lorna and Money

Posted on June 18, 2015 | by Jay | 2 Comments

Adjustment Tap-tap-tap-tap. My fingers are moving rapidly across the keypad of the little calculator on the dining room table in front of me. I look at the resulting answer and then write the figure on the small paper lying next to the checkbook. Then I compare that figure with the balance (more…)

Saint Lucia

Posted on June 15, 2015 | by Jay | 3 Comments

Gros Piton [This historical timeline of Lorna’s life is continued from Hello, Hilliard! The entire series begins in Childhood.] St. Lucia. Even the name sounds exotic. What will it be like there? Sunday, October 9, 1988 Traveling St. Lucia. Even the name sounds exotic. What will it be like there? I wonder. I (more…)

Oil Change

Posted on June 13, 2015 | by Jay | 4 Comments

This is a revelation to me. For all her femininity and cleanliness I never imagined that she would like to do such a gritty, dirty “man’s” job. “OK, slide carefully under the car.” Lorna is lying on her back on the “creeper,” a small, flat wooden cart with little angled (more…)