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Doña Margarita
Given name of Margarita Bernabé Ramona Guzman. Husband of José Odilón Ledesma. Mother of Faustino, Manuela, my mother Christina, Emily, Catherine, Melesio, and Eduardo. She lived a generous portion of years. I am thankful that I have shared some … Continue reading
Posted in Ancestry, autobiography, Family History, growing old, heart breaks, Oxnard, San Jose, Spanish
Tagged family, Oxnard
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The Old Place
I grew up in the Santa Clara Valley. My school years were in the 1950’s and 60’s. Many years ago on a family outing to visit the relatives in Oxnard, my family took us to the Ventura County Courthouse. I … Continue reading
Posted in Ancestry, autobiography, California History, Family History, Oxnard, Santa Clara
Tagged California, family, History of Oxnard
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Doña Margarita
Here’s a “Kodak moment” with me and my grandma back in 1948. Her name was Margarita Ledesma. All my life she looked the same. She never changed. I have a picture of her when she was a young lady, … Continue reading
Posted in Ancestry, autobiography, Family History, Oxnard
Tagged California, family, Oxnard
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Sunset
Did you know? Did you really know? That the last time That you saw me was the last time you saw me? Did you know that The last thing I saw was your tail lights glowing red through the … Continue reading
Posted in Ancestry, autobiography, Family History, growing old, heart breaks, poetry
Tagged death, family
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The Songbirds (a Fourth Grade Adventure)
“Time for SongBirds.” Miss Kelly said. “Oh no!” Joe looked up at her bright red hair and freckled face. He quickly lowered his eyes hoping she would take no notice of him. He hated singing. The last time she called … Continue reading
Posted in autobiography, Education, Santa Clara
Tagged childhood, family, music, School
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Doña Christina
(1910 to 1981) Christina Ledesma child of Odilón and Margarita Ledesma. She had three brothers, Faustino, Melesio, and Eduardo. She had three sisters, Manuela, Katherine, and Emily. Christina was born in Lake Elsinore, near Riverside California. Her family moved to … Continue reading
Entreat Me Not
March 22, 1975 We were both students at San Jose State … Continue reading
Larry’s Steakhouse
By now we were finishing up the school year. For such a small town, living in Crystal City, Texas was never dull. The population there was about 1400. The town was small but it had everything we needed. We could … Continue reading
Mi Tía
It was one of our family gatherings. “Visiting” is not quite the right word since we spent so much of our time there anyways. It was probably a funeral, since that is what usually brought the family together. I was … Continue reading
Posted in Ancestry, autobiography, Family Reunion, Oxnard, Spanish
Tagged family, growing up, motherhood
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Dust of the Moon
“My name is Carlos Leonardo Nájera de Madrid.” This is how my father begins his life story. I am not sure when he started writing. It might’ve been in the 1960s or 70s. But I remember seeing him many nights … Continue reading
Posted in Ancestry, autobiography, California History, Colorado River, Family History, halloween, heart breaks, Mexicali, Oxnard, paper boys
Tagged bullies, California, family, growing up, Public Education, School, water
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