Time Travel Tuesday~ 1940's

  

1940ish

Rural Southwest Arkansas

My grandmother & grandfather on my dad's side-

Lela & Clarence.

I assume the gun and tote bag means 

he had been squirrel hunting.

The truck is a good old Chevrolet, 

I think called a stake truck, but I could be wrong. 

I know they had that truck for a long time because 

I have photos of all three kids standing beside it 

and they were in their teens. 

My grandmother is wearing a dress, which was her norm 

until after my grandfather died, I believe. 

She made all of her own clothes, and her daughter's also. 

This shirtwaist dress was pretty popular back then 

and on up to the 60's or later. 

She added the rolled up stockings later on and 

I remember those well. 

They were thicker than regular nylons. 

Lela was the daughter of  Earnest Luther & Harriet Cox 

Barrett and Clarence was the son of  James & Linnie Clark Sutton

I miss them both. 

 

 

Foto Friday 17 ~ Flashback

The sky was gorgeous when we got home from the 

concert last night. 

A rare southern glimpse of the Northern Lights. 

 Sooooo pretty. You could even see the reddish tinge 

without the phone camera. I can't imagine getting 

to see this all the time up north.

Another rare (to us anyway) sight...a yacht used as a camper. 

To each his own.  :) 

My beautiful granddaughter- she's going to have a BIG baby. 

 He's already 5 pounds and she is only 30 weeks here. 

We went on a small leaf-peeping tour to Albert Pike last weekend. 

 The leaves were just starting to turn.  Camping is not allowed here anymore 

(that I know of) since lives were lost in a flash flood. 

 It sure is a beautiful place. 

Last, but not least, Happy Veteran's Day to my dad- twenty years in 

the Air Force and I could not be prouder of him. 

I am thankful for all branches of our military, and 

especially thankful that there are still men and women who are 

brave enough to serve and protect our country.

sharing with Michelle for Thankful Thursday,  Yogi for Skywatch Friday, and  James for Weekend Reflections

Foto Friday 16 ~ Let's Talk About Orange

 

For those that wanted to see the change- some of the flowers are turning orange.

I thought it would put out new flowers, but instead they just changed colors, backwards from what the nursery said, but I'll take it.   I thought I knew what I was talking about when I said it put out new flowers.  Obviously I know nothing about mums, y'all.  :)

Walmart parking lot putting on a show.  I knew I wouldn't make it home in time for a better shot. People were just driving right on by, and I thought you all need to slow down and check out this sky! 

We had a blast last night at the trunk or treat.  I got to hold my newest great grand Jillynne, while her siblings rode the train and the hay ride.  This is my only (so far) gg boy, Bo.  He  was busy collecting candy and riding with his dad on the hay ride.  

I spent a couple of hours at a cemetery this week, trying to find a man that someone else said was buried in a different cemetery.  Anyways, I found him, on the back of his wife's stone.  Also found footstones, which as you can see, are embedded in a pile of the  devil's own insect, the nasty fire ant.  By the time I finished walking around the whole cemetery I had a total of eleventy- seven bites.  (Actually just 7 on one foot.)  But it FELT like many, many more.  I'm thankful I got out of there with my feet still attached.  They were everywhere. My husband said they sure do like this cemetery! Actually, they just love the rain, because that's when they surface. 

I hope everyone is having a good weekend.  I'm thankful that I can turn off the tv and make my blood pressure go down.  I'm thankful for my church and my community and most of all, I am thankful for my family.  Don't forget to set your clocks back tonight.  (I sure wish we could do away with that!) 

sharing with Michelle for Thankful Thursday, Yogi for Skywatch Friday,  Betty  for My Corner of the World, Mersad for Through my Lens  

Thankful Thursday

                   

One of the last football games of the year for my youngest grandson, Liam.  I'm thankful that I get to see him play. (And the temps finally feel like fall)

 Thankful for cooler weather and holidays coming up.  It is my most favorite time of year and I am looking forward to family get-togethers and the blessings all that brings.  

Thankful today for healthy mamas and babies; Jillynne, great-grand baby#4, arrived yesterday and she is just the cutest!  One more to go (for now) and he is due in December.   

sharing with Michelle for Thankful Thursday