Not a ton going on this week in Grandma Rose’s journal but she still seems so, so busy regardless. Sometimes I think their life feels so relaxing and unhurried and I’m envious of just puttering around the garden, doing small
1977 Diary of Rose Jones – Week 41
This week in 1977, Grandma is still in “winterization” mode but she notes two things I had to go look up this week as I had *no* idea what they were. First, on October 12th, she mentions a Frau Druschi,
1977 Diary of Rose Jones – Week 40
I’m running a day late to post, per usual as of late! Sorry! Much like Grandma Rose, I’ve shifted into busy mode too, trying to finishing my last class up before December hits us and I have to write a
1977 Diary of Rose Jones – Week 34
Grandma Rose never fails to entertain and educate me – usually on plants but today she taught me a new phrase I’d never heard before. “Stoved up.” Have you heard it before? It essentially means that you’re “bruised up, crippled
1977 Diary of Rose Jones – Week 33
Week 33 of Grandma Rose’s journal found both heartbreak and pain – on Friday, August 13th, her older half-brother Vernon “Penny” Klingensmith passed away. Penny was the son of Mary Elizabeth Eccard and Daniel Minard Klingensmith, who died just a