Really didn't want to get back to doing this, but what else is there to do except sit here on the computer and grow old. May as well be doing something that everybody says they enjoy!
It has been about three years since my last Blog. I am not really sure I should do them but a few people really enjoy my jibber jabber. So I will do this one and see how it goes. I guess in all reality a lot of things have been going on for the last three years. So here goes. Some of the things I will write about some of you will already know so bear with me until I get to some of the newer things.
First of all, November 2014 is here and we'll celebrate several birthdays and Thanksgiving! Gary and Greg have birthdays and so does "Little Barb", Barbara Dunham.
Sadly, I lost my dear little friends. First Mia got sick and had to go to pet heaven. It was really a hard time to go through, sad being without her. She was around a pretty long time. She was My best friend. She just had to sleep with me and she would shed her fur all over me! I had her for 15 years 6 months. Along with that my allergy's were crazy. But I didn't care. I had a best friend who would tell me when it was time to go to bed, to feed her and to let her sleep on three quarters of the bed. She was a big cat.
After Mia was gone I still had my little Honey, who was no bigger than a minute, she only weighed seven pounds her whole life. We went through our pet grooming for fifteen years and 6 months. Then she started losing weight and not eating as she should. I took her to the Vet and she said her organs were shutting down. Of course by that time she was 17 yrs 6 months. I was happy to have had her that long. They sure made a happy life for me. Without them it would have been a boring one. But now that I am as old as I am I will not have any more animals. It was a lot of work taking care of them. They were worth every minute of the things we went through together. Honey being a Persian required a lot of work. I do miss them. So, may they RIP with all the other sweet animals I had in my lifetime!
Some time ago LaVella came up, I think it was in 2012, and all we did was go around taking pictures of the main attractions in Cincinnati. It was really a lot of fun. Got a lot of great shots. Emily is the Property Manager for The Reserve on 5th & Race and she asked LaVella to do the pictures to hang in the halls.
As usual, I have been doing a lot of work and research on the Family Tree. Two weeks ago we went to Vincennes Indiana to do research on the Martin family. We did find their graves and went to see a lot of the historical places down there. The George Rogers Clark Memorial is sitting on top of the earth where my GRGR Grandfather’s house was, down along the Wabash River. It is a beautiful river. Ever since I have had the song “On The Banks of The Wabash, Far Away” stuck in my head! I have to admit I couldn’t quite remember the words so I looked it up on the web. The river looked so peaceful.
Found one of their sons, John H. Martin, resting in Texas. He died in San Antonio Texas in 1914. The informant that gave his information said Magdalena’s last name as Stiedle. Now, Grandma Ochs spelled it Steedle. I guess it all depended on how it sounded to you! So I have not found his wife’s name as of yet. The more I look, the deeper it gets. More brick walls! There is a lot of history in that little town.
I was telling Gary some of it and I think I got a little of it wrong. It was William Henry Harrison that dealt with the Shawnee Indians! Tecumseh and he pow wowed over giving the land so settlers could come and put their mark. Needless to say who won. So they have a statue of Tecumseh down there memorializing him.Well, it is a beautiful cool day out there and I think I just may go out and enjoy it. Will try to do more the next time. Have to try to remember. I can think of things but have to save for the next time.
So take care and Enjoy your life.
Hugs to all,
Barbara
