Granny Pam GD2 was here only 3 days, but they were fun. Some time ago, her preschool assigned symbols to the children, and hers is a moon. The first letter of her name is “M”, so I guess that is the significance. During her last couple of visits, she has spied the moon, and always says, “There’s … Read more
GD2 needed to go home Wednesday, she woke up missing her family. She was very quiet all morning, and very happy when she and I got into the car to head for Kalamazoo. Having her here for a few days reminded me of the “good old days”, when I had three small children in the … Read more
Sometimes when there is an elephant in the room, all you can do is kick the dog. After all the elephant is so big and the dog is manageable. Once Papa and I had a disease as big as an elephant in our space, and I know it’s a difficult situation. We are grateful that … Read more
Papa’s photos from Pickin’ on Cystic Fibrosis are posted here.
The Huron Valley Eagles will host a benefit for the family of Freddie Newby on May 10, 2008. There have been some nice donations for the raffle. Bobby Osborne, Lorraine Jordan and Carolina Road, and Nothin’ Fancy have donated CDs. Autographed copies of a photo of Rhonda Vincent and Bobby Osborne will also be included. … Read more
We had a wonderful time at Pickin’ on Cystic Fibrosis Saturday. More on that later this week. We detoured to Kalamazoo and brought GD2 back with us for a visit. She is completely different from her sister, and takes a little getting used to. Her parents taught her to be quite polite, so if she doesn’t want … Read more
I can’t name names today, since I’m not focused and I don’t have my program, it’s in Papa’s car. I just want all of the wonderful people who came out Saturday to support Jimmy’s endeavour, Pickin’ on Cystic Fibrosis, to know how much it meant to Papa and I. You can see the main sponsors … Read more
I looked over this picture and then scanned my genealogy database. I realized that little Marion is wearing roller skates. That hardly seems right for a visit to the Yearnd cousins I was thinking of. Then I remembered Austin William Kaiser 1896-1920, son of William Kaiser and Delia Conway. William Kaiser was Winnie’s father, and … Read more
Marion A. Yearnd, 1912-1969, was the second of my grandmother’s 5 children. Aunt Marion was a tiny lady, size 2 or something. She lived in Chicago, and worked in various governmental offices. She never married, and visited our house on Thanksgiving often when I was small. She may have come more often, but I was … Read more
The first page of Grandma’s scrapbook is dedicated to her oldest child, Margaret Jane Yearnd. There are 10 photos of Aunt Jane, her husband, Leo Devereaux, and a person who may be her husband’s sister, Catherine. Aunt Jane called her, “sister Kate”. This page seems to contain photos related to a home Leo and Jane … Read more