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Linda on March 14th, 2012

I like to use a white pen outline on the cards that I make as well as occasionally write on dark paper; but I really didn’t believe that anyone made a white pen that didn’t stick or skip after one or two uses. I’ve seen the Jet Pens recommended on other sites, so I decided [...]

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Linda on April 6th, 2010

This is quite a big deal for those of us who are not used to seeing our spring flowers until early May–and here it is April and the crocus and daffodils are in bloom!

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Linda on February 2nd, 2010

Look at those curls! Hope you’re having a great day!

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Linda on January 1st, 2010

Happy 2010 to all of you–and on to the second decade of this century! The first has been full of many happy moments and a few sad ones as well–we experienced two beautiful weddings, added two delightful daughter-in-laws to our family, and share the joy of four engaging grandchildren. We lost a sister (in-law) and [...]

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Linda on December 26th, 2009

The gift I received for Christmas for genealogical purposes is a copy of  Fashionable Folks Hairstyles 1840-1900 by Maureen Alice Taylor. I found Maureen’s earlier book, Uncovering Your Ancestry through Family Photographs, very helpful–and I expect this one will be, too.

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Linda on December 25th, 2009

Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones. May you be enjoying a wonderful day! (Image courtesy of graphic-fairy.blogspot.com)

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Linda on December 15th, 2009

I’m rapidly running out of tombstone photos, but I remembered this one in an album of my husband’s mother. It is the tombstone of her grandmother, Berit (Bertha) Anania Jensen Nelson. Berit was the daughter of  Erik Jensen and Gjertrud Gulliksdatter, both born in Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Berit was born in Manitwoc County, Wisconsin. Berit [...]

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Linda on November 24th, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving to all!  And thanks to Design by Firgs for the Thanksgiving graphic. You’re welcome to make this a less wordless Wednesday by telling us about your Thanksgiving traditions–food, activities, how you spend your day. We’re going to be having a traditional dinner with turkey and all the trimmings, probably at half-time of the [...]

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Linda on October 19th, 2009

One of our favorite fall activities is to visit the apple orchard where they make cider from the apples on our trees. The grands go along to see the cider-making operation, visit the goats, llamas, donkeys, and turkeys~and most importantly, select their candy apples and pumpkins. The gourd display in front of the shop is [...]

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Linda on October 3rd, 2009

Love the last of the black-eyed Susans, the rich rose of the sedums, and the plumage of the grasses this time of  year.

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