The next day Daddy broke his hip and hours after his surgery he suffered a stroke. It has left him with some mobility limitations and robbed him of most of his speech ability. I am in the process of moving him from GA to KS.
Friday, August 5, 2011
3 Generations
This photo was taken in May, a few weeks after my son, Clayton, returned home from Afghanistan. We made a quick trip south to visit my Daddy.
The next day Daddy broke his hip and hours after his surgery he suffered a stroke. It has left him with some mobility limitations and robbed him of most of his speech ability. I am in the process of moving him from GA to KS.
The next day Daddy broke his hip and hours after his surgery he suffered a stroke. It has left him with some mobility limitations and robbed him of most of his speech ability. I am in the process of moving him from GA to KS.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Funeral Card Friday
When my little sister, Teresa, died in 2007 it was winter. Since she was cremated our family decided to wait until the spring to bury her and hold a memorial service.
During that time I knew the boiler plate memorials from a funeral home were not what we wanted to use.
I designed this version. Immediate family received a color copy and others a black and white copy. It is 8 1/2 x 11, printed on both sides and folded in half with half sheets for the insert. I created it in Microsoft Publisher but you could do the same with other software options.
With this we were able to share more about her than the traditional memorial card would offer.
My world, as I had known it, cracked that day. In 2008 my older sister, Denise, died. Three months later my precious Mama would also leave me.
During that time I knew the boiler plate memorials from a funeral home were not what we wanted to use.
I designed this version. Immediate family received a color copy and others a black and white copy. It is 8 1/2 x 11, printed on both sides and folded in half with half sheets for the insert. I created it in Microsoft Publisher but you could do the same with other software options.
With this we were able to share more about her than the traditional memorial card would offer.
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| Outside Includes her drawings and signature |
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| Inside: Notice the T Includes many family photos we liked to make fun of. Mama - did you really think our hair looked pretty like that? |
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| Insert page With family information |
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| Printed copy |
My world, as I had known it, cracked that day. In 2008 my older sister, Denise, died. Three months later my precious Mama would also leave me.
Organizing
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| Circle Me! Cemetery/Genealogy Photography |
I posted this earlier on my G+ stream.
Raise your hand if you have more than one blog.~cross-posting on my blogs~
I do! I blog about cemeteries, genealogy and photography. To organize myself online I decided to create a master blog to refer others to and let them decide which of my blogs they want to read. It also gives me a place to share something that isn't specific to my other blogs.
I created a QR code for the master blog [and placed it on my other blogs]. I plan to have a card made with this code, my email and cell phone number. Now it will be easy to share how to find me.
With the ease of creating QR codes I have some other ideas...more on that later.
Here is where I made my code: http://qrcode.kaywa.com/
Stop by and see what I'm talking about!
Oh, I downloaded my reader "Scan" for free from the app store for my iPad. When I upgrade my BlackBerry to Android this weekend I'll find a reader for it.
No smart phone with a QR reader? Click Here
Farm Home
My husband is the 3rd generation of his Wall line born in the United States. His great grandfather, Klaas Wall, immigrated from Prussia.
Here is the family farm home in Buhler, Reno County, Kansas. His grandfather, John Wall, was born in this home. It was torn down some years ago.
Here is the family farm home in Buhler, Reno County, Kansas. His grandfather, John Wall, was born in this home. It was torn down some years ago.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
My Jar of Forks
To you this is just a jar of mis-matched forks. To me it is a walk down memory lane. I don't really remember if Mama had a set of matching flatware when I was growing up. I do know that in the drawer of mixed flatware was MY fork. While I can no longer recall the pattern or much else about it I do remember that I would only eat with a particular fork. I guess I got over that somewhere along the way.
When Mama passed away in 2009 I was faced with the task of emptying her home. In the kitchen she had a drawer of mixed flatware. As I sorted everything to be devided among her grandchildren I couldn't help but keep a few for myself. It was a memory I wanted to keep.
Funny how something as ordinary as a fork could awaken long forgotten memories.
Blog Header Photo
I'm so disappointed. I found a photo I wanted to use as my header photo and it won't work because it won't fit across the top of my entire blog. I think I remember cropping it.
Oh well! The one I have used, until I find a better one, was taken from my backyard. The field is now planted with wheat but was used for alfalfa before that.
Here is the one I wanted to use, also taken from my backyard:
Oh well! The one I have used, until I find a better one, was taken from my backyard. The field is now planted with wheat but was used for alfalfa before that.
Here is the one I wanted to use, also taken from my backyard:
Monday, August 1, 2011
New Books
I've spent a lot of time in my hometown of Columbus, GA in the last 2 1/2 months. I picked up two new books and my cousin gave me a copy of Columbus, Georgia; What Progress Has Preserved.
On my cemetery blog, Digital Cemetery Walk, I have my cemetery bookshelf list and plan to add my genealogy bookshelf list here soon.
On my cemetery blog, Digital Cemetery Walk, I have my cemetery bookshelf list and plan to add my genealogy bookshelf list here soon.
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