Wakeman 3. The Grist Mill that Father Built
“When Father sold the farm and moved to town so that Mother could take care of her parents, he was left with nothing to occupy his time and he had to figure out something that he would do. [This was …
Category: Miscellaneous
Won’t You Be My Neighbor (er, Friend)?
Judy is out in the Wild West, visiting a college friend and going to a family reunion as well as vacationing. I’m sure there will be lots of pictures and stories when she returns. In the meantime, I’m holding the …
Weddings and New Family Trees
This week we had a wedding in the family, one of the first for the next generation down (kids and nieces and nephews). Lots of big excitement and getting together with family. The bride’s mother put together a wonderful collection …
Blogiversary
Pat tells me that it’s our blogiversary. Who knew we had a word for that? Did I spell it correctly? English is a living language and like all living languages new words happen all the time. Sometimes the new words …
Wakeman 2. Harvesting Ice for the Ice Houses
This is the second in the Wakeman series, based on my Grandpa Lyle’s reminiscences. The voice is his, I have just partially cleaned up the transcription to take out the pauses and interruptions. Given the heat we’ve been having here …