This is a speech I gave at the Yountville Veterans Home on November 10, 2017, in observation of Veterans Day. Veterans Day Speech 2017 For 98 years, Americans have remembered those who served our country in uniform on the 11th of November – first as Armistice Day, and then, since 1954 as Veterans Day. In... Continue Reading →
Cactus Blooms
Cactus flowers blooming in Yountville in April 2018. The photo above was taken on April 24, 2018 on the Yountville Veterans Home campus. Yes, these are flowers blooming from an otherwise ordinary looking cactus.
Deer, deer
Deer on Yountville campus, 31 May 2018
President Roosevelt said it
It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by the dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who... Continue Reading →
Remembrance
The following is the text of a speech I gave at a Remembrance Service at the chapel at the Yountville Veterans Home on May 10, 2018. Good morning, my name is Ursula Stuter and I am the Acting Administrator here at the Home. I have been acting in this capacity for a year now, and it... Continue Reading →
First Post: The Reason Why
I often get asked for copies of my speeches at public events, so I thought I'd simplify things and have a one stop shop where you can view, read, or print at your leisure. Speeches will be uploaded in print form, as I get them converted for legibility and correct the inevitable typing errors. I... Continue Reading →
