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1988 My friends forever, left to right, Motchka (since 1950) & Darian (since 1955)

When we were
a couple of kids

Motchka & Pat,
19 & 20-years old, 1950,
Shaw AFB, S. Carolina.

25 years later
25
1975 in Panorama City, CA
Less wiser but a lot older.
Motchka at 44; Pat 45.

When we were a couple of kids!

Jane Gilman, left, owner/publisher of the Larchmont
Chronicle, having a fun day with Pat Onorato, then
publisher of the Newhall Saugus Record Press,
in Beverly Hills in 1968 "Happy 40th Anniversary
Larchmont Chronicle (You must be pretty old by now, Jane?)

THOSE WERE THE HAPPY DAYS

1946, Pat & her sister, Dorothy, in Tijuana,MX

DAYS GONE BY

Pat & Margie camping at Carpenteria Beach, 1986

YOU AGAIN!

Margie & Pat's Scooter Club. Lucerne Valley, 2002
(Must be over 70 to join; Margie doesn't look it in the pix but, believe me, she looks it in person!)

AND THESE ARE THE
HAPPY DAYS

Darian with Susan at the
Barnstorm Cafe in Big Bear
City, October, 2002.

MAHA REFLECTS: Yea! Thou shalt not weigh more than the refrigerator......A balanced diet is not, repeat...NOT...a cookie in each hand. .....

THINGS ARE LOOKING UP!

1977, Darian competes!

Pat & Darian
1977

Darian took me out of a sullen,
depressive, and dark despair mood after
the mastectomy & reassured me that everything
was okay. And guess what? It was.

MAHA ONYERSPOMONI SPEAKS: Hear Ye oh Simple Souls! If ye are too open minded your brains will most assuredly fall out....

Yo! Flag.

Pat P., New Haven, our friend of
55 years.

Carpenteria Beach mid-80's, Margie & Pat.

Getting the job done Pat & Julie doing their part.	UNITED WE STAND The enemy didn't stand a chance!	Uncle Sam's Beauties Flaunting their sexy GI Issue Bathing suits and lil' abners. Pat, second from left.	Home was never so good Pat, center, with two laundry maidens.
Shall we go to the PX? Why not? Let's!	A visit to mama 1951 in Dallas, TX while on a 3-day Thanksgiving leave	Pat is flying high Maybe we didn't pilot planes but we surely flapped our wings.	A spirited group of airmen sing As they drive to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina for a picnic.

We're on our way

Come, let's sit on top

Whoops! It's to China now.

We are too bad.....

The Press Club performance, 1969

Which one has the Toni? 1978

Mama Santina & Pat,
1945 in Tijuana, Mexico

DARIAN, 1955: The year Pat & Darian met

Taken at Norfolk, VA ,at our beach cabin.
Her son Tony was 7 years old; she was 40.
Welcome to my world!

DARIAN, 2002: And the beat goes on

Beauty has no limitations...
It dwells forever in the heart
Eternally (Pato)

Welcome to my senility den of inequity. See beauty diminish before your weary eyes....		Pat, 1950, Grad. Polytec. Night School, LA		Pat, 1958, AA Grad LACC Night Class Journalism .		Pat, 1963, BAJournalism Grad CalState.Night and Day...You are the one.

Let's hear it for Darwin

Well that takes care of another photo album. Only 73 more to go UNLESS, someone would like to submit some pictures?? Cowards. ...eh! eh!

The living room view	Pat after unloading the truck	Cousin's visit our gate sponging a free lunch
Darian pauses to poses	It's a tug of war as Tony tries to give me a rest!	Everybody works while Darian relaxes

Next week a lot more, the Air Force pictures will be up (or down, according to how many drinks you've had).

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And the bride wore white
Uncle Frank and Zel Wed in 1947
Pat is maid of honor and Jack, her
stepfather, best man (and that he was!)

They waited for Pat to get out of the
hospital before they celebrated their
25th Anniversary in 1972.
I surely drank to that too!

Kern River Kid - 1959
At 29 years old, Pato spent every
weekend that she wasn't working
or going to school, at Kern River
with Darian & her son.

Big Bear - 1980
Margaret, broker of Woodstock
Real Estate, prepares to sign Pat O's
newly earned real estate license . Pat O
never knew this would be a lifetime ORDEAL.

Interviewing a captain-1974 Learning about the fish-finder from a veteran deep-sea captain, Pat also fishes for 'rock fish and other odd creatures of the ocean as she prepares a story.	Darian scrapes muscle Darian provides the bait and Pat the dinner...one cannot live without hope.	Pat races to beaches- 1977 After a hefty cast over the breakers,Note the left arm where the breast left!.	Darian Waits -1977 And waits, and waits for dinner...her reward for all her hard work! She's still waiting.
Bar-b-que weeds? 1978 Her best is not good enough!	Darian loves fishing -- 1982 That's why she's reading a book while fishing buddy, Bill C., looks on. Big Bear Lake	Bill caught one-- 1982 Bill, a real estate broker, and Pat, enjoy a few beers while doing their weekly fishing day at Big Bear Lake.	Which way is that dog going? Say, Bill, maybe we should leave Darian at home next time. I don't think she really enjoys fishing...or for that matter, us either.

1977- Pat and Darian take
a moment to reflect...
to be grateful for all they have

The evening sunset lightens
theVentura skies
In a rainbow aura across the horizon;
Bringing with it, solitude, warmth,
And the realization that all living
things are a connected integral part
of each other and, of the universe. ....Pato