Form For Fleta

James T. Furry--1946

Here is James and his horse in 1946.  Bunch of folks on ancestry think he is dead! He was born in 1919 so if you figure his age, he is ancient but not dead!   Here he would be about 27 years old.  

David Powell Mallone and wife Martha Bird

 His family!

 Polly Powell Mallone born in kentucky, daughter of Dr. David Ellis Powell and Lucinda Shumaker.

Sunny Lane School

Fleta had this picture at her Carroll Co. site and Daddy was not identified.  She told who Truman was but I see Daddy plainly in the row in front of him.

Above the Net

I love this picture of Astrid.   She is high and sending the ball back toward those two blue players. I hope they did not hit it back!

Classmates

Momma was once a young girl in school.  She went to school with these folks.  I recall her mentioning a Lucille.  Seems like I recall Harvey Beck.  Patsy probably recognizes most of the names and I only a few.  Daddy and Momma had 3 families.  The older ones--Patsy and Richard with Clayton as a baby.  The middle ones--Clayton and Fleta as the older ones me in the middle and Helen a spoiled baby.  The the younger family with Helen taking the older role and Gilbert and Deb were the babies.  In the older family times were hard most of the time I think.  In our middle family things were up and down.  The older family helped us have more that they did.  Then in the late 1960s, the last ones grew up. They had more.  There was running water and Daddy worked for wages.  Things were different for each group, but one thing was steady and that was loving parents and a houseful of family.  As I recall all this, I am very thankful.

Avery	Beatrice	8/3/1917	F	Avery, C. H.	Denver	March, 1932
Avery	Beatrice	8/3/1916	F	Avery, C. H.	Denver	March, 1933
Avery	Beatrice	8/3/1916	F	Avery, Arvilla	Denver	March, 1935
Avery	Birdance	2/14/1917	F	Avery, C. H.	Denver	March, 1932
Avery	Birtha	3/31/1921	F	Avery, C. H.	Denver	March, 1932
Avery	Birtha	3/31/1921	F	Avery, Arvilla	Denver	March, 1935
Avery	Maxine	4/30/1926	F	Avery, Arvilla	Denver	March, 1935
Ayers	Cleo	2/19/1919	M	Ayers, P. C.	Denver	March, 1932
Ayers	Cleo	2/19/1918	M	Ayers, P. C.	Denver	March, 1933
Ayers	Cleo	2/19/1919	M	Ayers, Clyde	Denver	March, 1935
Ayers	Coy	9/26/1922	M	Ayers, P. C.	Denver	March, 1932
Ayers	Coy	9/26/1922	M	Ayers, P. C.	Denver	March, 1933
Ayers	Coy	9/26/1922	M	Ayers, Clyde	Denver	March, 1935
Ayers	June	6/22/1928	F	Ayers, Clyde	Denver	March, 1935
Ayers	Lucille	6/13/1920	F	Ayers, P. C.	Denver	March, 1932
Ayers	Lucille	6/13/1920	F	Ayers, P. C.	Denver	March, 1933
Ayers	Lucille	6/13/1920	F	Ayers, Clyde	Denver	March, 1935
Ayers	Mabelle	10/20/1924	F	Ayers, Clyde	Denver	March, 1935
Ayers	Maybelle	10/20/1924	F	Ayers, P. C.	Denver	March, 1932
Ayers	Maybelle	10/20/1924	F	Ayers, P. C.	Denver	March, 1933
Ayers	Von Dean	10/24/1926	M	Ayers, P. C.	Denver	March, 1933
Ayers	Von Dean	10/24/1926	M	Ayers, Clyde	Denver	March, 1935
Beck	Harvey	8/19/1923	M	Beck, F. B.	Denver	March, 1932
Beck	Harvey	8/19/1924	M	Beck, F. B.	Denver	March, 1933
Beck	Harvey	8/19/1923	M	Beck, F. B.	Denver	March, 1935
Beck	Lara	10/2/1915	F	Beck, F. B.	Denver	March, 1932
Beck	Lora	10/2/1915	F	Beck, F. B.	Denver	March, 1933
Beck	Lora	10/2/1915	F	Beck, F. B.	Denver	March, 1935
Beck	Rex	1/14/1919	M	Beck, F. B.	Denver	March, 1932
Beck	Rex	1/14/1919	M	Beck, F. B.	Denver	March, 1933
Beck	Rex	1/14/1918	M	Beck, F. B.	Denver	March, 1935
Braswell	Chester	3/13/1927	M	Braswell, Bonnie	Denver	March, 1935
Braswell	Elzie	1/9/1918	F	Braswell, Chas	Denver	March, 1935
Braswell	Estalle	3/16/1928	F	Braswell, Bonnie	Denver	March, 1935
Breeding	Dencil	2/19/1913	M	Breending, Dencil	Denver	March, 1933
Breeding	Lorene	6/13/1915	F	Breending, Dencil	Denver	March, 1933
Callen	Clayton	1/17/1919	M	Callen, W. E.	Denver	March, 1932
Callen	Clayton	1/17/1919	M	Callen, W. E.	Denver	March, 1933
Callen	Clayton	1/17/1919	M	Callen, W. E.	Denver	March, 1935
Clemence	Lela	8/2/1912	F	Boyles, Lela	Denver	March, 1932
Clemence	Lela	8/2/1912	F	Boyles, Lela	Denver	March, 1933
Collins	Glen	3/18/1922	M	Collins, T. B.	Denver	March, 1935
Collins	Glenn	3/18/1922	M	Collins, T. B.	Denver	March, 1932
Collins	Glenn	3/18/1921	M	Collins, T. B.	Denver	March, 1933
Collins	Laverne	7/7/1913	F	Collins, T. B.	Denver	March, 1932
Collins	Laverne	7/7/1913	F	Collins, T. B.	Denver	March, 1933
Collins	Lorene	8/23/1917	F	Collins, T. B.	Denver	March, 1932
Collins	Lorene	8/23/1917	F	Collins, T. B.	Denver	March, 1933
Collins	Lorene	8/23/1917	F	Collins, T. B.	Denver	March, 1935
Collins	Louie	5/8/1911	F	Collins, T. B.	Denver	March, 1932
Collins	Willie Wade	6/5/1923	M	Collins, T. B.	Denver	March, 1932
Collins	Willie Wade	6/5/1923	M	Collins, T. B.	Denver	March, 1933
Collins	Willie Wade	6/5/1923	M	Collins, T. B.	Denver	March, 1935
Darby	Delpha	1/5/1915	F	Darby, A. P.	Denver	March, 1932
Darby	Delpha	1/5/1915	F	Darby, A. P.	Denver	March, 1933
Darby	Eva	5/27/1920	F	Darby, A. P.	Denver	March, 1932
Darby	Eva	5/27/1920	F	Darby, A. P.	Denver	March, 1933
Darby	Richard	1/3/1912	M	Darby, A. P.	Denver	March, 1932
Denney	Louie	6/6/1927	M	Denney, Mrs. Leona	Denver	March, 1935
Dorrell	Dorothy	8/12/1912	F	Dorrell, Bertha	Denver	March, 1933
Dorrell	Lester	9/8/1915	M	Dorrell, Bertha	Denver	March, 1933
Drewry	Lola Mae	5/17/1921	F	Drewry, S. C.	Denver	March, 1935
Drewry	Lolamae	5/17/1921	F	Drewry, G. C.	Denver	March, 1932
Drewry	Lollamae	5/17/1921	F	Drewry, G. C.	Denver	March, 1933
Drewry	Zola	5/8/1919	F	Drewry, G. C.	Denver	March, 1932
Drewry	Zola	5/8/1919	F	Drewry, G. C.	Denver	March, 1933
Drewry	Zola	5/8/1919	F	Drewry, S. C.	Denver	March, 1935
Epley	Frieda	11/25/1913	F	Epley, D. C.	Denver	March, 1932
Epley	Hazel	6/3/1918	F	Epley, D. C.	Denver	March, 1932
Epley	Hazel	6/3/1918	F	Epley, D. C.	Denver	March, 1933
Epley	Hazel	6/3/1918	F	Epley, Dona	Denver	March, 1935
Gaddy	Hazel	1/24/1921	F	Gaddy, Mrs. Irene	Denver	March, 1932
Gaddy	Hazel	1/24/1921	F	Gaddy, E. H.	Denver	March, 1933
Gaddy	Hazel	1/24/1921	F	Gaddy, Mrs. E. H.	Denver	March, 1935
Gaddy	Helen	9/8/1924	F	Gaddy, Mrs. Irene	Denver	March, 1932
Gaddy	Helen	9/8/1924	F	Gaddy, E. H.	Denver	March, 1933
Gaddy	Helen	9/8/1924	F	Gaddy, Mrs. E. H.	Denver	March, 1935
Hale	Jack	6/9/1926	M	Hale, Ruth	Denver	March, 1933
Hale	Jack	6/9/1926	M	Vowell, Mack	Denver	March, 1935
Johnson	Ida E.	1/11/1921	F	Johnson, Hurbert	Denver	March, 1935
Johnson	Thomas	1/3/1923	M	Johnson, Hurbert	Denver	March, 1935
Mattox	Cecil	4/13/1915	M	Mattox, R. D.	Denver	March, 1932
Mattox	Cecil	4/13/1915	M	Mattox, Mrs. Nettie	Denver	March, 1933
Mattox	Cecil	4/13/1916	M	Mattox, Nettie	Denver	March, 1935
Mattox	Chester	9/21/1923	M	Mattox, R. D.	Denver	March, 1932
Mattox	Chester	9/21/1923	M	Mattox, Mrs. Nettie	Denver	March, 1933
Mattox	Chester	9/23/1924	M	Mattox, Nettie	Denver	March, 1935
Mattox	Glen Burton	12/16/1915	M	Mattox, Riley F.	Denver	March, 1933
Mattox	Glenn	12/15/1815	M	Mattox, R. F.	Denver	March, 1932
Miles	Dewey	7/10/1924	M	Miles, W. E.	Denver	March, 1933
Miles	Doyle	8/2/1926	M	Miles, W. E.	Denver	March, 1933
Miles	Novella	12/14/1915	F	Miles, W. E.	Denver	March, 1932
Miles	Novella	12/14/1915	F	Miles, W. E.	Denver	March, 1933
Miles	Novella	12/14/1914	F	Miles, S. E.	Denver	March, 1935
Molder	Carol	2/10/1929	M	Molder, John	Denver	March, 1935
Molder	Clifford	12/16/1921	M	Molder, John	Denver	March, 1932
Molder	Clifford	12/16/1921	M	Molder, John	Denver	March, 1933
Molder	Clifford	12/16/1921	M	Molder, John	Denver	March, 1935
Molder	Ina Mae	11/19/1924	F	Molder, John	Denver	March, 1932
Molder	Ina Mae	11/19/1924	F	Molder, John	Denver	March, 1933
Molder	Ina Mae	11/19/1924	F	Molder, John	Denver	March, 1935
Molder	Lecil	2/28/1923	M	Molder, John	Denver	March, 1932
Molder	Lecil	2/28/1923	M	Molder, John	Denver	March, 1933
Molder	Lecil	2/28/1923	M	Molder, John	Denver	March, 1935
Norris	Blaine	3/12/1923	F	Norris, B. S.	Denver	March, 1932
Norris	Blaine	3/12/1924	M	Norris, B. S.	Denver	March, 1933
Norris	Blaine	3/12/1923	M	Norris, B. S.	Denver	March, 1935
Norris	Eugene	10/1/1924	F	Norris, B. S.	Denver	March, 1932
Norris	Eugene	10/1/1924	M	Norris, B. S.	Denver	March, 1935
Norris	Gene	10/1/1925	M	Norris, B. S.	Denver	March, 1933
Norris	Juanita	4/12/1917	M	Norris, B. S.	Denver	March, 1932
Norris	Juanita	4/12/1917	F	Norris, B. S.	Denver	March, 1933
Norris	Juanita	4/12/1917	F	Norris, B. S.	Denver	March, 1935
Norris	Marion	7/30/1926	M	Norris, B. S.	Denver	March, 1932
Norris	Marion	7/30/1926	M	Norris, B. S.	Denver	March, 1933
Norris	Marion	7/30/1926	M	Norris, B. S.	Denver	March, 1935
Norris	Ward	7/9/1921	M	Norris, B. S.	Denver	March, 1935
Norris	Ward Dale	7/9/1921	F	Norris, B. S.	Denver	March, 1932
Norris	Ward Dale	7/9/1922	M	Norris, B. S.	Denver	March, 1933
Norris	Wenonah	4/30/1928	F	Norris, B. S.	Denver	March, 1935
Plott	Carl	12/8/1921	M	Plott, W. A.	Denver	March, 1932
Plott	Carl	12/8/1921	M	Plott, W. A.	Denver	March, 1933
Plott	Carl	12/8/1921	M	Plott, W. A.	Denver	March, 1935
Plott	Cleo	10/6/1925	M	Plott, W. A.	Denver	March, 1932
Plott	Cleo	10/8/1926	M	Plott, W. A.	Denver	March, 1933
Plott	CLeo	10/8/1926	M	Plott, W. A.	Denver	March, 1935
Plott	Harley	7/19/1913	M	Plott, W. A.	Denver	March, 1932
Plott	Harlie	7/1/1913	M	Plott, W. A.	Denver	March, 1933
Plott	Harmon	3/2/1917	M	Plott, W. A.	Denver	March, 1932
Plott	Harmon	3/2/1917	M	Plott, W. A.	Denver	March, 1933
Plott	Harmon	3/2/1917	M	Plott, W. A.	Denver	March, 1935
Porter	Nell	8/17/1917	F	Carpenter, D. L.	Denver	March, 1932
Porter	Nell	8/17/1918	F	Carpenter, D. L.	Denver	March, 1933
Porter	Preston	8/2/1915	M	Carpenter, D. L.	Denver	March, 1932
Porter	Preston	8/2/1916	M	Carpenter, D. L.	Denver	March, 1933
Rand	Bonnie	11/22/1924	M	Rand, W. Jr.	Denver	March, 1932
Rand	Bonnie	11/2/1922	F	Rand, W. N.	Denver	March, 1933
Rand	Bonnie	11/22/1922	F	Rand, Nick	Denver	March, 1935
Rand	Deward	11/30/1917	M	Rand, B. H.	Denver	March, 1932
Rand	Edd	12/30/1918	M	Rand, B. H.	Denver	March, 1933
Rand	Eddie	11/30/1917	M	Rand, B. H.	Denver	March, 1935
Rand	Gerald Dean	3/1/1925	M	Rand, B. H.	Denver	March, 1935
Rand	Geralden	3/1/1920	M	Rand, B. H.	Denver	March, 1932
Rand	Geraldine	3/1/1925	M	Rand, B. H.	Denver	March, 1933
Rand	Gladys	1/3/1912	M	Rand, W. Jr.	Denver	March, 1932
Rand	Lonnie	11/22/1924	F	Rand, W. Jr.	Denver	March, 1932
Rand	Lonnie	11/2/1922	M	Rand, W. N.	Denver	March, 1933
Rand	Lonnie	11/22/1922	M	Rand, Nick	Denver	March, 1935
Rand	Nettie Lee	3/15/1927	F	Rand, B. H.	Denver	March, 1933
Rand	Nettie Lee	3/15/1927	F	Rand, B. H.	Denver	March, 1935
Rand	Opal	8/15/1916	F	Rand, B. H.	Denver	March, 1932
Rand	Opal	8/15/1917	F	Rand, B. H.	Denver	March, 1933
Rand	Opal R.	8/15/1915	F	Rand, B. H.	Denver	March, 1935
Rand	Willie	12/30/1919	M	Rand, B. H.	Denver	March, 1932
Rand	Willie	11/30/1919	M	Rand, B. H.	Denver	March, 1933
Rand	Willie	12/30/1919	M	Rand, B. H.	Denver	March, 1935
Rand	Wilma	5/24/1914	M	Rand, W. Jr.	Denver	March, 1932
Reynolds	Gene	1/31/1924	M	Reynolds, Sudie	Denver	March, 1933
Reynolds	Ruth	6/25/1922	F	Reynolds, Sudie	Denver	March, 1933
Riddle	Bessie	2/10/1922	F	Riddle, A. L.	Denver	March, 1935
Riddle	Cleo	11/7/1927	M	Riddle, A. L.	Denver	March, 1935
Riddle	Fayette	10/24/1918	M	Riddle, A. L.	Denver	March, 1935
Riddle	Grace	3/13/1924	F	Riddle, A. L.	Denver	March, 1935
Riddle	Lena	11/20/1919	F	Riddle, A. L.	Denver	March, 1935
Riddle	Ray	1/8/916	M	Riddle, A. L.	Denver	March, 1935
Riddle	William G.	8/15/1914	M	Riddle, A. L.	Denver	March, 1935
Robertson	A. J.	12/5/1925	M	Robertson, C. F.	Denver	March, 1933
Robertson	A. J.	12/5/1926	M	Robertson, Essie	Denver	March, 1935
Robertson	Rex	11/19/1917	M	Robertson, C. F.	Denver	March, 1933
Robertson	Rex B.	11/19/1917	M	Robertson, Essie	Denver	March, 1935
Robinette	Clayton	4/5/1921	M	Robinette, L. E.	Denver	March, 1932
Robinette	Clayton	4/5/1921	M	Robinette, L. E.	Denver	March, 1933
Robinette	Clayton Rex	4/5/1921	M	Robinette, L. E.	Denver	March, 1935
Robinette	Laveta	7/21/1918	F	Robinette, Eva	Denver	March, 1932
Robinette	Laveta	7/21/1918	F	Robinette, E. V.	Denver	March, 1933
Robinette	Laveta	7/21/1918	F	Robenette, E. V.	Denver	March, 1935
Robinette	Leo	3/24/1921	M	Robinette, Eva	Denver	March, 1932
Robinette	Leo	3/24/1921	M	Robinette, E. V.	Denver	March, 1933
Robinette	Leo B.	3/24/1921	M	Robenette, E. V.	Denver	March, 1935
Seals	Elma	1/19/1919	F	Seals, John D.	Denver	March, 1932
Seals	Elma	1/19/1918	F	Seals, John D.	Denver	March, 1933
Seals	Elmae	1/19/1918	F	Seals, Mamie	Denver	March, 1935
Seals	Maxine	8/29/1923	F	Seals, John D.	Denver	March, 1932
Seals	Maxine	8/29/1923	F	Seals, John D.	Denver	March, 1933
Seals	Maxine	8/29/1923	F	Seals, Mamie	Denver	March, 1935
Seals	Rudolph	10/25/1925	M	Seals, John D.	Denver	March, 1932
Seals	Rudolph	10/25/1925	M	Seals, John D.	Denver	March, 1933
Seals	Rudolph	10/25/1925	M	Seals, Mamie	Denver	March, 1935
Shipman	David	10/31/1922	M	Shipman,, J. E.	Denver	March, 1935
Shipman	Louis	7/7/1915	M	Shipman,, J. E.	Denver	March, 1935
Shipman	Paul	2/1/1918	M	Shipman,, J. E.	Denver	March, 1935
Shipman	RIchard	11/11/1924	M	Shipman,, J. E.	Denver	March, 1935
Steenborg	Marie M.	1/17/1928	F	Steenborg, G. MD	Denver

Whistle Blower

Astrid is in a volleyball tournament this weekend and she has to referee the younger girls games.  She is a whistle blower!

On A Whim--Ingrid's Throw

 This will surely be whimsical!  The blocks will not be as loose as I want the throw to last for 50 years.  I am adding a row in between each of these rows to stabilize the rows and I am using a smaller hook so I added two blocks.   I hope it looks nice.  All I can do is make it and see.  Hope I will not be disappointed as I was in Astrid's.  Her yarn was so slick that I am afraid it will try to slide loose where I jointed the thread.  Helen's was so busy that I did not like the pear edging even though in the photo it was beautiful.  I will know more about this one when I get a block finished.  Laura helped me pick the yarn so it will surely say 'Ingrid'.

What a Difference

A few days can make.   Larry plowed early in the week and then we had first a snow storm and then an icey one.

Strawberry Patch

Fleta here is your strawberry patch.  I will get one of those postage boxes and mail them this week.  One is a green berry and one is a blackberry and two are strawberries.  Hope this is enough as I am tired of them.  Find me another pattern and I will make you some other ones.  I am going to keep the one you bought with the pattern so if I want to make more I will have a pattern.

Raining Ice

 It started raining ice about 9:30, but at least this does not hang on the trees.  The poor birds and animals are pretty miserable.  It was be warm again in a few days.  Spring is coming because the Robins are here.

Snowed off and on all day...but most of it melted.  We are to have more tonight.  A school bus turned over at 4:00 this afternoon on the mountain near my house. 10 kids were on the bus.  A bus is like steering a bit tin box that is light.  I would not want to drive it with screaming kids on board.    The birds have eaten at my feeders all day.   The snow was heavy but the cover is light.

First Strawberry

Helen's throw is done.  I don't like the border, but it is too late and she will just have to deal with it. It is too busy for me.  Also, I made one pot holder.  The pattern I found is a little different. I used a smaller hook and it is bigger.  I see there is more rows of green.  I will make another and see how it looks.  How many do you want, Fleta?

Strawberry Potholder Pattern

Now check this out, through her generosity I am able to share this free pattern.

Patty’s Winterberry Pattern::

Materials:

Worsted Weight Yarn 2 oz. Honeydew (or any light green) and Cream (or any off white)

Crochet Hook Size G or 4.50mm

Weave ends as you work.

With Honeydew ch 4, join with sl st to form a ring.

Rnd 1: Ch 3 (counts as first dc, now and throughout), dc in ring, ch 2, (2 dc, ch 2) 5 times in ring; join with sl st to first dc (now and throughout). 6 ch-2 sps.

Note: Work beginning shell as follows: sl st in next dc and in first ch-2 sp, ch 3, (dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in same sp.

Rnd 2: Work beg shell, ch 2, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next ch-2 sp (shell made), ch 1, 8 dc in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, work shell in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, work shell in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, 8 dc in next ch-2 sp, ch 1; join.

Rnd 3: Work beg shell, * ch 2, skip next ch-2 sp, work shell in next shell (ch-2 sp), ch 1, 2 dc in each of the next 3 dc, dc in next dc, 2 dc in each of the next 4 dc (total of 15 dc), ch 1 *, work shell in next shell, repeat from * to * once; join.

Rnd 4: Work beg shell, * ch 2, work shell in next shell, ch 1, dc in next 15 dc, ch 1 *, work shell in next shell, repeat from * to * once; join, finish off.

Rnd 5: Join Cream with sl st in beg shell; ch 3, (dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in same sp, * ch 2, work shell in next shell, ch 2, 1 dc between each post (not in top loops) of next 15 dc (total 14 dc made), ch 2, work shell in next shell, repeat from * to * once; join.

Rnd 6: Work beg shell, * ch 2, work shell in next shell, ch 2, skip next ch-2 sp, sc between next two dc posts, (ch 3, sc between next two dc posts 12 times), ch 2 *, work shell in next shell, repeat from * to * once; join.

Rnd 7: Work beg shell, * ch 2, work shell in next shell, ch 2, sc in next ch-3 loop, (ch 3, sc in next loop 11 times), ch 2 * , work shell in next shell, repeat from * to * once; join.

Rnds 8 through 17: Repeat Rnd 7 (one less ch-3 loop each round. Rnd 17 should have only one ch-3 loop on each side).

Rnd 18: Work beg shell, ch 2, work shell in next shell, ch 2, dc in ch-3 sp, ch 2, shell in next shell, ch 2, work shell in next shell, ch 2, dc in last ch-3 sp, ch 2, join.

Rnd 19: Sl st in next dc and in first ch-2 sp, ch 3,dc in same sp, work 2 dc in each of the next 3 shells; join, finish off.

FINISHING: Join Honeydew with sl st at top of winterberry and ch 8, join with sl st to form ring. Work 25 sc in ring, sl st in first sc; join with sl st in same st as beginning ch-8; finish off.

Ardath Powell

Ardath Lee Powell 1934 - 2012 Ardath Lee Powell was born January 12, 1934 in Carrolton, Arkansas, the youngest of John and Beulah's four children. When Dad was only 3 years old, he and his family headed to Washington state to pick fruit. Unfortunately, they had to stop in Meridian as Dad had pneumonia. They settled in Meridian, but lived at Thorn Creek in the summers while his Dad and oldest brother Norman cut trees for the Harris Brother's lumber mill in Idaho City. Growing up in Meridian, Dad and his brothers had many adventures, including climbing the Creamery smokestack to retrieve his pants, and rolling the football field water wagon across town before spending the rest of the night rolling it back after the police caught them. He worked at McFadden's Grocery for many years, starting in the 8th grade. This is where he learned the meat cutting trade, which became his lifelong vocation. Dad worked at Keim's, McClusky's Commissary, and Van's Meatpacking before starting a meat business with his brother-in-law, Virgil Hicks. They operated Quality Mart for 30 years before retiring, Dad at age 60. Dad married the love of his life, Elaine Rossow, on July 17, 1953. They had amazingly been in the same class through the 8th grade, then the same high school, graduating in 1952. Ardath and Elaine had 4 daughters--Janell, Lori, Kathy and Cristy. Family was the most important thing in Dad's life, and he was the biggest kid when it came to having fun. We grew up camping, fishing and hunting. He especially enjoyed golfing at Eagle Hills with "the crew". Dad loved to play jokes on people, and almost everyone he knew was the recipient of one of his jokes at one time or another. He was a member of Ten Mile Christian Church. Dad suffered from early onset Alzheimer's for nearly a decade, with the final chapter of his life completed on July 3, after 78 years of a wonderful life. Mom took care of Dad at home for many years, until her daughters felt her health was in danger from all the exhausting care she was providing Dad. Ardath was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and a sister. He is survived by his wife, Elaine, daughters Janell (Bob) Carr, Kathy (Dean) Daniel, Cristy Stockinger, all of Boise, and Lori Taylor (Cindy) of Spokane, WA. He is also survived by grandchildren Eric, Allison, Morgan, Jake and Greyson, as well as nieces Belle, Linda, Sandy & Karyn, and nephews John & Dan. We would like to thank Emerson House for keeping Dad safe and comfortable the past two years, and Eric Collett for being Dad's special friend. Eric and his staff fall into the saintly category! We would also like to thank Heart 'n Home Hospice for looking after the welfare of the entire family the past few months. Cremation was under the direction of Summers Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, 7/28, at the La Mirada Clubhouse, 5960 Rio Vista Way, Meridian, ID. Please bring your "Art" stories to share. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made in Ardath's name to Alzheimer's Idaho Inc, P.O. Box 249, 13601 W. McMillan Road, Boise, ID 83713, to help others in Idaho with this devastating disease.

Harrison 1921

This happened when Momma was a month old.

Four and Twenty Black Birds

This morning there was a huge chorus outside and when I went out to check...I thought I was in the Alfred Hitchcock movie--"The Birds".  
 Sing a song of sixpence,

A pocket full of rye.

Four and twenty blackbirds,

Baked in a pie.

When the pie was opened,

The birds began to sing;

Wasn't that a dainty dish,

To set before the king?

The king was in his counting house,

Counting out his money;

The queen was in the parlour,

Eating bread and honey.

The maid was in the garden,

Hanging out the clothes;

When down came a blackbird

And pecked off her nose.

They sent for the king's doctor,

who sewed it on again;

He sewed it on so neatly,

the seam was never seen.

Ingrid In Red

 Ingrid's school always has a tea on Valentine's Day.  Isn't she so pretty--and so is her Mom!

Waterfall On Moss Creek

Waterfall along a road squirrel hunting.  It was surely pretty.

Fence Row

Along the fence row I saw the spring surprise.  Larry's Mom planted these and she passed away in 1998.  Her labor lives!

Rollin' On Red

 Gettin' on was pretty easy....getting down was very difficult.  Larry is going to build me a step down!

Sigrid's A Shooter.

I asked Siggie what position she played and she told me she thought she would be a dribbler or a shooter!

Playing with Sigrid

 Sigrid and I picked up sticks and had a fire.  She roasted marshmellows and poked the fire.  She wrote her name in charcoal!  We had a good time and before we knew it we had been out there 2 hours and we had to hurry in so she could eat before Mom came for her.

Astrid's Volleyball TEam

Astrid finished up basketball in Greenbrier Monday.  She had a pretty outside shot and hit her free throws.  She played volleyball over the weekend at Fort Smith and today she has a soccer clinic after school.  She is busy and that is better than watching tv and texting on the iphone!  Track starts next at school.  She is looking at 'running the distance'--mile, 800 meters, some relays!

For Our Own Win!

Today is Cousin Day and when I think of cousin---my Winnie Jo is the first person to come to my mind.  She is a wonderful human being that anyone would be happy to call "Cuz".

Pineapple Edging

 I started on the pineapple trim and it is all coming together.  My chain spaces are correct (I think, hope, pray) so that as I put the pineapples across the sections of three will work perfectly.  I had to mark my row with a paper clip so I could stay on the right pattern, but the next one will be easy because I will just look back at this pineapple for a guide.  I may have to buy one more 7.99 skein of yarn to finish, but I am almost there.  Then I will try to find a pattern for Ingrid's throw.  Laura says it should be whimsical!  She said like Eureka Springs.  I must search for this pattern as it will fit Ingie's personality.

William Westey Carpenter

William Wesley Carpenter is Grandpa Gaddy's Grandfather.  Mom's Great Grandfather and my Great Great Grandfather.  His second wife is Sina Josephine Myers, but she is not our Grandmother.  Mom spoke of Dennis and Dorthula Carpenter (Linda King is a Granddaughter of one of them).  They are half siblings to Martha Jane Carpenter Gaddy.

New Is Not Better

Remember waking up to the smell of the coffee Momma was perking on the stove.  We never had a glass pot like the one in the video, just an old metal one.  Maybe the coffee was so good because she washed that pot everyday.  It took a lot less coffee.  I remember that little metal cup and it only held a small amount of coffee.  I also recall when I was little all our coffee cups had saucers and Daddy was pour coffee in the saucer and slurp it out!   I may get me a perker and try it again, not a glass or electric one but just the plain one like Momma had.