by Allison Jones | Jun 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
I have often heard you are as sick as your secrets. When I was growing up, not a whole lot was shared about family members…..living or dead. My mother especially was close lipped about her family of origin. A very small family, I only knew her brother/my...
by Allison Jones | Jun 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
So, today is the day. Our excursion to travel the same path as those who lost their lives in the Holocaust. It will be an exploration that will start in Germany, travel to Poland, extend to the Czech Republic and then wind its way to Austria. As I write this, I...
by Allison Jones | Jun 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
This adventure we are about to embark on will be full of sadness. We are traveling the path that the Nazis and the victims of the Holocaust forged. It will be a trip, that I anticipate, will transform me in ways that I will not anticipate. This is not a...
by Allison Jones | Jun 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
Packing for a twelve day excursion overseas is interesting. My brain is on full throttle. The suitcases have taken up the guest bedroom and I am methodically putting items in thinking that I have this under control. The realization that my being overly prepared...
by Allison Jones | Jun 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
I am baffled at individuals who are not inclined to celebrate their birthdays. I mean, it is a pretty big deal or a least that is how I was raised. While there weren’t ponies and over-the-top parties, my parents always made me feel...
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