#FriedmanFriday
This house in Huntington, IN, was the childhood home of #ElizebethSmithFriedman. Born Clara Elizebeth, she had 9 siblings & was the youngest.
Her father, John, was a Civil War veteran from a Quaker family. Her mother, Sopha, encouraged Elizebeth to think for herself.
You can see what is either an addition or more likely a sleeping porch on the left. The house was razed when the farm left the family in the last few years.
#MarshallFoundationLibrary
Good morning! It's cold and windy -- in the mid-twenties now and headed for just about freezing as a high.
It dusted some more snow overnight. Our driveway is still all ice and getting down to the garage should be an Olympic event. Seriously considering working from home.
Gonna make it a great day anyway; it is Friday!
Be careful and stay warm.
#ThursdayThoughts
It's wicked cold, and I'm glad for my warm home.
Now consider soldiers in the Battle of the Bulge -- living in frigid conditions, many out in the open.
I'm sure they would have given anything for a warm fire and comfortable chair.
#MarshallFoundationLibrary
Had to do a big supermarket run because we were away. Anywho fried chicken was on sale at the deli and extra off with a coupon. They didn't have any made so I inquired. Im always kind to everyone who works at the mkt. No reason not to be, right? Ive seen people that are not so nice.
The Gal not only made me a bag aside while I completed my shopping, she put it aside AND she tossed in EXTRA..
This is the same girl to told me to be careful driving because it was getting dark out lol...
#ThereIsGoodInTheWorld
Our Alpha, the ruler of our pack and our collective heart, #Lepke is six years old today. Although all our fur babies are rescues, we have exact birthdates on her and one other dog. That is a major reason for #gratefulness So I am off to make a cake from a mix that is doggo compatible (no chocolate, no diet nothing) for our lunch today. Here is a portrait from a couple days ago that I managed to sneak - she hates being photographed.
#DogsOfCoSo
Good frigid morning!
My rhododendron is sensitive to cold temps and this morning it is displaying "wicked cold."
It's 7 F, feels like -9, and the air freezes in your nose. High today is 28 F but the wind chill will feel like the teens.
Stay home, or bundle up and stay safe.
That's your weather report from the Blue Ridge, oldest mountains in the U.S.
I am going to use coals to get the wood stove started again.
Poor JackJack. His radar domes are broke; he has a vet appointment to check his hearing Thursday.
#CoSoDogs
Shipped another batch of homemade gingerbread cookies to my 98-year-old mother in Massachusetts. Her senses of sight and hearing are failing but sense of smell and taste are still going strong. Her mother used to make these for us and I never dared to try replicating them until my mom requested that I try last year. Ever since, Iโve been churning them out six dozen at a time every few months.
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