Chris in Seattle
2 days ago
Mom's back to school, feeling better and soldiers, soldiers, soldiers!
By LA-jan - February 19, 2013
What a weekend this is coming up!
As you'll see, she need till Tuesday to finish it!
Those air raid drills continued through the cold war!
I remember in grade school crawling under our desks to the sirens!
Hey, are you wondering what a Peep is?
Well, at least I found a picture!
And why called "Peeps"?
"Jack Keenan, World War II Third Armored Division veteran, wrote that early Willys-Overlands were not called Jeeps. “We called 'em ‘Peeps’.” His contemporary sketches of the vehicles in Louisiana and desert maneuvers were clearly labeled "Peeps."
Because of all the well-known sketches, they were known as Peeps.
Why does mom say peeps and jeeps?
One source says that 2 wheel drive vehicles were peeps (maybe more lightweight looking)
and 4 wheel drive vehicles were jeeps.
Another source says " the term “jeep” had been around for years before the appearance of the MA / G-503, “used as casual slang in the Army for anything that was insignificant, awkward, or silly...[and] by army mechanics during World War I to refer to any new vehicle.” In 1937, the Popeye comic strip unveiled “Eugene the Jeep,” a character with the ability to go just about anywhere. Zaloga continued, “Jeep crept back into army slang as a term for a new recruit.”
Kirby, Mickey, Danny; I'm scouring her letters from them, none yet!
For those of us a little rusty on our history, the "Lend Lease Bill" , enacted in 1941,
effectively ended US neutrality. It supplied about 30 Allied nations
with "credit" for war materials. The Neutrality Act of '39 supplied
war materials only on a "cash and carry" basis, so the cash strapped
European nations hard hit by the war, now 1 1/2 yrs into it,
could not afford to buy material (and maybe used this for soldier pay?)
The Lend Lease was a critical factor in the eventual success of the Allies by
providing some $50 billion in assistance.
Sounds like Jimmy, despite mom trying to hide it, has a hold over her
something fierce!
I remember in grade school crawling under our desks to the sirens!
Hey, are you wondering what a Peep is?
Well, at least I found a picture!
"Jack Keenan, World War II Third Armored Division veteran, wrote that early Willys-Overlands were not called Jeeps. “We called 'em ‘Peeps’.” His contemporary sketches of the vehicles in Louisiana and desert maneuvers were clearly labeled "Peeps."
Because of all the well-known sketches, they were known as Peeps.
Why does mom say peeps and jeeps?
One source says that 2 wheel drive vehicles were peeps (maybe more lightweight looking)
and 4 wheel drive vehicles were jeeps.
Another source says " the term “jeep” had been around for years before the appearance of the MA / G-503, “used as casual slang in the Army for anything that was insignificant, awkward, or silly...[and] by army mechanics during World War I to refer to any new vehicle.” In 1937, the Popeye comic strip unveiled “Eugene the Jeep,” a character with the ability to go just about anywhere. Zaloga continued, “Jeep crept back into army slang as a term for a new recruit.”
Hah!
Kirby, Mickey, Danny; I'm scouring her letters from them, none yet!
For those of us a little rusty on our history, the "Lend Lease Bill" , enacted in 1941,
effectively ended US neutrality. It supplied about 30 Allied nations
with "credit" for war materials. The Neutrality Act of '39 supplied
war materials only on a "cash and carry" basis, so the cash strapped
European nations hard hit by the war, now 1 1/2 yrs into it,
could not afford to buy material (and maybe used this for soldier pay?)
The Lend Lease was a critical factor in the eventual success of the Allies by
providing some $50 billion in assistance.
Sounds like Jimmy, despite mom trying to hide it, has a hold over her
something fierce!
We have a crisis in our backyard.
Our sweet little teeny nest is vacant, almost. . . .
We had a very cold rain last Friday morning.
I checked on our mama hummingbird sitting on her nest.
There she was diligently keeping her nest warm in the cold rain.
The umbrella of leaves were a perfect cover. She looked
very sheltered. And she sat.
Friday was a long day in the office upstairs.
I had a lot of put off paperwork to attend to after working
5 out of 6 days and was behind.
I didn't pay much attention, but the rain was light and had let up.
It was cold. (Almost freezing for us @ a bone chilling 48 degrees!)
It was late in the evening when I checked on her again.
Not there, almost dark.
Later after a couple hours, I checked again. This time, I pulled out
a flashlight to see in the dark.
Empty nest. I was worried.
Next morning, the first thing I did was check on her.
Empty nest. Again. All day.
And that was the last I saw of her.
After 3 days, I got bold. I checked for an egg. I climbed up on the deck railing.
I leaned out and looked. I took a picture.
and for some perspective. . .
yeah, teeny.
Then, I looked inside.
Can you see the spider webbing holding it in place?
It is literally embedded there in the leaves.
Undeniable, an egg.
An egg, a baby bird, a life undeveloped.
Sorry, it is so blurred, but I was leaning out over the deck railing with one
foot on the tree, one hand pulling the leaves out of the way, and one hand holding the
camera in the air, not being able to see what I was shooting, so . . .
Sort of in mourning out here.
Then, I looked inside.
Can you see the spider webbing holding it in place?
It is literally embedded there in the leaves.
Undeniable, an egg.
An egg, a baby bird, a life undeveloped.
Sorry, it is so blurred, but I was leaning out over the deck railing with one
foot on the tree, one hand pulling the leaves out of the way, and one hand holding the
camera in the air, not being able to see what I was shooting, so . . .
Sort of in mourning out here.
Sad.
The year is starting off a bit rough for mom. She's not feeling well.
Sore throat, cold. . . and without a letter she really wants to see. . .
"Soldier Crazy" indeed.
We went out digging around and cleaning out mom's room yesterday.
Boy, was I excited to find ANOTHER DIARY! 1943!
And, more soldier letters, some from '42 and '43
none of which I had found earlier.
So, look forward to those when I get a chance to
sort and upload.
Another year coming!
(Oh, and if I get real industrious, I also found a few Gregg Shorthand books.)
Well, a girl can dream. . .
We have a hummer nesting in the avocado tree outside our living room
window! We had one farther in the backyard avocado tree (we have 3 trees)
a couple years ago, but only discovered it at the end.
This one Taylor discovered as it was first getting built.
She took about 10 to 14 days to build it.
It is sooooo tiny!
It could be so hard to miss! I have tried capturing photos, but my
zoom is not even up to the job! I need a better one, or at least
binoculars!
I am leary about getting too close, but I am researching it.
I found this picture which shows how teeny tiny this nest is.
If you look really closely, those are two teeny tiny hatchlings in the nest!
This person looks like he's getting pretty darn bold!
This is another photo I found that looks just like what we see out our window!
She is now sitting most of the day here, so I am assuming there are eggs.
My research says that she will take 17-21 days to hatch these eggs (usually 2)
depending on how much time she sits. The less time, the longer to hatch.
She is very busy, on off, and on again. I am sitting there and
can't keep from checking on her!
I can't see at night.
Among other things, she uses spider webbing to attach the nest and in its
construction to make it strong and to allow it to stretch
when the chicks grow! Kind of like Lycra!
Our hummer built hers in a thin protected limb that would not support any
likely predator and it has its own umbrella of leaves to keep out
the sun and rain!
She just started sitting 2 days ago, so we have a couple weeks to wait!
I'll keep you posted :))
