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This week's theme, Favorite Photo, is always hard for me because there are so many good ones! Sometimes I lean towards the older ones, but recently I've been looking at a lot of my dad's old photos and revisiting the places that he went. We traveled as a family, but it was always his eye behind the lens. During the summer of 2020, I spent 2 1/2 weeks revisiting many places we went to during our 1971 vacation. It must have been a long trip, because my dad drove us from St. Lou

One day about 20 years ago, I received a card in the mail from my Granny. On the inside she wrote, "You've always been my favorite." Now, of course that's not something you want to mention to your two sisters. After all, she loves us all the same, right? But then, secretly, you're absolutely thrilled to be Granny's favorite. What a happy dilemma. Years later, maybe after she died, I mentioned the card to my mom. She said that Granny had sent those out to all of us and had a

When you research your family, it's always great to find someone who was "first," who was a founder. Not only do you get to feel a bit proud descending from someone who was important in some way, but you also may find a treasure trove of documents about your ancestor. Look beyond the basic idea of "founder" and you will find, for example, that it took so many more people than the "Founding Fathers" to create our country. Today I thought I would highlight a few of the founder

Earlier this week, we went to the zoo to see the holiday lights display. My grandchildren were fighting over who got to hold Granny's hand. It got pretty bad, and my daughter threatened to leave me at home next time. It all worked out, though. I have two grandchildren, and two hands. I just had to chug my hot chocolate. I treasure my days with these precious kids because I know someday they won't want to see me as much. They will grow older and find other things to do with th