Today, Saturday Jan. 31 is Mom's birthday.  As I get older I tend to get more emotional. I do miss her and think of her often.  Love ya, Mom, Happy Birthday

Dear Karen
    Just checking my google account.

Cute photo of Marsha and Gary, I am guessing taken in the 1980's.  Does that sound right Marsha?

Pam found this and let me scan it.  

What a wonderful find.  While do some work with Ruth Filbert, I happen to find this in the 1918 Reno County Atlas.  The photo must have been taken around the summer of 1917.  In front of the house is Grandpa (with hands in pockets, just like I remembered him), standing in front of window is Beth, standing on porch is Speck (Preston) and Viola, below them are two kids ( Johnny and Vivian) then to right of them is Grandma, and she is holding Daddy (Edward).  Wow, and to think it was at the library all this time.
The house is on acreage that Grandpa owned just Northeast of Medora.

Discovering Minimalism

You all know that I am really into Minimalism.  It started maybe 3 decades ago, when I was reading a novel. The main character in the book was a woman that was going through a divorce.  She looked around the home that she was now living in by herself.  At once, she realized that she did not own any of this stuff, IT owned her.  She was tied down to it.  She couldn't even start a new life until she got rid of it.  Well, I understood what the author was trying to explain to the reader, but, I actually thought that I might be the only one that did.  It would take decades later for me to discover Minimalism.  So many bad things are on the internet, but, the beauty of it is that there are also good things.  One of the good things is that it can open your mind to like minded individuals.

If you ever get bored take the time to go to the following blogs, they are all free, no joining.

Zen Habits
The Minimalist
The first two are blogs that you can follow, both will send you emails when blog is updated. Free

Becoming Minimalist Newsletter
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So happy Sharon that your group finally recognized all of your hard work.  You deserved this.