Posted Monday 07 April 2003

Looky Back -- I am Born

April 7, 1944. Visilia, California. Margaret Ellen Hurn (army nurse) and Jack French (dashing soldier) hit it off. The resulting human shows up and begins yet another chapter in the vast library of humanity.

Soon after, Margaret visited her parents farm 8 miles north of Henrietta Texas. I see pictures of each of my uncles holding me as an infant. The uncle that looks the happiest in this role is her mother lounged in lawn chairs behind, dressed in stunning, up-to-date 1940's fashions. That is, somewhat baggy dresses of light material, tending to be covered with tiny, tiny, tiny little prints of flowers and lacy stuff at the collar.

Modern times!