http://loricrane.wordpress.com/2013/09/21/october-ancestry-challenge-2013-2/ Ancestor #16 Today, I’m going to skip over to the Richey/Shirley side of my family. I want to talk about my maternal grandmother, Myrtle Shirley Richey, who passed away on this day in 1995. Myrtle Shirley was born on April 20, 1906 to Franklin Harrison Shirley and Sarah R. D. Hall Shirley. She married... Continue Reading →
For the Promptless – Logomania
For The Promptless – S. 2, E. 7 – Logomania http://thequeencreative.wordpress.com/2013/06/25/forthepromptless-s2e7-logomania/ Wednesday, June 26, 2013 Logomania is defined as an obsessive interest in words or, alternatively, excessive and often incoherent talking. “I just talked and talked, unstoppably, as if possessed by logomania.” - Imre Kertész; Kaddish for a Child Not Born; Hydra Books; 1997. Suggested... Continue Reading →
Happy Women’s Day!
Today, March 8, is 'Happy International Women's Day To All Women'. All women are pretty influential, don't you think? We may not all be internationally known, but we are influential to someone. 🙂 I wanted to do a list of 'The Most Influential Women' in my life. Here's my Top Ten! 1. My maternal grandmother:... Continue Reading →