Mom & Her Friend Louise Graham ~~ 1946

 

Walter ~~ November 2025

 

Grandma Letter ~~ Postmarked November 28, 1988

 

She wrote: 

Thanks so much for the lovely card -- so thoughtful!

I hope you enjoyed your dinner at your mom's.  I went to Donna's & she gave me a big plate of goodies to bring home.  I had enough for 2 suppers!

Harold has to have another liver treatment soon.  

I have about 2 more items to get & I will be finished my shopping.  Now, to wrap it!

Didn't I get Jack some mixed nuts last year?  I can't remember!

Ruth's son from Tulsa was here for the week.  He looks good.  I've known Ray since he was in first grade.  How time flies!

It is raining & raw here. 

I have been knitting all afternoon.  I'm making a sweater for myself.  I made one and it was too big so I gave it to Ruth.  We will look like the Bobbsey Twins.

Did I tell you I plan on coming down on Wednesday the 21st?  The weatherman predicts snow at that time.  How does he know?  Anyway, let's hope not.

Any special kind of cookies do you prefer for Xmas?  I don't intend to make too many kinds.

Please excuse the terrible scribbling, but my hands get so stiff in the joints.  I guess I am getting arthritis in my hands.  I see some of the ladies here with their joints all swollen & twisted.  I hope I don't get like that.  No sign as yet.

Well hon, I am running out of news, so let me hear from you.  

Love always,

Grandma

Love to Jack.

Crazy Rhododendrons Blooming In November ~~ 2025

 

Happy Thanksgiving 2025!

 Happy Thanksgiving 2025!

Happy Thanksgiving ~~ 2015

 

Boating Safety And Seamanship ~~ 1971

Thanksgiving Garden Flag ~~ November 1999

 

Louis (Grandma's Cousin) ~~ South Carolina ~~ Thanksgiving Day 1952

 

Grandma cut an unknown someone on the right out of the photo!

Pearl ~~ November 2025

 

Bountiful Thanks

 

Our Completed "Fall Flavor" Jigsaw Puzzle ~~ November 2025

 

Abraham Lincoln Stamp (Civil War Series) ~~ Issued 1995

 

Our Next Door Neighbors (Nick & Claudia) ~~ Berchtesgaden< Germany ~~ Mid 1960s

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Grandma's Buttery Mashed Potatoes

A Handsome Fellow In The Grocery Store Parking Lot ~~ November 2025

 

Mom's Schoolmates (Lois Furman, Bobby Ann Jobes & Eunice Kolner) ~~ 1948

 

When I Count My Blessings ... ~~ Thanksgiving 2009

 

Grandma Letter ~~ Postmarked November 18, 1995

 

She wrote:  

Dear Shelby,

Such pretty writing paper!  Glad to hear from you.

Our weekend was rough.  The wind was wicked.  This one is supposed to be the same.  We had snow & rain.  The Poconos got 18".

I just made some cranberry jello.  I love cranberries.  I got a half gallon of frozen vanilla yogurt with cranberries & raspberry swirl.  It was Kemp's.  Tell your Mom ~~ She asked me what kind it was and I couldn't remember at the time.

I am reading "The Capture" by Victoria Holt.

I loved the pictures of your house.  I couldn't believe how far along they have gotten in so short a time.  Your Mom says your Dad & Buddy are going there today about the wiring.

Your Mom says they want to come up before the holiday, so I better get some cookies started.  Last year she called & said they were coming up & I only had a few days to get any made.

Ruth & I went to Red Lobster for lunch on Thursday.  I would rather have gone to Country Buffet but she likes to be "waited on" so I don't push the issue.

The afghan is so pretty.  I blocked it & it sure is big!

Well hon, I better close now & get some dusting done.  Write when you can & have a nice holiday!  

Love always,

Grandma

Love to Jack. 

Our Completed "Spooky Pumpkin Patch" Jigsaw Puzzle ~~ November 2025

 

Grandma's Women of St. Francis Events Calendar For The Last Quarter Of 1990

Dad ~~ Highland Cemetery ~~ Chelsea, Vt ~~ October 1970

 

So True!

 

Sylvester & Tweety Stamp (Looney Tunes Series) ~~Issued 1998

 

Me With A Cigarette And A Cold One ~~ 1960s

 

Some Cows ~~ October 2025

Pumpkin Fluff Dip

A Drizzly Day In The Woods ~~ October 2025

Mom ~~ Late 1940s/Early 1950s

 

Thanksgiving Wishes ~~ Thanksgiving 2019

 

Grandma Letter ~~ Postmarked November 14, 1987

She wrote:

Dear Shelby,

Thank for the nice letter.  

Donna has asked me over for Thanksgiving.  I am going to bake 2 pumpkin pies to take along.

I'm glad you finally have heat.  It was a bad & cold time to have that kind of trouble with the furnace.

I am sure you had snow, the same as we had.  It was a miserable two days.

I have been busy chauffeuring Ruth around.  Harold isn't allowed to drive yet.  We got our neighbor Fred's groceries & did his laundry on Thursday.  Yesterday I had to take him to the emergency room up at the hospital.  He caught his finger in the door & did a pretty good job on it.  

How are your kitties?  Marion says Garfield brings things downstairs and piles them up better than she could!  He hides things and then her and Paul have to hunt for them.

I just thought of something else you could put on my Christmas list to choose from -- an off-white scarf.  

Well hon, I better close so let me hear from you.  

Love always,

Grandma

Love to Jack.

Kings Inn Motel Envelope (Conway, Arkansas) ~~ 1982

 

No longer in business!

Johnny (Age 6 Months) With His Maternal Grandmother & His Cousin Lori ~~ Danville, Va ~~ October 1, 1944

 

Our Completed "Halloween Laundry" Jigsaw Puzzle ~~ October 2025

 

So True!

 

Our Completed "Spooky Treats" Jigsaw Puzzle ~~ October 2025