Mother’s Day came and went for Grandma Rose and the family – it sounds like we had quite a feast at Aunt Rosie’s house courtesy of Kim cooking! Of course, Grandma Rose’s day was filled with flowers – how could
1978 Diary of Rose Jones – Weeks 5 & 6
All of Ohio and Grandma Rose start to get back to normal in Weeks 5 & 6 in 1978 as warmer weather breaks through… but is it “faux spring?” We’ll have to see but for now, the warming allows her
1977 Diary of Rose Jones – Week 12
Oddly, my own culinary life is mimicking Grandma’s this week as I am making chicken & noodles today and just did beef vegetable soup yesterday, of which, I also froze some! I’m anxiously awaiting the mention of some bean soup
Remembering Dad
My father passed away in October. It’s taken me a while to write this. I started this two weeks after he’d passed with the intent to publish it much sooner; it’s just taken me this long to get my thoughts
The Importance of Speaking to the Living
I cannot stress the importance of speaking to your living relatives NOW before it’s too late. In my genealogy course I taught, that was practically my first tip to my students and right now, I’m truly needing to practice what