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In Memory of George O. Ainger 1942-2021

My father has passed away. I am using my space to honor him.  George Oliver Ainger January 16, 1942 – September 10, 2021 Family Man. Farmer. Community Supporter. Friend. George Ainger of Harvard, IL, was taken from this world too soon. Parkinson’s Disease and other health issues combined to rob him of enjoyable senior years and to rob us of a loving father, brother, uncle and grandpa. He was born on January 16, 1942, as America was mobilizing to fight World War II, to Gladys and Alan Ainger in Woodstock, IL. He was their first child, with three more to come: sisters Nancy and Mary and brother David. The four siblings remained close their entire lives. Alan was a farmer in the Greenwood area north of Woodstock. When George was 4, Ala n with his father Oliver bought a 100-year-old farm on the Illinois-Wisconsin state line near Alden, IL. When the family moved, George rode in the back seat of the car with his dog in his lap. Alan and Gladys settled their young family into the ...

Where Have I Been?

I took an unexpected hiatus from this blog for the last nine months. Despite following all precautions, COVID found us in December 2020. My dear hubby was sick for a week and is pretty much recovered except for one lingering problem.  I was actively sick for the better part of three weeks, and I ended up on a cocktail of meds, including steroids and an inhaler.  My throat was swollen and I had trouble swallowing pills.  I had crippling exhaustion that leveled me, and I didn't realize I had brain fog until I woke up one morning and realized how much sharper the edges of my brain had become. I had an especially scary Christmas night when both nostrils suddenly swelled up: my nose got so large that my dear hubby could see how big it had become across a 12-foot room. It was painful, like the two sides of my nose were fighting to take over the same space on my face. I got frightened when the back of my throat started to swell up as well. I could feel the top of my throat and t...