I wish to offer my sincere gratitude and a special “thank you” to my daughter, Vicki Lee, who encouraged me to begin to write.? She loved every one of these stories from their conception to the final draft.? Without her encouragement and enthusiasm, and that of the rest of my family, I would have missed a most rewarding esperience.
Next, to the ladies in my Memoir writing group, I extend a heartfelt “thank you.”? As a group, we have studied together, shared each other’s stries laughed a lot and even cried some.? Your genuine interest gave me the courage to read my material aloud, and to accept your particular kind of gentle critique, which helped to animate and put some polish on this collection of memories.
And last, but not least, my deep appreciation to my granddaughter, Tara Michelle Clark, who, as I sat wondering what to do next with compilation, simply said, “Give them to e, Grandma – I’ll put them together for you.? It’s what I do.”? Thank you dear one.