I recently made a visit to Ottawa Hills Cemetery to see the graves for mom and dad. I had contacted the cemetery and they emailed me maps to help in locating their graves. Their graves are in section EE and plot 84. Map of Ottawa Hills Cemetery Bear in mind this comes from someone who […]
It was easy to recognize the house at 5723 Yermo even though the lilac bushes along both side of the back yard were gone, and the poplar trees along the back of the lot were gone. What had been new construction when mom and dad built is now a street lined with huge trees. Amazing […]
Mom sent this cartoon to me the day Josh was born and addressed to the hospital. On the back was a note Gale – your grandmother sent this to me the day you were born I’ve attached a PDF at the bottom of the cartoon and mom’s note. I hope Stacey and Brandy may continue […]
Thank heavens for Photoshop Photo Merge. I had to scan these large portraits in two sections and then get them back together. I tried it manually and there was such a bad difference in scanning exposure it wasn’t working. Photo merge did a beautiful job. All I did was clean up flaws in scratches and […]
I remember several stories mom told about her time in the SPARS. When she wanted to enlist, which would without question take her far from home (although not leaving the US), she asked for her parents’ permission and grandpa initially said no until grandma had a chance to talk him into letting mom go. NOTE: […]