Happy birthday, Grandma T!

Grandma T.  (1905-2002)

I can’t begin to number the times when researching my family history that I wished I could talk to you — but unfortunately I didn’t take that up until after you really couldn’t remember things very well. But you were the one that got the ball rolling with your little brown book full of handwritten history, newspaper clippings and pictures.

• Wish I could share with you all that I have found out since!
• I have the 104 year old dress you are wearing in the picture in my cedar chest.
• I loved your chocolate chip cookies and if I think real hard I can just about smell them.
• I don’t remember this, but I am told that your old cow, Old Red, licked me right across my cheek when I was itty-bitty.
• I was curious about your kitties on the farm, but Mom made sure I was scared of their claws.
• I really liked your white and yellow glider on the farm. In fact, I liked everything about the farm.
• Except the outhouse.
• I liked getting a good cold drink out of the well.
• I loved your apple orchard.
• Your little black faced sheep were soo cute! Especially the one R was bottle-feeding.
• The farm’s gray barn was huge!
• And if I remember correctly, you had a beautiful flower garden surrounded by a white picket fence.

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NP: Fringe

Sophie news: We took a walkie to see the Chief. Sorta creepy without H. Soph ignored the gray squirrels in the forest. She seems to be much more interested in the birdies. Naughty girl.

Waiting for: DH to get cleaned up from work…he’s just in at 9:30 this evening…so he can eat supper and the both of us can eat some rhubarb crisp. And more asparagus.