As Judy noted, I am enthusiastically embracing the idea of my generation telling our stories for posterity. I have been very grateful to have my Grandpa Lyle’s stories in his own voice (recorded on cassette tapes), and to have the …
I have been enjoying the posts for the Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories, but didn’t intend to participate. I was talking to Pat about it, saying that my memories of recent events didn’t seem like real genealogy to me. Pat …
This is the last of the early Wakeman stories told by Grandpa Lyle, for now. Clearly one of the common threads in all of these stories has been F.A.’s entrepreneurial style. He found a variety of ways, typical to a …
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It’s Saturday afternoon and they’re gone, not the leftovers, the relatives. The leftover turkey will last forever. Have you noticed that every recipe you use to get rid of the turkey actually extends its life? Its like Zeno’s paradox, you’re …
I’m taking the easy way out this week, and re-posting my after-Thanksgiving post from last year with just a few changes and additions. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! I have noticed (as I do every time family comes to my house, but …
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