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Writings of Kate V. Scott

Edited by Carli Scott

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  • Life & Times, 1922 – 1979
    • Saginaw to Atlanta
      • Family
      • Childhood Memories
      • New York
      • Starting a New Family
      • Kentucky Accident
    • Sarasota
      • Move to Siesta Key
        • Swimming in the Gulf
        • Important Purchase
        • Our New Home
        • Life on Board
        • Settling In
      • Screen Cage
      • Life by the Water
      • Ed the Pelican
    • First Stay in Belize
      • To British Honduras
        • Bucher’s Adventure
        • Exciting Plans
        • Journey
        • Arrival
      • At the Fort George
        • Getting Acquainted
        • Bucher Goes to Work
        • Alex Goes to School
        • Life at the Hotel
        • Exploring the Country
          • Cayo District
          • Stann Creek District
          • Blue Waters, Reef, and Tropical Isles
        • Easter in Belize
        • Parades
      • Home of Our Own
        • House and Yard
        • Laundry
        • Neighbors
      • Mealtime Challenges
      • Lucky Win
      • Rainy Season
      • Dog Days
      • Storm Warning
      • Happy Children
      • Holidays
        • U.S. Independence Day
        • Battle of St. George’s Caye Day
        • Thanksgiving
        • 1954 Christmas Card
        • Christmas Trip
      • Flying, Part 1
      • St. George’s Caye
      • 1955 Christmas Card
      • Christmas in Belize
      • Minuet
    • Life in Belize
      • First Impressions
      • School Days
        • Alex
        • Carli
        • Later Years
      • Adjusting
        • Language
        • Telephone
        • Radio
        • Party Attire
      • Cubbo
      • Grabbity
      • Swing Bridge
      • Baron Bliss Day
    • Miami
      • Return to the States
      • Life in the Big City
      • Christmas Plans
    • Siesta Key Beach House
      • At the Beach Again
        • Christmas Visitor
        • Birthday to Remember
        • Chicken Pox
        • Making Friends
      • Alex’s Job
      • Christmas in the Beach House
      • Easter Surprise
      • Summer Plans
      • Lake X
      • Beach-House Life
      • Alex, Salesman
    • Belize Before Hattie
      • Back to Belize
        • New Opportunity
        • New House
        • Warm Welcome
      • Getting Settled
      • Home Improvement
      • Friends and Neighbors
      • Packing and Shipping
      • Birthday News
      • Summer Recap
      • Marooned
    • Living Through Hattie
      • Hurricane Hattie
      • Surveying the Damage
      • Looting
      • News of Friends
      • Cleaning Up and Helping Out
      • Life Amid the Debris
      • Path Back to Normal
    • Belize After Hattie
      • Reporting for UPI
      • Bookkeeping
      • Thanksgiving Activities
      • By Sea to Guatemala
      • Relaxing Times
      • Flying, Part 2
      • Christmas Is Coming
      • Busy Year
      • Exercise Bay Rum
      • Buccaneer Lodge
      • Hurricane Edith
      • Westkust Stranding
      • Back-to-Back Hurricanes
      • Our House
      • Farewell, My Love
  • Life & Times, 1980 – 2014
    • 1980’s
      • Back to Work
      • Flurry of Visits
      • Belize Independence
      • Update on the Scotts
      • Queen Elizabeth’s Visit
      • Mosquito Coast
      • Family News
    • 1990 – 1994
      • Laptop
      • Carli & Tom’s Visit
      • Ups and Downs
      • Family Christmas
      • Never a Dull Moment
      • ’Tis the Season
      • Surprise House Guest
      • Crime Investigation
      • Still Not Retired
      • Odds and Ends
      • New Toy
      • At Long Last
      • Memorable Visit
      • Catching My Breath
      • Year’s End
    • 1995 – 1999
      • Emergency at Sea
      • Missy Joins the Family
      • Rug Merchants
      • Holidays Here and There
      • All in a Year’s Work
      • On the Home Front
      • Year’s Highlights
      • Controversial Cruise
      • Hurricane Mitch
      • Hectic Holidays
      • Winding Down
      • Welcome, Shadow
      • Things Will Be Better
    • 21st Century
      • Back on Track
      • Movie Extras
      • Life Proceeds
      • Another Year
      • Dog Walker
      • On the Boulevard
      • Bits and Pieces
      • Kolbe Foundation
      • Duchess
      • New Project
      • Getting Along
      • Hurricane Richard
      • Quiet Life
      • Looking Ahead, Looking Back
  • Travels
    • 1960’s
      • El Salvador with Mama
      • Guatemala with Muriel & Don
      • Mérida with the Family
      • Guatemala with Carli
      • Honduras with Molly & Kingsley
    • 1970’s
      • Mérida with Bucher
      • San Andrés with Bucher
      • England with Bucher
    • 1980’s
      • Mississippi Queen with Carli
      • Mérida with Becky
      • Guatemala on My Own
      • Africa with Carli & Tom
      • France on Business
    • 1990 – 1994
      • El Bajío with Muriel & Don
      • Cousins’ Reunion in Austin
      • Family Visits in Colorado
      • Mexico with Muriel & Don
      • Agents’ Meeting in Salvador
      • Caribbean Prince with Emily
      • Agents’ Meeting in Costa Rica
      • Five In France
    • 1995 – 1999
      • Agents’ Meeting in Mexico
      • France – Morocco – Spain with Muriel & Don
      • Puerto Rico with Carli & Tom
      • Air France and Japan Airlines
      • Winter in Europe with Muriel & Don
      • Agents’ Meeting in Miami
      • Niagara Prince
      • Japan with Muriel & Don
      • Quick Trip to Mexico
      • Western Tour with the Robinsons
    • 2000’s
      • Northwest Coast with Carli & Tom
      • Grande Caribe
      • Air France 50-Year Celebration
      • Grand Caribe Again
      • Pátzcuaro, Mexico, with Muriel & Don
      • Chan Chich with Fran & Louis
      • Danube River Cruise with Muriel & Don
  • Acknowledgements
  • Editor’s Notes
    This project has given me a review of my family history, my Mom’s life, and my own childhood. I’ve encountered stories I never knew, stories I had heard but forgotten, and stories I remembered, but with less detail. Some of the stories have caused me to wonder about what exactly happened, what a particular description meant, why a particular word was chosen. These notes are by no means necessary for understanding and enjoying my Mom’s accounts. Rather, they contain my reflections and perspectives, as I might relate them to a friend who had just read the relevant chapters.
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