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View the documentMy Life (Part 1)
by Charlotte Louise Blankmeyer,
Between Times December 2004 page 1
View the documentMy Life (Part 2)
by Charlotte Louise Blankmeyer,
Between Times January 2005 page 1
View the documentUp in the Back (Part 1)
by Marilyn Yorba Lasker,
Between Times April 2005 page 3-4
View the documentUp in the Back (Part 2)
by Marilyn Yorba Lasker,
Between Times May 2005 page 1-2
View the documentUp in the Back (Part 3)
by Marilyn Yorba Lasker,
Between Times June 2005 page 4-5
View the documentMy Life in Yorba Linda
by Lorna Ryan,
Between Times September 2005 page 3-4
View the documentChristmas Time at Rancho Santa Ana
by Eddie Castro,
Between Times October 2005 pages 5-6
View the documentMemories of December 7,1941
by Beatrice Navarro Guinn,
Between Times December 2005 page 4
View the documentWhit's Whittlin` Part 1
by Whit Cromwell,
Between Times March 2006 page 4
View the documentWhit's Whittlin` Part 2
by Whit Cromwell,
Between Times April 2006 page 4
View the documentWhit's Whittlin` Part 3
by Whit Cromwell,
Between Times May 2006 page 4
View the documentWhit's Whittlin` Part 4
by Whit Cromwell,
Between Times September 2006 page 4
View the documentWhit's Whittlin` Part 5
by Whit Cromwell,
Between Times October 2006 page 4
View the documentWhit's Whittlin` Part 6
by Whit Cromwell,
Between Times November 2006 page 4
View the documentWhit's Whittlin` Part 7
by Whit Cromwell,
Between Times December 2006 page 4
View the documentWhit's Whittlin` Part 8
by Whit Cromwell,
Between Times January 2007 page 4
View the documentWhit's Whittlin` Part 9
by Whit Cromwell,
Between Times February 2007 page 4
View the documentWhit's Whittlin` Part 10
by Whit Cromwell,
Between Times March 2007 page 4
View the documentEaster Egg Hunt at Rancho Santa Ana, March 1939
by Eddie Castro,
Between Times April 2006 pages 5-6
View the documentLiving on the Ranch (Part 1)
by Gloria Johnson,
Between Times April 2007 page 4
View the documentLiving on the Ranch (Part 2)
by Gloria Johnson,
Between Times September 2007 page 4
View the documentLiving on the Ranch (Part 3)
by Gloria Johnson,
Between Times October 2007 page 4
View the documentLiving on the Ranch (Part 4)
by Gloria Johnson,
Between Times December 2007 page 4
View the documentLiving on the Ranch (Part 5)
by Gloria Johnson,
Between Times January 2008 page 4
View the documentThis is Ernest
by Olive Laufield Johnson,
Between Times October 2008 page 4
View the documentTHE ERNEST (JOHNSON) AND OLIVE (LAUFELD) STORY PART 1
by Olive Laufield Johnson,
View the documentTHE ERNEST (JOHNSON) AND OLIVE (LAUFELD) STORY PART 2
by Olive Laufield Johnson,

My Life (Part 2)

by Charlotte Louise Blankmeyer,
Between Times January 2005 page 1   Open this page in a new window

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In 1925, a cute little blonde girl named Elsie Williams was a newcomer to our school and the kids teased her, so I took her under my wing and after eighty years we are sill close friends keeping in touch by telephone and writing.

My Mother was an invalid and was in bed most of the time. She taught me to cook when I was ten years old.

In 1930 my brothers belonged to the Fire Department and there were twelve members. All were married except one. The Womens Auxilary made me an honorary member. So, then there were twelve women in their group. Roy Pritchard belonged to the group and his wife, Ann's brother Barney Blankmeyer was visiting them. The Fire Department needed to have a place for their once a month meeting, pot luck, dances, etc. I was upon a large ladder washing the window on the room the Fire Department would be using when Ann introduced me to Barney. About six months later we began dating. Then on June 15, 1935, we were married.

Barney was working in construction and we traveled wherever his work took him. On July 13, 1940, our Roger Lee, was born. On August 2, 1941, our son, David Alien, was born. In 1945, we bought five acres of land in Atwood, where we built a two story house and began growing gladiolas. Barney took the blooms into the Los Angeles flower market and sold them. We also did weddings.

In 1949, Barney went to work for the Edison Company and we lived in Big Creek, California, until 1953. Then he went to work as the building inspector for the city of Fullerton until he retired. I was working as the High School as manager of the cafeteria until I retired in 1963.

With all the changes I have see in the years since 1915,1 still think this is a special town to live in.

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