April 8 Gathering Ground Report; Kimble's Southwestern Sojourn Continued

  GATHERING GROUND REPORT - APRIL 8, 2026

No picture provided, so once again we've found a reasonable facsimile. 
Meanwhile, Jerry has compiled a collage of pictures from GG breakfasts in the past: LINK HERE

Dave Ewbank, Bill and I enjoyed breakfast and light conversations.   

We talked about Dave ‘living solo’ while Kathy stayed at son’s house during the son’s major house renovations. 

Previous meeting with Father Biernat we discussed my discovery of a Canadian duet called “Choir, Choir, Choir”,  where the audience does the singing.  Turn the volume up -  Here's a LINK to one of their performances of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah".

After breakfast, I was heading off to a funeral celebration  for a 100 yr old veteran, Stanley Kokofski.   A few years ago the town of Enfield held a local parade in his neighborhood honoring his service in the Pacific theatre during World War II, he was wounded twice in action and received the Gold and Silver stars for his heroic service. One of the first vehicles in the procession contained retired U.S. Marine Corps MSG Daniel Ward, who presented him with the Connecticut Veterans Wartime Service Medal, thanking him for his service to his community and country. 

[NOTE: the parade mentioned was in honor of Mr. Kokofski's 95th birthday in 2020: LINK]

Your Temporary Scribe,

Jo-Ann   

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KIMBLE'S SOUTHWESTERN SOJOURN - CONTINUED

Jerry & Laura are back from their camping travels, but you can see their complete journey at this BLOG link: 

https://kimblescaliforniasuperbloom2026.blogspot.com/