
35 Year Old Pencil Portrait
My husband went to a family get together last week and his mom brought this drawing that he did of his dad when he was 14 years old...35...

Mother's Day Gift
My oldest son is a wonderful person but he is not very good about remembering things like birthdays, anniversaries, or special occasions...

Army Memorabilia Using Lightsage Software
My son is in the Army and several years ago, he was deployed to Afghanistan. I did not like the idea of him being in a war zone but he...

Goodbye, Galaxy S5!
It is with mixed feelings that I say goodbye to my Samsung Galaxy S5 Smartphone. I was hoping that it would last until the S8 comes out...

Army Patches
Just over five years ago, my oldest son joined the Army. It was not the path that I expected or wanted him to take but it was the path...

Ceramic Whistle
My daughter took a ceramics class in 7th grade and one of her assignments was to create a whistle that looks like another item. She chose...

Ceramic Rocking Horse
When my first child was born, my sister gave him this ceramic rocking horse (or technically a rocking unicorn) as a baby gift. She...

Child's Self Portrait
My friend's now teenage daughter drew this picture of herself when she was in elementary school. The original has survived years in a...

Oma's Antiques
This will be my last family history post for a while. A couple of the items in this picture were already discussed in previous posts. The...

Antique Kitchen Items
After World War II, my grandparents struggled along with the rest of Europe to rebuild their lives and a sense of normalcy. After several...