Grandma Ida Durtschi

Grandma Ida Aeschbacher Durtschi, I begin my story back in the late 1800s when my Grandma Ida Aeschbacher Durtschi was born in Eggiwil, Swit-zerland, to gentle, kind, loving parents, my great grandparents, Christian and Barbara Frey Aeschbacher. Christian Aeschbacher...

Grandpa Alfred Durtschi

Grandpa Alfred Durtschi About 45 Kilometers away from my Grandma Ida, in Wimmis, Switzerland, lived my Great Grandpa Edward and Grandma Rosina Durtschi and their nine children (of 11 births).  Much of Grandpa Alfred Durtschi’s experience was very different from...

What Family Means

This is my family in about 1970. This is a photo of the haircuts I wrote about on page 30 of my memoir: I Can’t Miss the Encore. My mom’s sisters were professional beautitians. My mom was an artist but not when it came to haircuts and styles. Even our...

The Borg, Seven of Nine, and Me

In chapter 1 of I Can’t Miss the Encore (Encore), Becoming One with the Forest, on page 15, I wrote about how I relate to Seven of Nine. The Borg, a terrifying robotic species, was introduced in the Star Trek: Voyager series, the year-long Borg season. The Borg...

Encore Book Reviews and Count Up

Family, Friends, well, Everyone, Thank you for participating in the Kristine Day’s book review campaign for I Can’t Miss the Encore, Saga of a Straight Rainbow! I appreciate honest negative or positive book reviews which help my ratings in Amazon, and help...