Outskirts Press, INC.

Memories - because of you!

Memories-because of you!

What started to be a short term program became much more only because of the great interest that entered the picture. As time rolled on, we found it much more than a trivial report of the past. It is funny, that things that you might consider trivial can become a most fascinating venture. My late wife was the inspiration to a new direction. Our intent was to put a brief report in reference to our early days. The report was to have a one word title...YESTERDAY. Little did we realize that yesterday was so very full of interesting reports. Both of us were born and raised in the Windy City (Chicago). Ethnic groups were the pattern for life in Chicago. My wife's ancestry was from the Emerald Isle while my parents came from Slovenia, a part of Yugoslavia. That too, was a part of yesterday and with four children and thirteen grandchildren the future will give us pleasures galore with more yesterdays.

How often have you heard one say, "Don't live in the past ...live for the future." Perhaps because I am in the sunset of my life, I live on the "one day at a time" premise and treasure my yesterdays. Call it reminiscing, whatever, it is beautiful.

Some of the most interesting reading to your Mom and I happen to be "quotes". More than a string of words, we have found that in quoting others, it better expresses our feelings. They have been a guide for us in many circumstances.

Time is the best thing parents can give their young ones. Our life was always, in all ways, a family affair.

The happiness you have always given us we cherish daily. We shall never be lonely. Perhaps this story may one day encourage you or yours to do likewise.