Tag Archives: Dallas

THE DAVENPORT DAUGHTERS is finally here!

Posted on May 10, 2022 by Betty Kerss Groezinger

Davenport is back from the dead,But can he live long enough to save his family? The Davenport Daughters is set in the Cold War Era in the 1980s. G-2 agent and spy Josh Davenport was recruited by the President to … Continue reading →

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Reflections from an Octogenarian…the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Betty Kerss Groezinger

        The words “the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” and Covid 19 run through my mind every time I watch the news. I’ve struggled to find the good. I’ve tried to think of something to say, … Continue reading →

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Life is a Collection of Moments…Halloween Fun in 1923

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Betty Kerss Groezinger

Life is just a collection of moments,         Some tell us who we are,                  Others what might have been…   During the past weeks of rainy weather, I looked through some of my mother’s keepsakes, and I found a … Continue reading →

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Rain, Rain go away … Come Again Another Day

Posted on October 16, 2018 by Betty Kerss Groezinger

  Rain, Rain, go away Come again another day All the family wants to play Rain, rain, go away I’m guessing you might remember standing at a window when you were young and wanting to go out and play! Well, … Continue reading →

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Dad’s Story…The Great Depression, Bonnie and Clyde, and a Red Dress

Posted on June 18, 2017 by Betty Kerss Groezinger

      Remembering my dad today has brought to mind a question he loved to ask—tell me what The Great Depression, the big city, Bonnie and Clyde, and a red dress have in common. Now on the surface they … Continue reading →

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Unexpected treasures … My dad showed up for me one more time

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Betty Kerss Groezinger

1939-1940 Dallas Power & Light crew and truck. (My dad: 2nd man from the right) Life often surprises us with unexpected treasures, my dad showed up for me a few days ago. I was searching through old files trying to … Continue reading →

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There’s something about a tattered and torn flag …

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Betty Kerss Groezinger

There’s something about a tattered and torn flag that speaks to me. It speaks of the many years it has flown over America, of my childhood and standing up every morning in the classroom saying the Pledge of Allegiance. It … Continue reading →

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A “Great Depression” Wedding …

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Betty Kerss Groezinger

The Great Depression, Marietta, Oklahoma, a big city, and a red dress — what do they have in common? Nothing at all, except it was when and where my mother and dad got married. On August 26, 1932, eighty-three years … Continue reading →

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Time Capsule — Buses, Streetcars, and Hot Peanuts

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Betty Kerss Groezinger

Remembering a special time in 1951. Bill and I married January 7, 1955. We would have been married 60 years if he had lived. Precious memories. I posted this picture on Facebook to commemorate a treasured day in my life—and … Continue reading →

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