You know, COVID19 has been a real challenge.  I LOVE working from home.  In my jammies, don't have to do my hair, I can get up at 7:50 am and be at work with a cup of coffee in hand at 8:00 am.  I love that part.  But, working on the computer at home all day makes me not want to do anything at night.  That and my poor computer was hiccuping its way through its last moments.  Fortunately, my son is great with computers and has built me a new one.  Now I just need to get all the files transferred.

I'm still searching on John Winter, but nothing solid yet.  It will come!  In the meantime, here's a scrapbook page about some of his descendants - my sons.

Challenge template by Jen Yurko

Jen Yurko For the Boys

Font AR Hermann

Photos are mine

And these pages are about my Wood side.  Aunt Pat's house was such fun to play in as an adult!

Wildflower Wishes Kit 1 by PBP Designers

Wildflower Wishes Solids by PBP Designers
Wildflower Wishes Template 1 by Heartstrings Scrap Art

Fonts:  Title -Malynda, Journaling -John Lennon, Quote – Santa’s Sleigh Full

Photos are mine

Random challenge

Bonus Challenge

My Aunt Pat must have been fun to grow up with.

She loved to play with my cousins.  Neighborhood

kids loved to be at her house.  She was my Mom

when my own couldn’t be there.  She had the coolest house -

like a little toy museum full of dolls, toys, figurines,

and all kinds of goodies.  As an adult I would play

dolls with her, dressing them, cleaning new ones.

Booths side by side, we did doll and craft shows together.

 I’ve always loved dolls, but fell madly

in love with antique dolls and toys.  I miss her.

“A doll’s ability to uplift the human spirit can be immeasurable.” - Gayle Wray

Pickleberry Pop has some fabulous new releases this week, like the one above For the Boys by Jen Yurko.  You can see all the new  new kits and collections here.  And next week is the Big Berry Deal so keep your eyes open for it!  Have fun, stay safe and well, and enjoy life!

Well, I got a little side-tracked on my research, but in a good way.  I think a cousin found the right man to be our 4X great grandfather.  I don't have all the pieces to prove it but I'm so close I can taste it.  John Winter married Martha Paulding in 1804in Billinghay, Lincolnshire, England.  This couple has been the boulder in the pathway that we haven't been able to move.  So, I'm not holding my breath, but maybe...

In the meantime, I saw this quirky little kit the other day and got hit with a blast from the past.  It reminded me of Mrs. Pelling, my second grade teacher, who introduced me to Mrs. Piggle Wiggle in the fall of 1961.  I was 6.  Mrs. Pelling was a huge influence on me and helped me fall in love with school and learning.  Thank you, Mrs. Pelling!

Mrs. Pelling at Richman Elementary School in Fullerton, California introduced me to Mrs. Piggle Wiggle at the beginning of my second-grade year in 1961.  She lived in an upside-down house and my 6 year-old mind built a picture of her that looked remarkably like the Granny with her pet pig below.  Today my mind sees an energetic, lively 60-something woman who smiles without end.  She would surely have something to say about the hot tempers and whiny voices.  I wonder - are her pig’s other social graces as impeccable as his table manners?

Jumpstart Designs Quarantine Craziness

Jumpstart Designs Jumpstart Your Layout Feb 2020

Fonts:  Title – AR Hermann, journaling 1942 Report

Photo Credits Photo Credits: 65579633@Sayurik and 22670578@Nataliya Vasilyeva both from Dreamstime.com, book cover under fair use clause MacDonald, Betty. Illustrated by Richard Bennett. J.B. Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1947.

There's a huge sale at Pickleberry Pop for international Scrapbook Day. 

 

  I think it's pumpkin time and I might just sleep tonight.  Bye for now!