Tag: cousins

• Summer School

  Once I graduated from College I had tons and tons of notebooks and folders full of inserts and maps from professors. The historian in me hates to throw such things away, especially when my professors held such esteemed titles like Masters degrees including Dr. Cutchin, Dr. Mills and Dr. Graham. Some of my papers from…

  Garnetjewel

  July 11, 2023

  American Heritage, Family, Modern American History

  college, cousins, ditch, driving, field, fun, girltime, studying, summer school

• The Tree Song

  Growing up on the Alsman side there is one obviously large tree close to my Grandparents house. In my mind as a child and as an adult; that’s our Family Tree. Monday night as we sat outside under the span of its leaves from the branches talk emanated. We recently had some guys cut the…

  Garnetjewel

  July 7, 2023

  American Heritage, Family, Musical Glory

  cousins, Family, fireworks, tree song, trees

• Sunday Night Thoughts

  Since my Grandpa Leo died 23 years ago Sundays have been set aside for Grandma-time. Not exactly all of us at times, but we are pretty determined. There are not very many Sundays in all these years that she didn’t have at least one visitor. Even now being in a residence her room is usually…

  Garnetjewel

  April 30, 2023

  Spontaneity At It’s Best, Uncategorized

  cousins, family fun, grandma, holidays, time

• Grandparents Love

  Life is bittersweet. Some children grow up without the love and support of their grandparents. Or others have one grandparent and not the other. Not to mention the idea of having great-grandparents lavish their smiles and obvious love towards a child may seem completely oblivion. A special truth I know from both sides of my…

  Garnetjewel

  April 15, 2023

  Uncategorized

  cousins, grandparents, love, support, time