Now and Then by Nancy Kline: GRANDCHILDREN'S ROOMThis bedroom has always been d...

Now and Then by Nancy Kline: GRANDCHILDREN'S ROOMThis bedroom has always been d...: GRANDCHILDREN'S ROOM This bedroom has always been designated for the use of grandchildren.  Just about every one of the ten grandch...

GRANDCHILDREN'S ROOM

This bedroom has always been designated for the use of grandchildren.  Just about every one of the ten grandchildren has spent some time in this room.  They have now all outgrown the use of this room but it has an awful lot of lingering memories of good times spent there. 



This old rocking chair has rocked many a baby to sleep.

A few items of baby clothes help to remind me of the wonderful times we had together.  By the way, some of the little clothing pieces were hand me downs from my children who are over 60 years of age. 

Pictures of children and grandchildren sit side by side with pictures of my own parents as babies and a few bonnets I made.

This mannequin is dressed in an outfit I made for one of the granddaughters.  She is wearing a hand smocked dress complete with matching dainty little slip, bloomers, and a beautiful smocked bonnet.

More pictures of babies. 

This is a doll cradle that I received for Christmas when I was five years of age.  In it's 77 years it has held many dolls and a few real babies.  It has even been enjoyed  by some of the great granddaughters.

 

Memories are great !

 

 

Now and Then by Nancy Kline: JULYCan't believe that the year is over half gone....

Now and Then by Nancy Kline: JULYCan't believe that the year is over half gone....: JULY Can't believe that the year is over half gone.  It seems like I have just now adjusted to writing 2019 and in less than six mo...

JULY

Can't believe that the year is over half gone.  It seems like I have just now adjusted to writing 2019 and in less than six months will have to start using 2020. 

The calendar Maud Humphrey used for the month of July is a painting of a little girl from Spain.  She appears to be a black eyed and black haired beauty  daintily holding a small fan probably indicating the hot weather of July.  Maud Humphrey used her son Humphrey Bogart for a model in many of her paintings of children. 

Well, along with hot weather in July, my kitchen takes on the many scents of canning.  When you walk in the front door you realize there has been a lot of fruits and veggies put up for use in the cold winter months that lie ahead. 

So far there is zucchini relish, bread and butter pickles, peach jam, and squash pickles canned for later use. Sometimes all I need for a meal is a pint of pickles and besides that these jars of the summer bounty make wonderful gifts. 

But for the rest of the week the canners and equipment has to be put away as the Kline home will welcome some wonderful guest coming in from Texas to spend the weekend with us.  I am sure we will open up a few of these beautiful jars and enjoy.

Peach Jam

Zucchini relish in the making

Squash Pickles

Canning in the Summer is Just as Much Fun as Eating it in the Winter!!!