Comments on: Table Manners

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 22:09:59 +0000

Doug is probably at a loss for words after the election.

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 20:44:15 +0000

Everything alright Doug? I am ready for another post.

By: Larry

Larry — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 18:46:14 +0000

Thanks for the memories like you I have more than50 years of memories in every crack and corner of our house and my better half gets so mad when she finds something ive just bought because id lost the one i was looking for

By: Sweeps

Sweeps — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 02:11:14 +0000

Getting the stories and not putting it off are very important lessons. If my mom’s cousin (unknown to me) had not contacted me several months ago, I would have gone to MY grave being very unsure of a “rumor” that was terribly wrong and fortunately not true. I’m so grateful she contacted me, because now we have another resource for that side of my family.

By: grouse

grouse — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 01:51:59 +0000

GMAX9 is exactly right! Having grown up on grandpa’s farm (who came from Norway at age 17 by himself) we had hundreds of pictures from 1882 and on up. I’m sure some came from the old country too. I remember asking my dad in my late teen years, “Who are these people?” Well, time has a way of fading memories and quite frankly he didn’t remember. GMAX9 has just prompted us to go through all of the photos we have acquired during our 45 years of wedded bliss and name names and dates and why the photos are treasured by us. And then someday soon (before the Lord calls us home) we need to sit down with our kids and tell them all the stories we can tell. Family stories are a treasure. We need to tell them early and often (warts and all). Not that any of our families had any warts.

By: GMAX9

GMAX9 — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:59:04 +0000

A word to the wise ~~ take the time to write identifying information on the backs of all those family photos – who, what, when, where. Do it ASAP while somebody still remembers who they are and why you have a picture of them.

Most of what’s left of my mom’s family gathered in WI last week-end to celebrate our aunt’s 80th birthday and there were all sorts of family pictures to look through. Unfortunately, if my aunt didn’t recognize the people in the pictures they are now unknowns in the family album. We discovered a picture of my grandfather as a boy w/his brothers and – lo and behold – he had a sister that none of us knew about. Of course, she’ll be forever nameless but I’ll always wonder what happened to her.

By: Patricia Koerner

Patricia Koerner — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:25:11 +0000

I too and going through my mom’s stuff as she just recently passed away. one of the first things I found was a photo of my dad holding me when I was very little and I don’t think I’d ever seen that particular photo before. so I’ll take my time going through her “stuff” and finding priceless treasures.

By: Marlys Vander Wal

Marlys Vander Wal — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 14:54:12 +0000

Doug, Ray’s parents owned the same dining set as yours. We are now using it proudly in our home. Grandpa purchased it as a gift to grandma when their daughter Marcia was bone. Lots of awesome memories. Thanks for the memories.

By: Jerri

Jerri — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 12:22:02 +0000

Thanks for sharing memories of people we spent many hours with! Coming from families who saved everything and cherished what they had makes me realize what a disposable generation we have become. Those things we save are tangible memories~Sometimes the tangible becomes to deep and we start being overwhelmed by it!

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 11:16:17 +0000

Great memories Doug. Having “stuff” to trigger these wonderful memories is a good thing. I got the Fostoria dishes that Mom served all the delicious meals on when we had company. The memories always run deep whenever we use them. We lived too far away to get a special table or some other piece of furniture, but your blogs and the dishes keep the great memories alive.

Thanks,
Tom