John's and Marianne's Diaries

Updated October 11, 2026

We have been sending diaries to friends and family for over two decades.

These look best on the larger screens of a computer or tablet, but smart phones are also doable.

Oct. 6-9, Busy Week
Oct. 2-4, Igbo Tradition into our Week
September 30, Sale Day
Sept. 22-25, Things ... Mostly

For more history, click "DIARIES" in the blue bar above. It is just a long list, but you can tell we've been at this for a while.

"TRAVEL" in the blue menu is a map and list of countries we have visited and recorded.


As a temporary feature, here is a link to what was left as we downsizeD our estate. Most has disappeared, but ask if you are interested.


Marianne
"MARIANNE ART" links to Her art site. ---- A must-see!

 



Here are four other areas of our lives.

Milestones

Move to Ukraine (1998)
"Big European Road Trip" (2001-2002)
Move to Frankfurt (2002)
Move to Bavaria (2005)
Retire (2012)
Back in America (2013)

Magdalena In late 2018, we filmed Marianne's mother as she told the story of her early life, from birth in a small Hungarian town, through growing up in Budapest, and escaping to Vienna, Bavaria, and Texas at the end of World War II.
We called the series "Magdalena's Chapters."
Magdalena passed away December 28, 2019, five days after her 100th birthday.

Houses In the two decades of this diary, we have lived in a half-dozen homes, from an "interesting" temporary apartment in Kyiv, to a jewel box in Bavaria, to our current old house in Fresno.
Christmasses

This is a link to all our Christmases since 1998.