Reflection 63

Today is a personal holiday.  It reminds me that I have limited time.  My life is not over, but I have suffered  another annual blow. 

Fran Nash at the National Archives (F Nash Collection)

At sixty-three, I am far  more than halfway finished with this world.  The 20th century has come and gone, yet the 21st century does not have to be the same.  Each century something new happens that makes life a little different, a little better.  In the face of all that is going on in our world no one can say that they do not know what to do.  Our canvas is filled with so much to pick from.     

Civil War Plaque and Sherron Biddle (F Nash Collection)

Today is also the  sesquicentennial of the Confederate shelling of Carlisle, PA.    Our home in Carlisle was built in 1844.  An anecdote found on the PA Historic Resource Survey Form of the PA Historical and Museum Commission states, “On the right side of the front door in the brickwork of the facade is an indentation where a cannonball supposedly hit during the Civil War.”   Whether the anecdote is true, I know not.  A friend once advised, never let facts get in the way of a good story.

 

Biddle-Nash Residence (F Nash Collection)

 

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One Response to “Reflection 63”

  1. kris says:

    Hi…..I happened upon this site as I was researching Andrew Poe paintings. Our family had an 1869 original oil painting by Andrew Poe. Anyways, Lillian Poe was my great grandmother. We called her “Mama Ning”. My mother was her grand-daughter Louise. Lavenia was my grandmother. I have pictures of Mama Ning if you are interested. Also, I was wondering if you knew my mother Louise or her brother Bill????

    Thanks for this site!! I will be doing lots of reading in the near future!! It’s filling in some blanks I’ve had in my mind for quite a while now!

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