My Pretty Sonora

Here is her photo from the barrel bash, at Topeka, KS.

I was really excited about this photo because I only have one other photo of her running barrels and I don’t really like that one- I just bought it because it was one of the better ones that had ever been snapped of her. [...]

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Crafty Spinner

Did someone say Arts and Crafts?
Ah, yes, Jen over at Sprite’s Keeper mentioned something about it.
And I am a handy, artsy, crafty sort of gal.
I make jewelry for myself and for my anyone else that wants to buy it.

I can draw/paint or create multimedia works of art (though there’s been a lot less of that [...]

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Just Call Me Chicken

So technically I’m not a chicken, unless it comes, of course, to throwing my leg over a colt for the first time. Though I intend to remedy that this winter. No, I’m talking about the kind of chickens that go, cluck-cluck-cluck and lay a golden egg. Or in my case, a brown egg! Don’t everyone [...]

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In Remembrance

Ethelyn Alberta Bennett was born January 3rd, 1915 in Bushton, Kansas, the daughter of Albert and Ethel Appel.
On December 2, 1945 she was united in marriage to Willis J. Bennett in Bushton, Ks. They shared nearly forty-two years of marriage before Willis passed away on February 26, 1987.
Ethelyn’s father died when she [...]

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Rain and Snow and Wind

Ah yes, friends. You read the above title correctly. We awoke to rain; and then it began snowing with the rain- big, pretty snowflakes. Though there might be a time when I’ll tell you snow isn’t so pretty. In fact, I’m right on the verge of it now. Seeing as how it’s really too early [...]

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Birthday Fun

Yesterday was my birthday. I spent part of it on the road, returning from our trip to Grandma’s funeral. I have some fun things to share about family history, and I thought I’d also share the obituary from Grandma too- that way it’s in print here, in case I ever lose my paper [...]

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