My Mama, My Mom, My Mother
By Lena Marie Hodson Clark? written about 1995. I have found it difficult to sit down and write about this parent of mine.? To just put down facts, etc.? So
By Lena Marie Hodson Clark? written about 1995. I have found it difficult to sit down and write about this parent of mine.? To just put down facts, etc.? So
We were not old friends.? A chance meeting brought us together and our relationship developed over a period of two years.? Two small women in our early sixties, with different
(In another time and place) My husband bent over me as he spoke.? I was stunned.? My body sank deeper into the couch.? He was holding on to my arms
Many people influence us during our lifetime -our parents, our siblings, special teachers and certain friends.? However, there has never been any question in my mind as to who influenced
Lee Clark 1508 7th Ave NW Great Falls, Mt 59404 About 1992 Reincarnation ? is it a truth? I would like to believe it is, but in this case it’s
A Personal Essay May 21, 1998 One hears a lot these days about ?purpose in life?. Some people are asking themselves and others what their purpose in life is. I
The letter that follows was written by Lena Marie Hodson Clark to a teacher for a writing class she was beginning. She did not end up with this teacher but
To My Husband What follows is a letter I found in Mom’s writings to Dad. It is dated March 8, 1998, Dad’s birthday. Mom died of cancer in Aug of
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
I was born Lena Marie Hodson on September 23, 1925 in the family home in Othello, Washington.? What I like to refer to as my original support group included, my
Unusual names abound in my family.? My grandmother’s full name was Fanna-Fi-Lena.? Try that nomen on for size.? I’m not even sure how to spell it.? Called Fanny during her
We had a family room before anyone called them “family rooms.”? Sometime after my parents bought our home, Daddy built a large room across the back of it.? we called
A kitchen window can be a marvelous place to look into the world and watch slices of life being lived. Mom was a kitchen person. She liked to cook and
I went downtown long before Petula Clark made the song “Downtown” a pop hit.? My family lived on the hill in Othello and the business part of town laid below
Today in Othello, there’s a building called “The Old Hotel Art Gallery.”? A certain group in the community have attended to keeping this building in its original form as much
I could hardly wait to start school. When I did get to go skipping along between my big brothers, it was an exciting and happy day in my life. I
Othello’s main industry was the Railroad. Employees and their families could travel by train on a pass, which meant no transportation expense. Few families owned an automobile in those days,
I always gave God credit for the piano that came to me and felt it was through His grace I was given the opportunity to learn to play it.? However,
One of the dictionary meanings for the word “cupola” reads, “any small structure above the roof of a building.” The caboose, or last car of a train, is the one
Lucy’s Bounty By Lena Marie Hodson Clark For something to do on a boring summer day in 1937, I decided to cruise town on my bike. Vacations had thinned my
As I came into the kitchen that day there they were, seated at one end of the table, Gene holding Alma on his lap. They had eloped and come home
There used to be a path over a hill, that I remember well. It was an important part of my growing years. As I mentioned before, our family home sat
One a bright August morning in 1942 I rolled over on my cot, opened my eyes, and stretched. I’d heard her get up and I kept my eyes tightly closed,
The summer of 1942 not only yielded me Jean Etta, but before her arrival a romance had begun to bloom -the first of any consequence for me. I can say
It has brought me great pleasure to put these few memories and incidents of my early life into story form. It is my hope that those who read them will
Darn him,? The pompous ass.? Can’t he see what this will mean to the school and these kids?? Bryce couldn’t let this happen.? What was
Christmas 1997 by Lee Clark Can you believe 1997 is almost over? We are working our way to the year 2000. Exciting to think about
Santa Brings Xmas Greetings for 1995 ‘Tis the season ? time to get in tough again. We look forward to all the cards and letters
HOLIDAY GREETINGS So, it’s that time of year again to meet with old friends via the written word. Where to start ? Well, probably to