Stories :

Saturday Stories: A Romance

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Long ago, just after the turn of the last century, teachers in small, rural towns were still boarded at the homes of families whose children attended school.   If one family had the room and was well enough off, they would have[...]

Saturday Stories: Grandma I.

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      This is Grandma I.  She was Mamie's paternal grandmother (my great-great grandmother).  She was born in Scotland in the 1860s and entered the USA through Canada around 1890. (We suspect that it may not[...]

Stories In My Head

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My mind is constantly on. My mind is constantly thinking. My mind is constantly planning and preparing and wondering and worrying. But when it?s not doing those things, my mind is daydreaming. I daydream all the time . And I?ve been doing[...]

Saturday Stories: Mom's Pets

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Mamie and Bumpa always had a pet. They kept cats to keep down the mice. They had dogs for protection and companionship. It wasn't until mom came along, though, that animals were elevated to family member status. The first cat that[...]

Little "Salad server Stories"

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  There is quite nothing that could not tell us a story... Even so common things like salad server... The cute little swimmers from Pylones are a birthday gift from one of my best and longest girl friends. From Bali, years ago, I´ve[...]

Saturday Stories: A Love Story

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Once upon a time there was a girl who lived in a small town. She was very smart and she often was chosen to represent her school in county academic events. There she met other kids from the county who were also excelling. She was[...]

Saturday Stories: Home Remedies

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In January 2009, I made a New Year's resolution to preserve more of my family's history by recording a story or event or even recipe from the past.  This week, I am nursing a hard cold and feel pretty lousy.  The darn bug made me[...]

Saturday Stories: Mamie's Cakes

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Mamie taught herself to decorate cakes.  She bought a book, read it, practiced and ended up with a successful business making cakes for weddings, birthdays, retirements and anniversaries.   She took pictures of many of her[...]

Saturday Stories: Animal Lovers

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I am starting to think the well is running dry and I am headed for the end of Saturday Stories. Each week it is getting more and more difficult to think of something to record from the old days. The end isn't today, however. Pa, one of[...]

Saturday Stories: A Show & Tell

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For this week's Saturday Stories, I am sharing some kitchen tools that have been in our family for a long time. I haven't run out of family stories, but as I am in Seattle for the next two weeks, I thought some easy post scheduling was in order.[...]