Happy Mothers' Day!
Two Beautiful Mothers
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| My Mother-in-Law Elsie |
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| My Mother Lucille |
Both lived very long lives: my mother until she was 96 -1/2, and Elsie over 92 years. These photos are both from around the same period : late 1930s or early 1940s. Both loved to read!
52 Books in 52 Weeks
Book 20
Bob Schieffer's America
by Bob Schieffer
2008
A book of short essays on a variety of topics arranged in 12 larger categories, most of which were used as the closing words on Schieffer's CBS weekly show. There is also some new writing and some notes of updated information regarding some of the essay topics. These are interesting, and especially easy to read in short spurts of reading time since each essay is very short - but pithy.
"No one had done commentaries for CBS since Eric Sevareid's retirement in 1977, when, in April 1994, Bob Schieffer decided his show that week on the death of Richard Nixon needed a few closing words to put the subject into context. The reaction was overwhelmingly positive, and he had been doing them ever since. Bob Schieffer's America brings together 168 of his best essays -- from the hard issues of today (2008) to the human stories that show us who we are -- along with a wealth of brand-new material. These essays speak to us all."
