My Friends, since it seems impossible to post images in here, will you please excuse a link to a post I made elsewhere. http://www.ratburger.org/index.php/2020/12/24/12-24/ Thank you and Merry Christmas. Gerry

Just sitting here eating some pickled Herring and thinking that for my first Christmas Eve alone in thirty years, maybe I will fry up some pierogies and have some breaded fish tomorrow night for my Christmas Eve Dinner. I will put out an extra place setting, as is the Polish tradition, as well. I sincerely … Continue reading Pickled Herring… →

Because of some encouragement, I've decided to tell you a little story about my daughter. She was 47 this year, she may hate me for telling her age, then again she's a smart girl and it should not cause her any alarm. When she was born, her mother, my first wife, and I decided to … Continue reading My Daughter… →

Two things here, since that day is less than a month away. Let me be the first, (or so I hope), to wish you a Merry and Blessed Christmas. To accompany that thought, what were Christmas Eve Dinners like when you were growing up? Just Christmas Eve Dinners or maybe Christmas DAY dinners only. We … Continue reading Two things here… →

(Disclaimer;' You don't have to read this. I have to type it though.) It's been nearly a month since I lost my wife of 30 years. Does it get easier? I dunno. I cry nearly every day, I'm not ashamed to say it, a nearly 69 year old man, yes I cry. In my younger … Continue reading Does it get easier? →

in keeping my sanity, I decided not to open any more of the condolence cards, actually my daughter opened them. But what came in the mail is on hold for a while, maybe till the weekend. Instead I took her credit cards from her wallet and went that route, canceling them etc. American Express is … Continue reading Keeping my sanity… →

With heavy heart, let me say my wife of over 30 years passed away today. She had a sudden and unexpected heart attack. I tried CPR and had some results, but when the medics came she had a beat displayed on their monitor but that eventually did not display a heartbeat. She had just turned … Continue reading with heavy heart… →