b'2 troductionInHelloall,youareholdinginyourhands(physically),orviewingonthecomputer,aphotobookormoreaccurately,acollectionofstoriesandphotographsthatcelebrateDiannesJourneyofnotquitethreequartersofacenturywithus.Itsaverybigworldandweallrecognizethatwhatweseedependsonwherewesit.Asmybrother-inlawsaysinhisstory(page16),weareallfortunateinthegeographywefindourselves,andwithourparentsandfriendsthathelpedformwhoweare.Thatsaid,eachofushasawayofseeingtheworldatthosedecisivemomentswiththecoloringofourexperiencesandmemories,thatis,theattentionwebringtoit.Thenarrativestorytelling,combinedwiththevisualphotographsgivesustheopportunitytoseethethreadsofourcommonexperiencesthatwesharedinmemorieswithDianne.Thatjourney,formeatleast,hasaddedtomy40+yearsoftimespentwithmywife,ourfriends,children,relativesandhercolleagues.Havingamemoryappearthatwasunexpectedandperhapsforgottenwhenitsurfacesissurprising.MysonGreg(page60),whenhewentonthatmemorysearch,someunexpectedmemoriesfoundtheirwaytothesurfaceofconsciousness.Itbogglesmymindhowallofus,whensearchingourmemoryofthespacesandplaceswherewewerepresentinDiannescompany,thatwecanhavesuchawealthofmemoriesandstoriesavailableforustobewithDianneagain,ifonlyforamoment.Ifeelthatthisbookcanandwillopenthatmemoryvault,andimportantlyconnectustoeachother,whetherincommonstorytellingorintherecognitionofhowherplaceintheworldenrichedallofusincontinuingourownpersonaljourneys.Weallrecognizethatthespacesweinhabithelptocreatethepurposeofourgatherings.Oursurroundings,whethertheybephysical,liketheworkenvironmentwithitsspecificcommonpurposesorspaceslikethepeninsulatoothacresinoldforgewheretheforesightofDiannesgrandfatherJackSavetthelpedassurethattheirchildrenandgrandchildrenmighthaveacommongeographytoshare.SurroundingsshapeourthoughtsemotionsandactionsandforDianneandforour'