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A Dull & Hopeless Summer: A Soprano’s Aria: Chapter 11
Posted on September 19, 2021 2 Comments
Wed Jun 3. Thu June 4 Busy days. Cooking and planning variety in ??? Friday June 5 Fish for dinner. Quite a fine change and no added expense. Jessie and Albert wrote me letters which I received later. Leo sent samples of his office blanks and also a Catholic standard which pleased my old lady […]
Decoration Day: Why Family History Writing will make you a Better Genealogist
Posted on September 17, 2021 Leave a Comment
I can hear you mumbling, but I hate writing. That may be because you think it hard work. Maybe if you had to start out staring at a blank piece of paper or a white screen, but if you are a genealogist that isn’t the case. You have the rough outlines of hundreds if not […]
Moving Days: A Soprano’s Aria Chapter 10
Posted on September 17, 2021 3 Comments
April 1 Fools day. Celebrated by going down to the Em. [Emporium] and buying a sewing machine for $35.00. 2 down and 1 per week forever after. Sent Jessie 3 songs Aloha dream days and Sing me the vesper. Apr 2 Sewing machine came today. Made Lolita a little chemise out of a sugar sack […]
Songs That Never Grow Old: A Soprano’s Aria Chapter 9
Posted on September 16, 2021 Leave a Comment
Thu Feb 19 1914 Cloudy and sunny by turns. Heavy rain last night. Morning work done at 10:30. Will work on my crocheting before getting lunch. Fri Cleaned up old collection of fancy work papers and served them in assorted bunches Sat Baked white and raisin bread. Washed clothes and cleaned house. Went down town […]
The Pen is Still Mightier than the Sword: A Soprano’s Aria Chapter 8
Posted on September 15, 2021 Leave a Comment
Jan 1, 1914 New Year day dawned bright and sunny after so many days of rain. Albert went over to the Fair grounds and saw Beachy do his loop stunts in the air over the bay. Uncle came up to supper. Albert and Uncle are thick as molasses in January in Duluth, not S.F. They […]
Good bye Old Year, More Joy to the New: A Soprano’s Aria Part 7
Posted on September 14, 2021 Leave a Comment
1913 Nov 3 Monday Went down town and did a little marketing. Bought a salt and pepper box. Nov 4. Tuesday Worked on rug all day. Rained some. Nov 5 Wednesday A blue day. Wrote to Emma and worked on my rug. Some sun and rain. 6, 7, 8 Unusually dull and monotonous. Nov 9 […]
Gentle Genealogy: More Discoveries, more Delight, less Drudgery
Posted on September 14, 2021 Leave a Comment
Sounds great, right? Well I found this out as a side effect of becoming a Reformed Genealogist. All one needs is to shift your focus from collecting and researching: to resurrecting and writing. It’s called a Paradigm Shift. I am telling you it will be the best thing that ever happened to you, as a […]
Family History Writing: Sequencing Challenge
Posted on September 13, 2021 2 Comments
I have an issue with sequencing. Many years ago this was diagnosed during a learning styles assessment. Do you remember in grammar school where you read a story and then had to put a series of items in the order in which they happened? Well I could never do it. Only if there was a […]
Listen to Your Ancestors: What Story do they want you to Write?
Posted on September 11, 2021 5 Comments
When I was thinking about my great grandmother’s diary, A Soprano’s Aria: Lulu’s Diary, I really struggled with the title. And if you read my piece Writing Stories: Writing Begins With a Title you will know that the title sets the stage for the story you will tell. It really got me to reflect on […]
FAMILY HISTORY WRITING Assignment #1: Pick a Heirloom
Posted on September 6, 2021 8 Comments
This is a very focused writing assignment but be forewarned it can lead to more than you expect. You will need to pick an item. It can be something of your own or something passed down through the family. INGREDIENTS: an item to write about (more on picking an item below) an interest in the […]
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