Me (With Grandma In Background) ~~ Early 1960s

 

Bird Feeder In The Snow ~~ Mid December 2025

 

Snow Ice Cream

 

Snowy Squirrel Prints ~~ Mid December 2025

 

Grandma's School Friends ~~ Late 1920s

Tillie Loves Snow! ~~ Early December 2025

 

Grandma Letter ~~ Postmarked January 26, 1996

 

She wrote:

Dear Shelby,

My hands are cold.  I just got back from the Farmers' Market.  It is cold out there.  There are piles of snow up to 8 & 10 feet high all over.  It will be here in July!

I received the pictures and they are all good.  Your house looks like it is almost ready for occupants!  It is lovely!

I got some peppers to make some stuffed peppers.

I must go out to the lab for the echocardiogram at 2:15 PM.

I'm still working on the picture.  There are so many colors.

I read Barbara Taylor Bradford's "Love in Another Town" & "Dangerous to Know"".  They are both very good.  They are Jana's.  Now I am reading "Morning, Noon & Night" by Sidney Sheldon.  It is also very good.  It was in the library upstairs.

I go to Dr. Jones next week.  I am always glad to go to him because he always keeps close check on my eyes.

Do you have any idea when you will be able to move?  How did the weather affect your getting in & out of  your driveway?

My car doors were frozen Sunday from all that rain we had.  It was almost impossible to open the doors.  I was going from one side to the other, they just wouldn't open.  Finally one gave up & opened.

Well hon, not much news here so write when you can.  Love to you & Jack.

Love always,

Grandma

Snow Covered Creeping Rosemary ~~ December 2025

 

A Portrait of Johnny By Unknown Artist In Masan, Korea In 1951 ~~ Painted On Silk

 

I don't know the artist but my best guess is that my Uncle Bobby may have been in Korea at that time and had Johnny's school photo with him which looks like the basis of the portrait. Either he painted it or had someone else do it.  I wish it hadn't gotten smudged over the years.

Our Cojmpleted "Twelve Days Of Christmas" Jigsaw Puzzle ~~ December 2025