October Ancestry Challenge 2013: Ancestor #20

http://loricrane.wordpress.com/2013/09/21/october-ancestry-challenge-2013-2/ Ancestor #20 I was blessed to remember another one of my great-grandparents. My maternal grandfather’s mother was Hattie Lee Edmondson Richey. She was born October 15, 1885 to Green and Susan E. Jones Edmondson. I have very fond memories of this great-grandmother. She was loving and kind and we had large Sunday dinners at...

October Ancestry Challenge 2013: Ancestor #8

http://loricrane.wordpress.com/2013/09/21/october-ancestry-challenge-2013-2/ Ancestor #8 Mary Wilabay Beam, my great-great-grandmother, was born to John W. Wilaby and Rebecca Davidson on January 24, 1855 in Alabama. Mary was their 7th child and 5th girl. Mary lived a long life. She passed away March 25, 1947, at the age of 92. She was widowed in 1914 and never remarried....

October Ancestry Challenge 2013: Ancestor #4

http://loricrane.wordpress.com/2013/09/21/october-ancestry-challenge-2013-2/ Ancestor #4 My 4th paternal great grandfather was the first in my direct descendant line to move into Alabama. Ezekiel Beam, son of John Beam and unknown wife, was born in Fairfield County, South Carolina in 1790. He was the second child of seven and the second son. Ezekiel is mentioned in the Will...

Daily Prompt: Far from Home

Daily Prompt: Far from Home by michelle w. on July 15, 2013 Tell us about the farthest you’ve ever traveled from home. The farthest I've ever traveled from my home in Alabama would be Minneapolis, Minnesota. I believe the year was 2005. I was working with our local school system as a Homeless Student and...

Daily Prompt: Fandom

Daily Prompt: Fandom by michelle w. on July 11, 2013 Are you a sports fan? Tell us about fandom. If you’re not, tell us why not. I love Football. Be it pee-wee, high school, college, or NFL. I simply love Football. And, yes, I have my favorite teams. I will skip to college to start...

Mellow Yellows

Hope everyone is having a Mellow Yellow Day! No bright yellow sunshine here today. It is raining again for the umpteenth time. Getting close to flood stage and we may have to build a yellow ark! There are some flash floods going on, but when the lake floods, we've got real problems! Courtesy of http://www.carolina-playsets.com...

Dragon’s Loyalty Award

A big HUG and Thank You to Free Little Words at: http://freelittlewords.wordpress.com/2013/04/04/loyal-love/ for not only nominating me for this award, but also for stepping forward to let me know where it came from when I mentioned that I had lost it. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. Maybe I will get it all together someday!...

My 2nd Versatile Blogger Award

I was recently awarded my 2nd Versatile Blogger Award. This one came from Opalla On Trails. http://opallaontrails.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/my-two-versatile-blogger-awards/#comment-525 Thank you, Opalla On Trails! According to the rules of the award, here are seven things about myself: 1. I was born in and still live in Alabama. 2. I am the tallest female in my family. 3....

Share Your World – Week 6

If you given $22 million tax free dollars, what is the first thing you would do? The first thing I would do is purchase my office pod. Where were you born? Fort Payne, Alabama Can you change a car tire? No. I never learned how. What is your favorite part of the town/city you live...