Thoughts and Musings

Thinking of a World War II Veteran

Thinking of a World War II Veteran

Thinking of a World War II VeteranPeggy Gardner
Published on: 27/05/2018

As we near Memorial Day, I am thinking of my friend Barney Sneed, who went to World War II, as an eighteen-year-old from Oregon. As one of General Patton’s foot soldiers, Barney walked through Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Germany.

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Coquille Point

Coquille Point

Coquille PointPeggy Gardner
Published on: 04/12/2017

The Pacific Ocean off the southern Oregon Coast is a splendid tapestry of colors, shapes and hues, endlessly changing.

Peggy Gardner
"Winding Sheet" Ancestor

"Winding Sheet" Ancestor

"Winding Sheet" AncestorPeggy Gardner
Published on: 16/04/2017

The rather stern fellow on the back cover of A Winding Sheet is a distant relative in a painting that hangs on the wall in my library.

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Beachcombing for Agates

Beachcombing for Agates

Beachcombing for AgatesPeggy Gardner
Published on: 22/04/2016

For three glorious days in late April, my nieces from the Bay Area visited me on the Oregon Coast. The temperature climbed to an unusually balmy 75; the wind retreated back to the North Pole; and, the ocean threw up hordes of agates

Peggy Gardner