Autumn's Glory

It has rained almost everyday while I have been on vacation.

Luckily Saturday morning the sun came out for a short time.

So the cousins and I took a walk.

Want to walk my neighborhood with me?

 the house next door, my neighbor can't even make out her steps for all the leaves.

the colors are glorious this year

the house down the street is progressing nicely.

across the street

I love the sound of walking in the leaves

we had a storm a few nights ago and large limb came off, this may be it's last year of glory.

family home of a Mitchell cousin from the 1900's they are redoing

another Mitchell family home

new home just built where the Methodist Church was before it burnt
the church my parents were married in and both sets of Grandparents attended.

this home has a copper bath tub

this home is known for its vast display of day lillies

the house my Dad adored

the sidewalk back home to 1515

the grand old oak, it has been in all the outdoor family pictures since 1926
at 1515

cousins walking ahead
and people wonder why we can not wait to lay our heads at 1515

the sun has gone back in and we are back home from our walk

I hope you enjoyed your walk up Monroe and down Jackson.
I so love the neighborhood.
It looks pretty much the same as it did when my Grandparents moved there in 1926.

Sorry I have been away........

Summertime Look for the Hoosier Cabinet

Summertime, fruits, vegetables are so good from the garden

I keep most things there on the Hoosier as you come in the back door.

So I thought why not put the tomato's in a my Mom's Pyrex bowl?

They have been tucked away for sometime not used.

I am glad I kept them.

Memories of potato salad, hard boil eggs, onions and cucumbers in oil and vinegar, 

being served in them.

I decided to show them off

3 different sizes, 3 different colors

I was not into collecting Pyrex at the time, and I had 2 sets of my own.

But having a stranger make something in them, was not something I wanted,

 so yes they came home with me.

A little piece of sunshine from my Mom

I thought they were a wedding present, but a pyrex expert told me no.
So they are not from 67 years ago today
My Mom and Dad were married today
August 10, 1947
Thanks for always being the sunshine in my life
how could not help it, look at those smiles

for those of you who enjoy some family history

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