Marge and I being married in 1960
Marge’s 1961 birthday photo
Marge's 1961 birthday photo
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Tag Archives: Beverly Hills
Summer’s End 1978
Marge and I in 1978 were a middle age suburban Pennsylvania couple with two growing children. This post is about summer ending, a week at the beach, minutae of everyday life, hobbies, memories of the past and comments on them in the present. Join us. Continue reading
Posted in 1970-1980, Allentown, Coopersburg PA, memoir, Pennsylvania, Relationships, Summer vacations
Tagged Beverly Hills, coopersburg, family, friends, memoir, relationships
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July 1978
Summer vacation time in PA. Trips for me, mostly business related. I had a speaking engagement in Chicago and made a side trip to Dearborn, home of many museums and similar places of interest. I took a trip at Memorial day to Tampa to spend a few days there with a friend and so some sailing in the Gulf. That was a lot of fun. I went to Poughkeepsie, NY to visit a counterpart at Central Hudson Power. Marge and I both went to Williamsburgh, VA as I was going to a trade show of electric utility vehicles. Marge did some shopping and sightseeing. We left the girls at home and had a very nice time together. Pleasure with business, a good combination. I had a new eye exam and also a detailed hearing exam. Some minor problems but nothing serious. I took up the jogging craze and find it is a good way to unwind after a day at the office and get in good physical shape. I took the exam for a Professional Engineering license 20 years after graduation. It was exhausting but I believe I did OK. Future summer plans involve going to Virginia Beach with another couple for a vacation which we are all looking forward to. Continue reading
Posted in 1970-1980, Allentown, Coopersburg PA, Relationships, Summer vacations
Tagged Beverly Hills, coopersburg, friends, memoir, singing, vacation
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January 1978
Marge and I work together on some home improvements in our kitchen. We also joined the church choir; another activity we both enjoy and pleasant together. I went to two utility conferences speaking at one of them. We were plagued by ice storms in the fall but managed to cope with the power outages. Indoor camping one might say. My Mom visited us from her home in Plattsburgh NY which we all enjoyed. The fall season visits us with the flu, though not too seriously. We look forward to the coming year including a trip to Georgia during Easter vacation time. Continue reading
Posted in 1970-1980, Allentown, Coopersburg PA, memoir, Pennsylvania
Tagged Beverly Hills, coopersburg, Marge, PP&L
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Presidents Day ’76
February, the confusing Washington’s birthday holiday, MLK, race riots, car repair, health, vacation plans Continue reading
Posted in 1970-1980, Allentown
Tagged Beverly Hills, cars, emotions, health, Marge, misunderstanding, PP&L, relationships
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March 1975, Health, Teen Age, Music, Spring
March 1975 in Coopersburg, health, birthday, guitars, woodworking, films Continue reading
Posted in 1970-1980, Allentown, Coopersburg PA
Tagged Beverly Hills, coopersburg, featured, films, Marge, memoir, music
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Jan 1975, national economy, holidays, travel plans, new and old hobbies
A new year is upon us. Unfortunately it doesn’t seem better than last year. For us as a family the situation appears OK. Nationally is a different matter. One month we hear of a tax surcharge, than a tax rebate. … Continue reading
Posted in 1970-1980, Coopersburg PA, Relationships
Tagged Beverly Hills, coopersburg, emotions, Marge, marriage, memoir, PP&L, singing
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Nov. ’74 – Home Improvements, Music, Teeth Bands and Braces, PP&L
I started the month more or less anticipating my birthday. Getting perilously close to 40, a few years to go. The living room is in pretty good shape at this time. The new furniture arrived, and also a rug from … Continue reading
Posted in 1970-1980, Coopersburg PA
Tagged Beverly Hills, coopersburg, health, Ingrid, memoir, music, Pennsylvania, PP&L
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July 1974- union strikes, major flood, trailer camping
Summer ’74 is definitely with us now, and for me an unusual experience, working as a helper on a line crew. A line crew installs and maintains the wiring from the electrical distribution system to the last customer. Was this … Continue reading
Posted in 1970-1980, Allentown
Tagged Beverly Hills, children, dining, emotions, featured, Marge, memoir, misunderstanding, PP&L, Storms, trailer travel
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April 1974
March surely did go out like a lion this year. We had about an inch of snow on March 31, but it didn’t last long. The snow flakes were big and wet, came down hard for a few hours and … Continue reading
Posted in 1970-1980, Coopersburg PA
Tagged Beverly Hills, coopersburg, driving, featured, marriage, memoir, road travel
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Marching Along – 1974
Spring is springing, a young man’s thoughts turn to Love, and a middle-aged man thinks about his trailer. March 74 certainly came in very lamb-like. I was sick again in February with the flu, more severe in February than January. … Continue reading
Posted in 1970-1980, Coopersburg PA
Tagged Beverly Hills, cars, clothes, driving, friends, health, Marge, memoir, PP&L, road travel
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Another New Year – 1974
Here we are again, now in 1974. I didn’t get around to writing until the end of the month for some unknown reason now, probably the Christmas rush, celebrations, etc. One of our Christmas day rituals was turning the house … Continue reading
Posted in 1970-1980, Coopersburg PA
Tagged Beverly Hills, coopersburg, driving, hobbies, life, love, marriage, memoir, Pennsylvania, relationships, road travel, taxes, trailer travel
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Notes on November -1973
November ’73, I am now a year older, but still under the figure of 40, another decade in the odometer of life. And so far it has been a good life. For us, this was a month of trips. The first gasoline crisis … Continue reading
Posted in Coopersburg PA, NY
Tagged Beverly Hills, coopersburg, emotions, friends, health, hobbies, life, love, marriage, memoir, PP&L, relationships, Trailers
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Summer Time – 1973
The Date: August 15, 1973. The Place: Coopersburg, PA. August here is usually hot and muggy, this day being no exception. Not like NY where we could get by with large window fans and we are so thankful this house … Continue reading
Posted in 1970-1980, Coopersburg PA, Relationships, Summer vacations
Tagged beach, Beverly Hills, family, history, life, marriage, memoir, Pennsylvania, PP&L, relationships, road travel
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PA 1972 – 1973
Back to the Pa. suburbs at Beverly Hills. We did make a trip in December to spend time with Marge’s sister Pat and her family in Penn Yan, NY. The weather was cold for December, but reasonable for January though … Continue reading
Posted in 1970-1980, Coopersburg PA, Marital difficulties, Pennsylvania
Tagged Air Force, Beverly Hills, Charismatic movement, entertaining, food, God, insecurity, PP&L, relationships, Religion, singing
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1970 – Pennsylvania
We have now moved down here and into the house on Beverley Hills. It was heart-rending to leave Vestal as we had made several improvements to the house to personalize it into being our home. Originally, we had planned on staying in … Continue reading
Posted in 1970-1980, Allentown, Binghamton, Coopersburg PA, Relationships
Tagged alone, Beverly Hills, emotions, loneliness, loss, Marge, marriage, memoir, mind prober, misunderstanding, moving, personality
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Cars And Carpentry
What has the post title got to do with Marge, Bob or us? In a way, an automobile is a tool. Its main purpose is to give us personal mobility. We don’t have to rely on foot power, real equine … Continue reading
Posted in 1970-1980, Coopersburg PA
Tagged 1966 Cadillac, auto maintenance, Beverly Hills, cabinetmaking, Carpentry, coopersburg, driving, Marge, marriage, memoir, printing.1957 Cadillac, Rambler, tools
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55 Years Together 