All of Ohio and Grandma Rose start to get back to normal in Weeks 5 & 6 in 1978 as warmer weather breaks through… but is it “faux spring?” We’ll have to see but for now, the warming allows her
1977 Diary of Rose Jones – Week 31
Since Grandma Rose mentions pumpkin blossoms at the end of this week, I thought it was a good time to break out the St. Paul cookbook from 1994 that I purchased a few years ago on Ebay for cheap that
My New Heirloom

My mom sent me a picture of my grandma Clara Lou Peters Stewart on her wedding day recently. It reminded me that she showed me her wedding dress once when I was little. I’m not sure why she had it
The Ladies with the Flowers
I’d been anxiously watching my rhododendron bush for a few weeks waiting for its bright pink buds to open and this week did not disappoint! My patience was rewarded with a towering hot pink display this week… when I say
Family Easter Traditions
With Easter right around the corner, my Facebook feed the other day, had this meme come across asking if we remembered dressing up for Easter in little coats and shiny shoes? Sure do! It made me think back to one