A whimsical look at a lifetime of personal ephemera collected with no particular aim in mind except it was either too interesting, too funny, too sentimental or too pretty to part with! Welcome and enjoy!
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Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Monday, March 30, 2020
Sunday, March 29, 2020
Friday, March 27, 2020
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Grandma Letter ~~ Postmarked March 29, 1991
She wrote:
Dear Shelby & Jack,
I received your nice present of petite fours yesterday & thanks a lot! It was so sweet of you. It came while the nurse was here & I opened it & we both had a sample. Delicious!
It is cold here today. It was very windy here yesterday.
I go back to Dr. Shore on the 19th. The nurse still comes & takes blood samples, etc. They are watching over me.
Yes, I tried doing laundry this week. Ruth has been very sick with a very bad cold. I am next to the laundry room & I didn't have any trouble. A neighbor went to the Farmer's Market for me yesterday.
Donna called last night & invited me for Sunday dinner. Said she would come for me & bring me back and if I didn't feel like coming, she would bring a dinner.
I got my bill from the hospital this week. $13,633. Intensive care - 7 days at $1,188 per day!!! Plus 3 days semi-private at $368 per day plus all the extras - EKGs, xrays, etc. Medicare pays all but $628 & I have Blue Cross that is supposed to cover the rest.
I am not doing any sewing just now. I did try the other night to do some cross stitch but in a little while my arms got too tired. But I will try to do a little every night. My legs still get very tired. I believe the blood thinner keeps me like that.
Well hon, I better close and get this in the mail. Take care!
Love always,
Grandma
Monday, March 23, 2020
Sunday, March 22, 2020
Saturday, March 21, 2020
Snow White Watch ~~ 1968
This watch was a Christmas present in 1968 and came with a little Snow White figurine. I still have the figurine too. I wore the watch so much and for so many years that the band became flimsy and near the clasp, you can see the remains of a green rubber band that I had to use to keep the watch on securely. When new, the band was a bright yellow.
Friday, March 20, 2020
Thursday, March 19, 2020
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Monday, March 16, 2020
Sunday, March 15, 2020
Grandma Letter ~~ Postmarked March 19, 1993
She wrote:
Dear Shelby & Jack,
Thanks for the cute sayings you sent me. I will take them down to Ruth & let her see them.
I suppose you know we had a real knockout blizzard here. It cost me $10 to get my car shoveled out. It snowed then hailed then snowed again. The snow was so heavy you couldn't shovel it. They used pick axes to break it up. One of the ladies here had 3 of her grand-children and her son ask if anyone wanted their snow cleared off. About 12 of the cars had it done. The maintenance crew plowed one path up the drive & that was it. There were 3' & 4' drifts in the driveway. All the highways were closed & the National Guard was sent out to keep people (cars) off the streets. To say the least, it was bad! On top of that, it rained all day & all night on Tuesday.
Mrs. Wallace's eye is doing very well.
Ruth's granddaughter is taking Harold to the doctor today. I took her grocery shopping two days this week.
I suppose you are having good weather. Your early flowers should be getting ready to come up. It will be July before all this snow melts.
Hope you get the candy I made soon. It won't spoil!
Well hon, not much news here, except the weather. I am sending you some pictures of what it was like.
Take care, write when you can.
Love always,
Grandma
P.S. They wouldn't send the mailmen out on Saturday!
Saturday, March 14, 2020
Friday, March 13, 2020
Thursday, March 12, 2020
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Monday, March 9, 2020
Buck Robbins ~~ U.S. Naval Academy ~~ Graduated 1935
I don't know who this man is aside from what Grandma wrote on the back of the photo. I tried to find info online but was unsuccessful!
Sunday, March 8, 2020
Friday, March 6, 2020
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Information, Please ... ~~ Summer 1974
Inside:
Dear Shelby,
By the time you get this card, both of us hope that you are feeling somewhat better.
Your grandma has told us of some of the progress you are making and hope real soon you will be able to go back home. God bless you.
Uncle Paul & Marion
Grandma Letter ~~ Postmarked March 4, 1996
She wrote:
Dear Shelby,
Received your nice letter & pictures & I just love the one of the back of the home. I am glad the tub has reached its "final resting place". I love the fixtures. Are your cabinets going to have doors or are they open shelves? I know you just love the ledges for flower pots.
I saw another episode of "Rich Man, Poor Man" yesterday & before that there were 2 hours of "Woman of Substance". It is on the Family Channel.
We have had some really cold & nasty weather here & expect more. On Friday, it is supposed to snow again & the temperature will stay in the teens.
Did you plant anything at your new domain yet?
I haven't heard any more about Tara & Eric. I didn't get much out of Jana's explanation ... she rambles on so.
I found two new books up in our library - "A Ruling Passion" by Judith Michael & "Family Blessings" by LaVyrle Spencer. They look good. The weather has been so bad, I didn't want to go out to Parkland Library so I have been browsing around upstairs. I don't really like the Allentown Library. I never know where to find anything.
Did I tell you I read "Rainmaker" by John Grisham? I liked his first book the best. "A Time to Kill"
Well hon, not much news here so write when you can & take care. Love to you & Jack.
Love always,
Grandma
P.S. Ruth is going to Branson, Missouri soon f or a week with her niece.
Monday, March 2, 2020
Crochet Purse ~~ Early 1970s
Grandma crocheted this purse for me in the early 1970s and it's still in great condition! She also made a smaller white one in the same basic style.
Sunday, March 1, 2020
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