The Eleventh Hour, Eleventh Day, Eleventh Month

Ann H GabhartAnn's Posts, One Writer's Journal 12 Comments

The Eleventh Hour is a phrase meaning at the last moment, taken from a passage in the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard in the King James Bible, Matthew 20:1-16. In that story the owner of a vineyard goes out and hires workers early in the morning and then two more times a little later in the day and …

Veterans Day in Hollyhill

Ann H GabhartAnn's Posts, Heart of Hollyhill

November 11, 1964 Jocie Brooke here reporting from Hollyhill, Kentucky. It’s Veterans Day. We had to go to school anyway, but Dad did a special issue of the Banner with stories from some of the veterans. Mr. Haskins who served in World War I was more than ready to share his stories about serving in France. Of course, I’d heard …

Saluting Veterans Day

Ann H GabhartAnn's Posts, One Writer's Journal

  “From the world wars of Europe to the jungles of the Far East, from the deserts of the Middle East to the African continent, and even here in our own hemisphere, our veterans have made the world a better place and America the great country we are today.”  ~John Hoeven    November 11 – Veterans Day   I have …