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It was a beautiful evening in Keauhou!
Lots of people attended the presentation and many copies of my book, From Exile To Eden, were sold! It was wonderful to, once again, pay tribute to my parents and the deeds of other brave Polish citizens and soldiers from WWII.

On Tuesday May 1, 2018 at the Kona Stories Book Store located in the Keauhou Shopping Center. 
78-6831 Alii Drive, Keauhou, Hawaii
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I will be promoting my book, From Exile to Eden: A Family Journal,  at the monthly author event called Words & Wine.  There will be press releases to local media outlets advertising the event in the upcoming months.
Those of you living here in Hawaii, I welcome you to join me there. 

This poem was written in 2005 which was three years after my mother died. I had just returned to Connecticut from Hawaii and made a comment to my sister, Liz, that our Christmas would be happier than it had been for a while. We had missed our parents dearly.  Her answer was… 
  “The Christmas after my last (one) will be the best of all.”
I went to my room and wrote this poem in 20 minutes

Christmases Past
 
I now reflect upon the years
         Of Christmases past.
Each one a happy, fleeting scene
       Of memories fading fast.
Our youthful senses were engaged
       In laughter and delight.
While darling Mama and Tata
       Made our spirits bright.
                                
A meager tree of wired twigs,
       Its branches were adorned,
With bits of brightly colored string,
       Buttons and acorns.
These precious moments were to me,
       As seeds to starving sparrows,
As were the sounds of mama’s voice,
       Singing Christmas carols.
 
The older that I finally grew,
       So wise in what was cool,
I often found I did ignore,
       Life’s most impressive jewel.
The joy of being truly loved,
       Above all living things,
By my mother and my father,
       Those wisest of all beings.
 
Christmas comes this year again,
        Its joy a little tired.
I long to be with both of them,
       As I rest here by the fire.
Like a silent siren’s haunting voice,
       I feel their spirits calling.
Come be with us my precious child,
       Your winter’s night is falling.
 
I see the children trimming trees,
       While I sing my Christmas carols.
I decorate with loving hands,
       And feed my starving sparrows.
Such joy there was in Christmas past.
       Such joy I’ll know again.
The Christmas Day after my Last,
       Will be the best of them.

Happiness nearly slipped past me the other day.
Barely noticeable, I glimpsed its vibrant colors reflecting off passing clouds.
I felt its warmth against my upturned face.
 
I sensed its presence as it anchored itself to the walls of my heart.
Curling lacy tendrils encircling precious memories,
Blooming in colors that brought tears to my eyes.
 
I Inhaled the fragrance of flowering gardens,
And felt the furry softness of contentment brush my hand.
I found comfort in its purr.
 
A thin, delicate wisp of joy that could support my weary soul,
I yearned to drown within its being…
And never awaken to a world without happiness.
 
 
Jadz Morrison
10/09/17

Tuesday, August 5, at 7:00 p.m. there will be a Book Fair at the Avon Public Library where 30 local authors have been invited to sell their books and talk with the public. Then on Tuesday, August 12, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. there will be three authors (myself included) covering the topic of memoirs and biographies in their lectures. Hope to see you there!

Update:
My book lecture at the Avon Public Library, yesterday, was a great success…. Good audience, lots of appreciation, many F.E.T.E. books sold, and a variety of biography/memoirs presented by three other authors.

Special radio interview by Bob Charles of Pyramid One Network Radio. Please follow the link to listen to the full interview:

The Charles Bob Show Radio interview of Author Jadwiga Morrison

This past July 2nd, I was welcomed by the members of the Franklin Walk and Talk Reading Club who graciously invited me to sign books and to lecture on “From Exile to Eden”. The fifteen member book club, of this lovely Massachusetts town, all purchased and read my book in advance of the lecture… which made the meeting exciting. The Reading Club meets at the Franklin Federated Church… a gorgeous church with architecture rivaling any building of that period. The morning was delightful and the snacks were delicious!! The members of the club, and my sister Liz and I, joked, laughed and shared stories which will appear in my next book, “This Life of Mine”. I send a special Thank You to Donald and Dottie who always bring joy to our lives!

On March 25, The R.J. Julia Booksellers in Madison, Connecticut held its Connecticut Writer’s Night to which I was invited as the Connecticut Writer of the Month to give a lecture on my newly released book, From Exile to Eden.

After the Lecture and Book Signing with about 50 people, we had the pleasure of chatting with the Mayor of Hartford Pedro Segarra (a friend of the Szelazek family).