(This is an article about my great aunt that my dad found while cleaning. The newspaper article was from August, 1930) Engine Died in License Test, but Harriet Sackett’s Nerve Saved Her Monday, August 11, 1930, Des Moines Tribune-Capital The examination which was to give a former Des Moines girl, Harriet E. Sackett, her [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Sally (My Mom) in a portrait from 1952
Sunday, August 17th, 2008Photograph of my Mom from 1952 or so. She played the bagpipes, and was getting ready to go to Europe on a tour. She actually looks like my sister a bit….
My vacation with Agony
Sunday, August 17th, 2008A few weeks ago I spent the weekend with my brother Agony (aka Chris) at the cottage in Traverse City. Uncle Agony played with the girls and Becky’s kids for hours…We took the girls cherry picking, swimming, boating and to the beach. Mostly, though, we just ate ice cream at Moomers, and played in the [...]
July 4th, Traverse City, Michigan
Monday, August 4th, 2008Took the girls up to our cottage in northern Michigan for the 4th of July. Yes, I know, I am terribly late posting these photos. You would have thought digital photos would be quicker to process, but it seems to take me much longer to get them downloaded from my camera and posted to the [...]