Hello der

[monrein]

I don't think you're a screwy old lady Mimi.  One neat thing about the internet is no one knows your age unless you tell it and as for screwy, well you just fit right in with the rest of us here.      

[southyard]

 

I guss it time I added more about myself, I am he last in my family thats a full blooded BOHEMIAN. Grands and/or great grands came fom Bohemia. 

I have been called honky, bohunk, gypsy bohemian jew amongst others during my life time.  None of these ever got under my skin tho.  I have been married 3 times the last since 9/6/1969  a very good marraige  SHe is taking all this in stride(at least on the outside)but I know she is not 100% happy with it.  She shows it when we talk of things we used to do.

Number 2 wife was taken from me by the LORD#1 decided that a close friend was more appealing even to the fact she broke up his home.  He could not get a divorice being catholic and she had trerminal cancer.  They wedded and both passed on in 1968 3 weeks apart

Each wife gave me a child 2 daughters and a son.  All 3 know my feelings and future and will abide by what I do. After this thanksgiving  my 85th BD I will make my final decision.  Dont know yet what it will be but it will be permenant

[paris]

Southyard, sounds like you have had a fascinating life.  And you have survived many difficulties.  It must be the bohemian heritage that gives you great strength.  Keep posting, I am enjoying hearing about your life.   

[kitkatz]

Welcome Southyard.  I love your pics I have seen in other threads on the site.  I hope I am as brave as you are right now at the age of 84. 



kitkatz,moderator

[pelagia]

a belated hello from me! 

Interesting, you being a Bohemian.  I'd like to know more about that - cultural traditions, food, etc.

[southyard]

Welcome Southyard.  I love your pics I have seen in other threads on the site.  I hope I am as brave as you are right now at the age of 84. 



kitkatz,moderator

Its not that I am brave, but realize what I desire out of life and can no longer attain. My need for dailysis was one big kick in the butt. It was one thing I never thought I would be involved in. I was the strong on

Thanks for your concerns.

[southyard]

a belated hello from me! 

Interesting, you being a Bohemian.  I'd like to know more about that - cultural traditions, food, etc.

about 25-30 years ago Honky was a favorite sying for the colored folk One day on the job the colored laborer called me a HONKY. I came down off the ladder and asked to shake his hand for knowing I was a Bohemian.  We had a very good chat about it and he stated he never had heard of the nationality.  He was not a very literate peron and I explained that maybe he should take some classes to understand where the various terms came from.. On my last job he was the laborer foreman.  He said what I told him changed his life. He needed more than a GED to move on.  We all need to be prodded at one time or other

I personally would not have gotten to where I am had I not been forced to listen to my mother. SHe would not let me quit school, and during those years we listened and obeyed parents

[monrein]

What a great anecdote southyard.  I got a real chill reading about the lesson and the prodding.  Very cool.  

[pelagia]

Southyard - you sound like my father! "Work hard and you'll get far!"