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Life Is a Stage

LIFE IS A STAGE

And we all must play our part. Running in and out of situations, that may be doomed from the start.

It’s not where you finish, it’s where you start. Sometimes your left hand may not know what your right hand is doing, but at least you have a start.

In order to blaze into the future you must come out of the dark, and turn on the light to your future, this is where you start.
Because time waits for no one, it just brings you out of the dark.

So just remember from a little acorn – comes the mighty oak. Because life is a stage, and we must all play our part.

By Lenny Jaynes

 

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Celebration of Life of Susan Couvrier

A Celebration of the life of Susan Couvrier was held on May 30th at the Historical Society of Frankford.

 

The Historical Society of Frankford Remembering Susan Couvreur.
Jerry Kolankiewicz & Chuck Cahall, uplifting songs and remembering stories of Susan.

Thanks to John Hewitt for the video.

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Frankford Stories by Fred Prescott

Rick Spector of Moviehouse Productions and Frederick C. (Fred) Prescott, will present Fred’s
Frankford Stories, a gritty installment in Moviehouse’s Philadelphia Neighborhood video series, at the
HSF monthly meeting lecture on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. The “star” of the film is Fred, lifelong
Frankford resident and board member of the Historical Society of Frankford (HSF). He tells stories
of growing up and living in Frankford at another time, the early 1940’s through the 1960’s. The
speakers will take questions from the audience following the showing.
Rick Spector is a Philadelphia native and a proud son of NE Philly’s Oxford Circle. Always interested
in public speaking, nostalgia, Philadelphia history, music, television and film, Rick acted on his
passions by forming Moviehouse Productions in 1983. His company offers multi-media nostalgia
presentations to community groups and short subjects by video. Rick served seniors for 35 years
through community relations work at Philadelphia Corporation for Aging. Rick hosted PCA’s public
service radio show “Milestones” during its entire five-year run.
The meeting and lecture will occur at the HSF library/museum at 1507 Orthodox St, Philadelphia.
The event is free and open to the public, and free off-street parking is available across Orthodox
Street at the Frankford Friends School. Doors open at 7:00 PM. Light refreshments will be served
before and after the lecture.
The lecture will also be streamed live on the Society’s Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=the%20historical%20society%20of%20frankford
About the Historical Society of Frankford
Founded in 1905, volunteers at the Historical Society of Frankford preserve and interpret the
history of Frankford and vicinity through its collections, exhibitions, and educational programs.
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Big Dreams

BIG DREAMS 

I remember when I was a teenager back in the day. When I walked all alone down by the stream – when no one was home.

I would dream of Big Dreams, while I was all alone. Oh, maybe one day I would walk on the moon.

But now I’m a father with kids of my own. As strange as it may seem, that doesn’t stop my Big Dream. Because as my kids get older, they may have the same dream.

As the days come and go and I get a little older I stop and I think it may not be me.

But maybe I’ll see my kids walk on the moon. It’s only – a Fathers Big Dream.

Because dreams never get old, when you Believe – in a Fathers Big Dream.

Maybe one day, we’ll all meet together – on the moon.

By Lenny Jaynes 

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What I Love the Most

WHAT I LOVE THE MOST

Cream in my coffee, butter on my toast and eggs over easy, and you as my wife.

It took a long time to find you, as I look from coast to coast. But now that I have found you, it’s you I love the most.

When days are dark and gloomy, and I stumble out of bed, and I look around and I can’t find you. Because you already went ahead,

To put cream in my coffee, butter on my toast, and eggs over easy. That’s why it’s you – I love the most.

By Lenny Jaynes