great grandmother

The first black president, that is. Steve Gill links to an interesting article in the New York Times Magazine about the racial heritage of 29th President of the United States, Warren G. Harding:

I have on my bookcase two matching ruby red glass vases that belonged to my grandmother Grace.

I have a cast iron skillet in my kitchen and a delicate porcelain bird in my china cabinet that were my grandmother Charlotte's.

...is our GOTCHA DAY!! As my Great Grandmother would say, "If the Lord is willing and the creek don't rise."

OK...here we go!

Luckily this week has no mention of a new Mercedes or soft scrub. I just have some photos to share that make me happy.

This time he denegrates Italians, which I take particular offense to, since I am one-eighth Italian, my maternal great-grandmother being a full-blooded "garlic nose."

Go and celebrate your Irish heritage today, even if you aren’t Irish. 

Effie Mai Killebrew’s hands shake as she speaks.

“I was a home maker. I never worked. My husband took care of me,” the 76 year old tells me, her lips quivering slightly after she finishes speaking.

Effie Mai is seated in a large comfortable chair in her living room. It reminds me of Capt. Kirk’s chair on the deck of the Starship Enterprise. There are remote controls and cordless phones. She has pens and envelopes covered with notes.