Category Archives: Family

Friday January 26, 2018

Posted on 26 January 2018 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

I am reading Hard Truth by Nevada Barr. Frances and Al arrived late this morning. I had a load of stuff ready to go to Alleghany Cares in Al’s pickup truck. He also helped me get some stuff up to … Continue reading →

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Wednesday November 15, 2017

Posted on 15 November 2017 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

I left here Monday morning (13th) for Winston supposedly for a consult with the doctors about what was next. By the time I made it to the hospital Dr. Lee had been in to see Bob and said kickoff would … Continue reading →

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Sunday November 12, 2017

Posted on 12 November 2017 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

I did two loads of laundry and vacuumed the house this morning. Things with Bob are one step forward to two steps back. Last night things were looking rather grim with the doctors deciding it was too much of a … Continue reading →

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Saturday November 11, 2017

Posted on 11 November 2017 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

I am reading Downfall by J.A. Jance. Fortunately, from the time Bob went into the hospital last Friday until this past Thursday, we did not have any kit orders. I am the behind the scenes worker doing labeling, packaging, etc. … Continue reading →

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Sunday September 10, 2017

Posted on 10 September 2017 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

Happy 34th anniversary to Bob. Frances and Al came up yesterday morning. While I worked on my projects Al tilled the garden and planted a crop of turnips. After he finished with the garden he helped me with my weeding … Continue reading →

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Wednesday August 23, 2017

Posted on 24 August 2017 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

Congratulations and good luck to Frances on the first day of her new job. Gym this morning. I finished packing up the 24 small chemistry kits we put together yesterday. I have bottles to label then I am going down … Continue reading →

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Saturday August 5, 2017

Posted on 5 August 2017 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

Frances and Al arrived around 1pm yesterday. They unloaded their stuff while waiting on me to get home from the historical museum around 1:50. Al brought up his little tiller and started tilling up the grass along the front side … Continue reading →

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Sunday July 2, 2017

Posted on 2 July 2017 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

Frances and Al came back up the mountain this morning to visit and pick up their computer. While Al hung all my glass projects from the Folk School, Bob helped Frances retool her resume. Al trimmed a dead limb out … Continue reading →

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Monday June 19, 2017

Posted on 19 June 2017 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

Frances and Al showed up yesterday around 11:30. While Frances and Bob worked on getting Frances signed up for health care, Al and I worked in the garden. Al, on his hands and knees, dug up all the grass along … Continue reading →

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Saturday June 10, 2017

Posted on 10 June 2017 by Barbara Fritchman Thompson

Earlier this week Dennis dropped off a large clear plastic bag full of peat moss and purple flowered daylily bulbs. One of the local families of Sparta, I met him at the gym where he works with one of the … Continue reading →

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