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Doña Margarita

Posted on December 28, 2021 by jedwardnajera

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 →

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The Old Place

Posted on December 22, 2021 by jedwardnajera

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 →

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Doña Margarita

Posted on September 10, 2020 by jedwardnajera

   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 →

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Sunset

Posted on April 15, 2020 by jedwardnajera

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 →

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The Songbirds (a Fourth Grade Adventure)

Posted on September 22, 2019 by jedwardnajera

“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 →

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Doña Christina

Posted on September 22, 2019 by jedwardnajera

(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 →

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Entreat Me Not

Posted on September 3, 2019 by jedwardnajera

                                                           March 22, 1975 We were both students at San Jose State … Continue reading →

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Larry’s Steakhouse

Posted on August 28, 2019 by jedwardnajera

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 →

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Mi Tía

Posted on August 25, 2019 by jedwardnajera

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 →

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Dust of the Moon

Posted on August 19, 2019 by jedwardnajera

“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 →

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