It is early in the morning and I am viewing my pictures and came across one of my Hubby & I during a visit from my cousin Norm and his wife Phyllis.  These were taken in happier times before my husband had his stroke.  They are a nice reminder of  his smile..the one that dissapeared after his stroke.

 I came across this picture of me taken at Glamour Shots when Elizabeth was young, we both had our pictures done...they put makeup on me and styled my hair...we had fun that day.  Elizabeth, my youngest child was a preteen then and her picture made her look like she was over 20 - Beautiful - I will have to post it when I come across it.

I also came across my Graduation Picture and my Wedding Picture at the age of 18, (I turned 19 2 days after my wedding), Oh My! - how young and niave was I - lol  

The Bride & Groom - Raymond & Diane Swett

My Mother Frances Katherine (Cuccia) Hess surrounded by her friends

My Mother did enjoy smoking and this was a classic pose for her.  I remember as a child my brothers and I tried our best to get her to quit.  We would take her cigarettes and hide them from her.  She had Asthma so bad, (probably had empesema - undagnoised).  I can still see her in my minds eye - coughing and having difficulty breathing but still she HAD to have that cigarette.  My brothers and I loved to play cowboys and indians outside in the woods and I remember Mom would call to us from the window to make sure we were OK.  Mom loved to dance and sing and she loved to make Yo - Yo's out of small circles of fabric and sew them together to make pillows. 



A picture of my Father - Edward Groff Hess Sr.

My Father was one of the kindess, sweetest man I have known.  He was a great father.  Dad was a Carpenter by trade and worked for the Mayor of Elmsford NY.  Times were hard for us, especially in the winter time, money was scarce then because his work was seasonal.  I remember Dad would bring home food for our supper and he would not eat until my brothers and I had our full.  Many nights he went to bed hungry so we could have full tummies.  Dad loved to laugh and always had a smile on his face.  we might not have been rich in $ but Very rich in LOVE.  

Hi, Today I visited a Fabric store that used to be an old haunt for me.  Mill End on White Bear Ave.  It has recently returned there after having closed that store - gone is the chaos and clutter..it was so pleasant to browse, great fabrics, colors, patterns, and bargins - I felt I was entering a new store, with qulting and sewing projects combined...I loved it....I will have to return often.
while browsing through the books I came across a book called "Crazy Quilted Memories", it has inspired e to make a memory quilt that would include pictures of my kids that I had decupoged onto an antique Sofa Table - the pictures are now fading but I did take some digital photos recently and would love to transfer them to cloth.  I loved the book and it's ideas - it had great ideas for top stitching and antiqueing fabrics.  I did not pic the book up but might just have to for reference..
Amazon.com here I come.