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A CONVERSATION WITH TWO COUSINS

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  A CONVERSATION WITH TWO 2 ND COUSINS (WITH THEIR PERMISSION)                I apologize for not publishing any posts for awhile; time just seems to fly!   Craig and I enjoy traveling in our fifth-wheel trailer, getting away from Wisconsin winters and visiting areas of the country we haven’t seen before.   We left home mid-February, 2022 and headed to the Southwest – New Mexico and Arizona.   While in the Phoenix area we visited with my 2 nd cousin, Mary Ellen VAWTER KUN, and her niece (my 2 nd cousin once removed) Susan S. (deleted for her privacy).   We met at Mary Ellen’s Senior apartment building and enjoyed lunch together and then went up to her apartment, where she showed us the beautiful blankets and smocks that she makes and sells.   She has won many ribbons at the local fairs, including “Oldest Participant,” which she pretty much has sewn up (pun intended!), since she just t...