I need to find another book to read.

I'm not doing so well with my reading challenge for the year.  I've been reading a book since early last month, and it is a good book, just not the kind that I can pick up and read a hundred pages at a time.  I am on page 170 - not even halfway on chapter 18.  I'll be popping into the library on Monday for sure!

My mom

Just a quick note to say:

I actually blogged every day in January!!  Woo!  So cake for everyone!!

Sensational Haiku Wednesday

Welcome to “Sensational Haiku Wednesday!”

The basics: Haiku is simple! It is 3 non-rhyming lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables respectively (a great way to use your fingers!) Many thanks to Jenn for hosting this brain exercise!

Here are Jenn's rules:

Structure: While Haiku may be written by some in other styles, for THIS meme only 5-7-5 is acceptable. At least one of your haiku must be in this format.
Theme/Prompt: We have a new prompt each week, and your haiku needs to be related to it, if not include the actual word in it. Feel free to leave a word suggestion in a comment!
Linking: When you post your link, link to the blog post with your haiku, not to the main page of your blog.
Reciprocate: If you participate and post your link on my website, you must have a link back here on your post. It’s only fair.
Folks not complying with the above risk having their links removed. Don’t make me be all “Grrrr” and stuff, it makes me grumpy! Thanks for your cooperation!

This week’s theme is: Craft

 Jim Henson, NerdWars

6 new challenges each month

created in yarn!

Water, Barley, Hops

It takes much skill and know how

For the perfect beer!

 

Mystery Pictures

My cousin Norman, the most avid of the genealogists in our family has been looking for a picture of our great-great grandfather for his entire adult life.  He has gone to some bizzarre placees searching.  he has spent a day working on a hog farm!!  This past weekend while he was visiting, and we were discussing the desk I mentioned the other day, my sister popped up and went to her room.  She had a stationary bag with some pictures in it that she had found in the desk.  There were a bunch - but 4 pictures were labeled in the back as George.  One of them had the Civil War tax stamp (taxing pictures was one way they raised funds for the war.)  So Norman went from no pictures to 4!

George as a child

George at 18 or 19

George at 45

George with friends

The motleyy crew

So here's a picture of the bunch of us at my mom's house over the weekend. Left to right

Curt, Anna, Joe, mommy, Norman, Me, John