Posted in art, genealogy, photos on Sep 9th, 2007 2 Comments »
As I said, I wanted to be able to create something this weekend in my new art space. Today, I created a wall hanging that I absolutely love. I took a cotton doily I got at Michael’s, soaked it in coffee to give it an aged look and sewed the image of my great-great-great grandmother, [...]
Posted in genealogy on Aug 25th, 2007 1 Comment »
Tonight we celebrated my grandma’s 80th birthday. Above is a photo of her on her grandma’s porch near what was called Billy Goat Hill in the North End of St. Joe. When she was five, her family moved to Long Lane Missouri, which is actually as it sounds… a long lane out in the middle [...]
Posted in genealogy, writing on Aug 5th, 2007 1 Comment »
It’s been days since I updated. Lots of reasons, but the main one is that I’m trying desperately to finish my family history before schools starts. I met with my grandma and her first cousin, Mildred, this past week to gather some stories. It was fantastic. Mildred is 89 years old and has the [...]
