easter sunday 2010

charlies mom dad brother and nexphew were down for dinner at 3pm as i had to work at the nursing home today from 7  to 3.   they left almost immediately after dinner which upset charlie as they did not stay around to visit at all but for me that is nothing new.  I am used to their abrupt departures.

now i will reminiesce about my early years in Pa.  My parents lived with my maternal grandmother altho i do not remember much of this.  What i remember is that my dad was a drinker and lost our home in
Reading and it is not clear why he came to Canal Fulton.  Prior to us following him i remember we all lived with different people till my mother had enough money for train fare to Ohio.  I lived with my  godparents,Anna and Tony Dietz long time deceased and buried at Resuurection Cemetery in Reading.  I have visited their gravesites once on a visit back to Reading.  Anna was a great lady she took in many foster children and most stayed with her till adulthood.  All of us would have to attend Sunday Mass iregardless of your religious persuasion.  Each of us was given a nickel for the collection plate and she made sure we deposited it in the collection basket.  Anna and Tony ran a small candy store in the front of their house and comic books were bought and exchanged for a penny.  Anna had over a 100 foster children in her house of course not all at once.  The last one a Jewish boy was also expected to attend Mass and deposit his nickel in the collection. I often wonder if he is out there somewhere remembering Anna and her nickels.  After moving to Ohio Anna would send me a nickel every year on my birthday and lovingly remind me to place it in the collection basket on Sunday.  She is the fondest memory of my very early years and I shall always be grateful to her for her wisdom guidance and love.

Well what about   the pope, what are we to say about this mess.  Another scandal being covered up which when all is said and done another worthless apology from a pope regarding this sexual scandal now in Europe and some still here in the US. Charlie thinks here in the US we should all stop giving our money to the church in protest and all American clergy should ask the pope to resign.  Little hope of that happening

Well this is enough for this post  till tomorrow over and out  jim





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