by Donna Swagerty Shreve Having just finished my seven day visit with my son in New York City, I was trying to psych myself up for the long flight back home. I have timed the trip from door to door…
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Reflections in My Later Years
by Donna Swagerty Shreve Reflections in My Later Years One evening recently my husband turned to me and asked me three questions. I am not sure where these questions came from or at this point can he. I knew he…
Weapons in the Classroom
by Donna Swagerty Shreve Weapons in the Classroom Being a classroom teacher, for thirty-seven years, provided me with a different experience every day. This particular day happened twenty-one years ago in 1994 when I taught seventh graders at Morada Middle…
A Trip to Mom’s Childhood
by Donna Swagerty Shreve I had the privilege and burden of being the only child that lived in the same town as my mother. Thus I spent much of her last decade with her on a regular basis. I tried…
Scattering the Ashes
by Donna Swagerty Shreve Shannon Swagerty, Eve Perrill, Donna Swagerty Shreve at ceremony for Melva Swagerty on Coast Guard Cutter Ernie had requested if he could scatter his dear friend Ron Boone’s ashes. He had his own boat and he…
Christmas from my Childhood Onward
by Donna Swagerty Shreve The Christmas of 1952 stands out from the rest from my childhood memories. We were living on Kern Avenue in Escalon, California. I was seven years old and in second grade. The magic of Santa was…
Hurdles of Puberty
by Donna Swagerty Shreve In 1958 the day had finally arrived. I had asked, pleaded, cajoled enough until my mother had agreed to take me shopping for my first bra. As an eighth grader, I was convinced that every girl…
Travels of the High Boy/Low Boy furniture
by Donna Swagerty Shreve The Travels of the High Boy/ Low Boy Three Shreve generations looking at names in Low Boy drawer. Jack Shreve, John Shreve, Aaron Shreve in El Paso, Texas. Inside the large wide drawer in the low…
Floyd Swagerty’s retirement article 1979
An Old Pro’s Parting Look at LUSD - Then and Now I am going through boxes of material that I have put off for years. I am faced with what to do with treasures from the past. Should I smile…
A Christmas Experiment or How to Lift One’s Spirit
by Donna Swagerty Shreve This year as Christmas holidays approached, I was feeling down. The season is magical when one is a child but as one gets older, there is such a mixture of nostalgia and longing to visit those…
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