"MY HOME TOWN HISTORY"

Seneca Falls, NY. ; home of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and The Woman's hall of fame. Elizabeth (Nov 12, 1815 - Oct 26, 1902) was an American social activist and leader of the woman's rights movement.

Part of the Erie canal remains, running thru the middle of town. The locks that flank the upper and lower portion of the canal remain intact and function to let the water traffic move between the lakes.


Historic, Trinity Episcopal Church, lies on the edge of the canal bank. This is the church I grew up in, baptised and married. My husband and children were all baptised here too. It is beautiful, with hand carved wood and original stained glass windows.


The house I grew up in.

"MIXED EMOTIONS"

So many changes for me, at this place in my life. Two of my children married, a third one engaged. The oldest just got into his first house, has a child of his own. Child #2, just married, starting his new life with his wife. Number three, engaged, taking on a big job of making a home, starting college soon, looking forward to her wedding. They (my daughter and her fiance) were "given" a mobile home to fix up and live in. It needs a lot of work and a little TLC! Soon, it will be "home" for them. I'm not sure which emotion THEY are feeling highest..... excitement or overwhelmed! Me..... mixed emotions..... my babies are no longer babies, but young adults with their own lives. I am happy for them and so proud of their accomplishments, but also feeling a little, well..... melancholy.

MY TERR(i)OR

Here is my terrior or I should say terror. Cody likes to get into things when he is left alone. Today he chewed open a bag of hickory chips for the grill and ate half a bagel from the garbage!

"TODAY'S MOTTO"

I saw this wall decal in a scrapbooking store while in New York. I thought I would share.

SHARING

I wish I could have done the whole INSPIRE event, it looked like so much fun. I did two of the mini-classes (Margie Romney-Aslett and The Glitz Girls). Margie, you have an uniqueness about you, that makes you a very special person. So full of creativity, fun and sincerity. Don't change, just grow.
This weekend was an inspiration to me, not only creatively, but spiritually. Being with women that share a same love of art, who can laugh together and just be themselves without judgement or criticism is uplifting. OK.... now that I have gushed all over, I'll share a picture of my sister and I with a new friend. Meet Margie (in the middle).