Tag Archives: DC

Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind?

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Tonette Joyce

Regrets. One of us decided that our “regrets” would make a good topic of conversation. Ouch! I started this post several times and at one point my list was quite long. This will probably be the shortest post you will … Continue reading →

Posted in authors, blessings, blogging, Family, helping others, Life, Lists, Miscellaneous, Tonette Joyce | Tagged compassion, DC, Georgetown, John Sebastian, understanding, Wasshington | 14 Comments

Looking Back and Not Seeing A Head

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Tonette Joyce

The question of the week is: Have you ever met or seen a U.S. President, (or in Iris’ case, A Prime Minister)? My answer is a resounding NO, which is almost a feat, considering I lived in the Washington, DC … Continue reading →

Posted in childhood, Family, Friendship, Life, Tonette Joyce, youth | Tagged ambassadors, DC, foreign embassies, II, Jacquiline Kennedy, Kennedy Camelot, Lyndon Johnson, President Johnson, President Kennedy, Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth II, The Pope, The Vatican State, The White House, Washington, White House tours | 4 Comments

Weather…or Not

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Tonette Joyce

Winter. I waited until the last minute to write this and I think I am just going to wing it. I had in mind some things I was going to say, but winter hit with a vengeance tonight,(Thursday). Except for … Continue reading →

Posted in childhood, Holiday, Life, Tonette Joyce | Tagged "Call the weather" "Call the Time", backpacking, Christmas, cold weather, dangers of cold weather, DC, Denver, grandchildren, humidity, Idaho, inexperienced campers, mountain climbing, North Central Kentucky, snow, Social Studies teacher, the East, The Grand Tetons, The Mountains, The Riviera, Washington, Western Living, Wyoming | 18 Comments

Gearing Up For a Landing

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Tonette Joyce

I had never flown, but my aunt was determined to retire to Phoenix, even though she had never been there. Friends of hers had retired to there, and she had that bee in her bonnet. My sister also had a … Continue reading →

Posted in Tonette Joyce | Tagged airlines, airplane, anniversary, Arizona, aunt, aunts, bee in bonnet, boyfriend, cockpit, crash, daughters, DC, Dulles, emergency door, February, flight attendent, friend, gate, Idaho, indicator light, judgment call, landing, landing gear, made-for-TV movie, mother, neices, officer, Phoenix, remarriage, retire, Scottsdale, shuttle, sister, stewardess, swamp, tourist, widow | 9 Comments

Banshees!

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Tonette Joyce

We can laugh now, but I was frightened of almost everything when I was little. So, when Darby O’Gill and the Little People was going to be on a special run in Washington, DC, and the ad campaign was often … Continue reading →