Wisdom and whimsy in moderate doses
An e-mail from my grandfather today: Erica I mailed you something today and I’m really anxious to see what your response is when you get it. Grandad I love surprises! I hope it’s not something that I have to feed … The other e-mail from him today: To all my internet friends I am going… Continue reading Surprise?
If you haven’t seen it already, check out Ex-Boyfriend Jewlery — women (and a few men) who were dumped or did the dumping, getting rid of jewelry from the relationship. List the rings, necklaces, bracelets, purses, even wedding dresses that you no longer need or want — or go on a little shopping spree. The… Continue reading Get something pretty for yourself
I am bad at vacations. I had several projects planned and many good intentions. Few of them were accomplished. Instead, over the last two weeks I: • Spent a lot of time at the computer scanning more than 60 letters (many more than 6 pages long) and postcards written to and from my great-great-grandparents. •… Continue reading What I did on summer vacation
I’ve been working on a family history project, scanning photos, letters and postcards that we found in the basement of my grandmother’s house. Most recently, I discovered a bundle of postcards and letters my grandmother, Celia Fulkerson, sent home to her parents in 1946 while on a trip from Missouri to Texas with her friend… Continue reading A trip to Texas, 1946
I went to my mother’s over the weekend. There’s something I always forget about staying there: You have to be prepared to sleep with one — maybe two — 80-pound dog. And you don’t know how lovable a Rottweiler is until she wants to snuggle.