Yard Sale Finds and More

Last weekend I was at 1515 for a long weekend.

No cousins in town..just me so I had to make my own fun.

Yard sale down the street from a sweet retired couple, cousin Marty and I had been there in October a couple years ago, and they had antiques.

they are selling their home and moving to Florida so everything was 

50% off...so this tray was $1

I love this lemon wedge plate with pink roses and white hydrangea's.

so it was $5

Bavarian

a bone dish marked $1 so it was 50 cents

I use them to put my reading glasses in

It was a busy weekend

New Farmers market to visit

Friday cousin Fred and I went driving through the country and to a state park for lunch

We went to a cemetery where my 3rd Great Grandmother is buried

My Father's side of the family starting in 1836

my cousin who came to the Riot her ancestors

But NO

I looked just past it and saw this, screamed and scared cousin Fred

Jane Devers in my Maternal 3rd Great Grandmother

and there she was.....all by herself next to my Paternal family members?

I had her will, but she died in a neighboring county. Would of NEVER thought to look her.

The twins were in Canada but I had to call and tell them.

If you genealogy you know I just crashed through a huge brick wall.

This was Friday the 13th

another weird thing

Fred told me he had just restored my Great Grandparents

cylinder phonograph, "I wish I had the receipt" he said.

15 minutes before he picked me up I was going through one of their boxes..

you know what I am going to say?

I found the receipt for that phonograph from 1916 

right before Fred came, so you can imagine how astounded he was when I pulled it out and said

"here it is"

(I will save for another post)

Saturday I attended a encore performance of the play from the Riot

"A Question of Loyalty" at Lincoln Log Cabin.

Standing room only!

Sunday Fred and I went out for Fathers Day

Monday was lunch with cousin Karen

To end the weekend on Monday I was able to attend the 

Historical Society Founders Day Dinner

and accept an award for our work on the Charleston Riot

It was a great night.

Even better my Paternal Grandfather's 93 yr old Doctor was there.

He said "your Grandfather would be so proud of you"

It meant alot because of my Grandad Winkler I did the Riot Commemoration

Another blessed weekend

and this one was too!

My nephew got married

My husband is so happy when he is with his brothers.

Mr is on the rt and is the baby boy

Thanks for going with me on the journey of the last week!

Ann

Scenes From the Garden

Saturday Morning in the Garden

Nikko Blue Hydrangea

Garden Cottage

Annabelle Hydrangea

Picasso Petunia

Lily is blooming

My knockout rose can not decided what color it wants to be

blooming 2 colors on one bloom?

Dahlia ready to bloom

it came back from last year

OK, I need to weed :(

neighbor's hydrangea and garden

they got new siding and after 18 years of looking a gray home,

I can not adjust to the yellow?

And my Robin's are all gone.

I so enjoyed them while I was on vacation

I happen to see the last 2 leave the nest

I documented the last one leaving as I watched

the angel is telling him to fly

Mama says "come on"

he jumped out of the nest "I can fly, I can do it!"

so he hopped

and hopped

and he looked back........one more time

Goodbye sweet baby, I will miss you

Hope your weekend is a great one

and Happy Fathers day to all

I miss mine so

So glad I knew what is was like to be loved beyond measurement.

The look on his face says it all as he looked at my brother and I.

Happy Fathers Day, Grandad's Included!

It will be a quite day around here tomorrow, no fathers to celebrate with.

My father died when I was 18. One of my patients and I were talking about that on Friday, I could tell he felt bad for me. But I told him it was OK, because even though I only had him 18 years, I had the best Dad in the world. Yes, I was a Daddy's girl and I was going somewhere with him.

I still miss your humour, your laugh, your smile and your love every day.

Do you think he thought my brother and I were special?

He looked more like his Dad then I knew

Because this is how I remember my Grandfather Winkler or "Grandad"

He did not do well after my Father died. My Dad died in January and Grandad died in December. It was the most difficult year of my life.

He loved his family so. In 1977 he had his 90th birthday, and recently my cousin uncovered a audio tape of his birthday. For the first time in 33 years I heard his voice and that of my Dads. My favorite part was when Grandad said " the happiest days of my life are those I spend with my children". Yes I cried like a baby. He lived to see one more birthday and died at 91.

But I still had someone who was always there for me..........Pa.

My Mom's Father.

Tall, handsome with a full head of white hair. I spent every Saturday of my life with him, the favorites being going to his gas station and getting a coke out of the machine!

He was always there for me after my Dad died. He made my birthday and holidays special. My Mom thought as a child he was not overly affection, but he was with us. Probably the freedom of retirement and not worrying about everyday life. The picture that says that the most is of him holding my Chatty Cathy doll on his lap, with a smile on his face. He lived long enough to spend part of my Moms retirement with her! They would drive the 2 hours to come visit me. He also lived to be 91.

In 1996 when I met my husband, I was lucky to find out he had a wonderful Father. He was the best and loving Father in law. After all those years it was nice to celebrate Fathers Day again. By the time he died in 2005, I called him "Pop"

I am so very fortunate to of had four such wonderful, loving men in my life. I honor them today.