This morning, I was reading blogs and at least two of the bloggers I read regularly, Tipper, and Becky posted photos of their daffodils. I’m behind, again! You might remember last fall, when I did some work on the flower bed on the south side of my house. I planned to move my daisies to this … Read more
I hit a wall on Tuesday, and absolutely collapsed. Well, I almost absolutely collapsed. I put two coats of paint on the stairs, while the paint dried, I wrote some posts for my Belle’s Box series over on Granny’s Genealogy. Then, it was outside to paint the new trim, which will go in the living … Read more
Well, here I go again. Today’s words are about my paternal grandmother, Winnie Alice (Kaiser) Yearnd. In this photo she is sitting at the dining room table in her home at 703 E. Division, Cadillac. That is also the place my family lived from about 1958 until my parents divorced and I moved away to … Read more
We sure got a lot done on our project this weekend. Saturday morning, it was the living room carpet. Papa did the heavy lifting, he’s pretty good with a knife, and before I knew it half the carpet was up. The worst part was trying to figure out what to do with all the furniture. … Read more
We did make it to the Kentuckians of Michigan Friday Night to see Tim Ellis, Steve Daniels, Neil and Nick Hensley; playing under the name they used in the 80’s- Flatland Grass. The singing was solid in every way; and I sure did enjoy seeing Tim play that banjo again. My favorite picture of those Papa … Read more
Want new flooring, and a new paint job? A couple of days on my project, and you won’t! Wednesday I moved stuff all over, covered up what was left and painted the living room ceiling. The I taped the trim, vacummed the walls and got ready to paint them. Those activities were after a trip … Read more
Papa’s pictures of Ricky Prater and the Midnight Travelers are posted. Since we last visited the Kentuckians of Michigan they took down the awful fence that was on the front of the stage. It sure makes a difference, you can actually see a little of what is going on. We’re going to try to make … Read more
Old photos, Granny’s childhood
I’m off to the Library of Michigan today, hitching a ride with a group that is able to make the trip regularly. It’s one of the best things I’ve promised myself this year, take advantage of opportunity when I can. Yesterday, I took all the pictures off the living room wall, washed them, the banister … Read more