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To celebrate "Ancestor Appreciation Day"; I found this old photo in my mom's things of my great grandparents, Annie and Lee. I never met them, but my grandma would often talk about them.

I've also included the cover of my grandma's book that nicely displays she and her siblings.

#alaska #photography #familytree #grandma #book #memoirs #greatgrandparents #appreciation #chickaloon #ancestorappreciationday #heritage #pictures #relatives #grandparents #people #historical #oldphotography #ancestors

To celebrate "Ancestor Appreciation Day"; I found this old photo in my mom's things of my great grandparents, Annie and Lee. I never met them, but my grandma would often talk about them.

I've also included the cover of my grandma's book that nicely displays she and her siblings.

#alaska #photography #familytree #grandma #book #memoirs #greatgrandparents #appreciation #chickaloon #ancestorappreciationday #heritage #pictures #relatives #grandparents #people #historical #oldphotography #ancestors

To celebrate "Ancestor Appreciation Day"; I found this old photo in my mom's things of my great grandparents, Annie and Lee. I never met them, but my grandma would often talk about them.

I've also included the cover of my grandma's book that nicely displays she and her siblings.

#alaska #photography #familytree #grandma #book #memoirs #greatgrandparents #appreciation #chickaloon #ancestorappreciationday #heritage #pictures #relatives #grandparents #people #historical #oldphotography #ancestors

To celebrate "Ancestor Appreciation Day"; I found this old photo in my mom's things of my great grandparents, Annie and Lee. I never met them, but my grandma would often talk about them.

I've also included the cover of my grandma's book that nicely displays she and her siblings.

#alaska #photography #familytree #grandma #book #memoirs #greatgrandparents #appreciation #chickaloon #ancestorappreciationday #heritage #pictures #relatives #grandparents #people #historical #oldphotography #ancestors

To celebrate "Ancestor Appreciation Day"; I found this old photo in my mom's things of my great grandparents, Annie and Lee. I never met them, but my grandma would often talk about them.

I've also included the cover of my grandma's book that nicely displays she and her siblings.

#alaska #photography #familytree #grandma #book #memoirs #greatgrandparents #appreciation #chickaloon #ancestorappreciationday #heritage #pictures #relatives #grandparents #people #historical #oldphotography #ancestors

The first of today's #grandma recordings started with how fast she learned spinning sheep wool from a woman from the village. Then it turned to explaining, that she really considers herself old enough with 97 and by no means wants to become 100. Then she kept explaining, that she really wants to die and not stay in the nursery home another three years.

But we still had some laughs in these talks, like when I said, that of course she has to live until 100, since I can't else brag that my grandma got 100.

Also, when she mentioned that she was glad, she didn't have to wear an oxygen hose on her nose anymore, she said: "What do I need oxygen for, if I want to die?", I couldn't help but laugh at her intonation. She said: "seriously. why do they give me something to prolong it".

#genealogy #age

The first of today's #grandma recordings started with how fast she learned spinning sheep wool from a woman from the village. Then it turned to explaining, that she really considers herself old enough with 97 and by no means wants to become 100. Then she kept explaining, that she really wants to die and not stay in the nursery home another three years.

But we still had some laughs in these talks, like when I said, that of course she has to live until 100, since I can't else brag that my grandma got 100.

Also, when she mentioned that she was glad, she didn't have to wear an oxygen hose on her nose anymore, she said: "What do I need oxygen for, if I want to die?", I couldn't help but laugh at her intonation. She said: "seriously. why do they give me something to prolong it".

#genealogy #age

The first of today's #grandma recordings started with how fast she learned spinning sheep wool from a woman from the village. Then it turned to explaining, that she really considers herself old enough with 97 and by no means wants to become 100. Then she kept explaining, that she really wants to die and not stay in the nursery home another three years.

But we still had some laughs in these talks, like when I said, that of course she has to live until 100, since I can't else brag that my grandma got 100.

Also, when she mentioned that she was glad, she didn't have to wear an oxygen hose on her nose anymore, she said: "What do I need oxygen for, if I want to die?", I couldn't help but laugh at her intonation. She said: "seriously. why do they give me something to prolong it".

#genealogy #age

The first of today's #grandma recordings started with how fast she learned spinning sheep wool from a woman from the village. Then it turned to explaining, that she really considers herself old enough with 97 and by no means wants to become 100. Then she kept explaining, that she really wants to die and not stay in the nursery home another three years.

But we still had some laughs in these talks, like when I said, that of course she has to live until 100, since I can't else brag that my grandma got 100.

Also, when she mentioned that she was glad, she didn't have to wear an oxygen hose on her nose anymore, she said: "What do I need oxygen for, if I want to die?", I couldn't help but laugh at her intonation. She said: "seriously. why do they give me something to prolong it".

#genealogy #age

The first of today's #grandma recordings started with how fast she learned spinning sheep wool from a woman from the village. Then it turned to explaining, that she really considers herself old enough with 97 and by no means wants to become 100. Then she kept explaining, that she really wants to die and not stay in the nursery home another three years.

But we still had some laughs in these talks, like when I said, that of course she has to live until 100, since I can't else brag that my grandma got 100.

Also, when she mentioned that she was glad, she didn't have to wear an oxygen hose on her nose anymore, she said: "What do I need oxygen for, if I want to die?", I couldn't help but laugh at her intonation. She said: "seriously. why do they give me something to prolong it".

#genealogy #age

Today's two #grandma recordings were the last from Easter Sunday 2023. They were about 20 minutes. They started and ended with telling how she prays that she will die soon (spoiler: she lived another six months). She also told a bit, how things work in the nursery home: how she had spilled coffee that morning and received a new one, how good the Easter egg had tasted and how a colored 🙄 male nurse will come and change her diapers in the night.

But there was also a tiny piece of history, I had never heard of before: they would collect the ashes from the kitchen fire in a small "room" underneath the kitchen. And when it was full, they would distribute it on the fields sieved, so there are no nails inside. I still can remember, when the ashes were dumped at the margin of the forest. I wonder, when that shift had occurred?

96 recordings left ...

#genealogy #farming

Today's two #grandma recordings were the last from Easter Sunday 2023. They were about 20 minutes. They started and ended with telling how she prays that she will die soon (spoiler: she lived another six months). She also told a bit, how things work in the nursery home: how she had spilled coffee that morning and received a new one, how good the Easter egg had tasted and how a colored 🙄 male nurse will come and change her diapers in the night.

But there was also a tiny piece of history, I had never heard of before: they would collect the ashes from the kitchen fire in a small "room" underneath the kitchen. And when it was full, they would distribute it on the fields sieved, so there are no nails inside. I still can remember, when the ashes were dumped at the margin of the forest. I wonder, when that shift had occurred?

96 recordings left ...

#genealogy #farming

Today's two #grandma recordings were the last from Easter Sunday 2023. They were about 20 minutes. They started and ended with telling how she prays that she will die soon (spoiler: she lived another six months). She also told a bit, how things work in the nursery home: how she had spilled coffee that morning and received a new one, how good the Easter egg had tasted and how a colored 🙄 male nurse will come and change her diapers in the night.

But there was also a tiny piece of history, I had never heard of before: they would collect the ashes from the kitchen fire in a small "room" underneath the kitchen. And when it was full, they would distribute it on the fields sieved, so there are no nails inside. I still can remember, when the ashes were dumped at the margin of the forest. I wonder, when that shift had occurred?

96 recordings left ...

#genealogy #farming

Today's two #grandma recordings were the last from Easter Sunday 2023. They were about 20 minutes. They started and ended with telling how she prays that she will die soon (spoiler: she lived another six months). She also told a bit, how things work in the nursery home: how she had spilled coffee that morning and received a new one, how good the Easter egg had tasted and how a colored 🙄 male nurse will come and change her diapers in the night.

But there was also a tiny piece of history, I had never heard of before: they would collect the ashes from the kitchen fire in a small "room" underneath the kitchen. And when it was full, they would distribute it on the fields sieved, so there are no nails inside. I still can remember, when the ashes were dumped at the margin of the forest. I wonder, when that shift had occurred?

96 recordings left ...

#genealogy #farming

Today's two #grandma recordings were the last from Easter Sunday 2023. They were about 20 minutes. They started and ended with telling how she prays that she will die soon (spoiler: she lived another six months). She also told a bit, how things work in the nursery home: how she had spilled coffee that morning and received a new one, how good the Easter egg had tasted and how a colored 🙄 male nurse will come and change her diapers in the night.

But there was also a tiny piece of history, I had never heard of before: they would collect the ashes from the kitchen fire in a small "room" underneath the kitchen. And when it was full, they would distribute it on the fields sieved, so there are no nails inside. I still can remember, when the ashes were dumped at the margin of the forest. I wonder, when that shift had occurred?

96 recordings left ...

#genealogy #farming

Grandma’s Saloon & Grill to close Virginia location after 35 years https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/20986/ #Grandma’sSaloon&Grill #Virginia #VirginiaDining #VirginiaFood #VirginiaGroceryStores #VirginiaRestaurants

Grandma’s Saloon & Grill to close Virginia location after 35 years https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/20986/ #Grandma’sSaloon&Grill #Virginia #VirginiaDining #VirginiaFood #VirginiaGroceryStores #VirginiaRestaurants

Grandma’s Saloon & Grill to close Virginia location after 35 years https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/20986/ #Grandma’sSaloon&Grill #Virginia #VirginiaDining #VirginiaFood #VirginiaGroceryStores #VirginiaRestaurants

Grandma’s Saloon & Grill to close Virginia location after 35 years https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/20986/ #Grandma’sSaloon&Grill #Virginia #VirginiaDining #VirginiaFood #VirginiaGroceryStores #VirginiaRestaurants

fictional being, but a real-life companion

https://mylittlehawk.com/2026/09/19/fictional-being-but-a-real-life-companion/

fictional being, but a real-life companion

https://mylittlehawk.com/2026/09/19/fictional-being-but-a-real-life-companion/

fictional being, but a real-life companion

https://mylittlehawk.com/2026/09/19/fictional-being-but-a-real-life-companion/

fictional being, but a real-life companion

https://mylittlehawk.com/2026/09/19/fictional-being-but-a-real-life-companion/

fictional being, but a real-life companion

https://mylittlehawk.com/2026/09/19/fictional-being-but-a-real-life-companion/

Grandma’s closing Virginia location – Duluth News Tribune https://www.diningandcooking.com/restaurants/29262/ #Grandma'sRestaurant #Grandma'sRestaurantCompany #IsGrandma'sClosing #ItalianRestaurant #ItalianRestaurants

Grandma’s closing Virginia location – Duluth News Tribune https://www.diningandcooking.com/restaurants/29262/ #Grandma'sRestaurant #Grandma'sRestaurantCompany #IsGrandma'sClosing #ItalianRestaurant #ItalianRestaurants

Grandma’s closing Virginia location – Duluth News Tribune https://www.diningandcooking.com/restaurants/29262/ #Grandma'sRestaurant #Grandma'sRestaurantCompany #IsGrandma'sClosing #ItalianRestaurant #ItalianRestaurants

Grandma’s closing Virginia location – Duluth News Tribune https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/19015/ #Grandma'sRestaurant #Grandma'sRestaurantCompany #IsGrandma'sClosing #Virginia #VirginiaDining #VirginiaFood #VirginiaGroceryStores #VirginiaRestaurants

Grandma’s closing Virginia location – Duluth News Tribune https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/19015/ #Grandma'sRestaurant #Grandma'sRestaurantCompany #IsGrandma'sClosing #Virginia #VirginiaDining #VirginiaFood #VirginiaGroceryStores #VirginiaRestaurants

Grandma’s closing Virginia location – Duluth News Tribune https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/19015/ #Grandma'sRestaurant #Grandma'sRestaurantCompany #IsGrandma'sClosing #Virginia #VirginiaDining #VirginiaFood #VirginiaGroceryStores #VirginiaRestaurants

Grandma’s closing Virginia location – Duluth News Tribune https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/19015/ #Grandma'sRestaurant #Grandma'sRestaurantCompany #IsGrandma'sClosing #Virginia #VirginiaDining #VirginiaFood #VirginiaGroceryStores #VirginiaRestaurants

I've loved playing records from the time I was first able to walk and barely talk. My grandma bought me a few record players in those early years. I wish I could say I was really careful even at a very young age. But I was told I wasn't.

Today, this is what I play records on. I inherited my grandpa's amplifier. I don't have it hooked up to speakers, so only listen with my headphones.

#music #recordplayer #grandpa #vintage #alaska #grandma #musicislife #wonderfulmemories #vintagestyle #records

I've loved playing records from the time I was first able to walk and barely talk. My grandma bought me a few record players in those early years. I wish I could say I was really careful even at a very young age. But I was told I wasn't.

Today, this is what I play records on. I inherited my grandpa's amplifier. I don't have it hooked up to speakers, so only listen with my headphones.

#music #recordplayer #grandpa #vintage #alaska #grandma #musicislife #wonderfulmemories #vintagestyle #records

I've loved playing records from the time I was first able to walk and barely talk. My grandma bought me a few record players in those early years. I wish I could say I was really careful even at a very young age. But I was told I wasn't.

Today, this is what I play records on. I inherited my grandpa's amplifier. I don't have it hooked up to speakers, so only listen with my headphones.

#music #recordplayer #grandpa #vintage #alaska #grandma #musicislife #wonderfulmemories #vintagestyle #records

I've loved playing records from the time I was first able to walk and barely talk. My grandma bought me a few record players in those early years. I wish I could say I was really careful even at a very young age. But I was told I wasn't.

Today, this is what I play records on. I inherited my grandpa's amplifier. I don't have it hooked up to speakers, so only listen with my headphones.

#music #recordplayer #grandpa #vintage #alaska #grandma #musicislife #wonderfulmemories #vintagestyle #records

I've loved playing records from the time I was first able to walk and barely talk. My grandma bought me a few record players in those early years. I wish I could say I was really careful even at a very young age. But I was told I wasn't.

Today, this is what I play records on. I inherited my grandpa's amplifier. I don't have it hooked up to speakers, so only listen with my headphones.

#music #recordplayer #grandpa #vintage #alaska #grandma #musicislife #wonderfulmemories #vintagestyle #records

struggling faith

https://mylittlehawk.com/2026/09/18/struggling-faith/

struggling faith

https://mylittlehawk.com/2026/09/18/struggling-faith/

struggling faith

https://mylittlehawk.com/2026/09/18/struggling-faith/

struggling faith

https://mylittlehawk.com/2026/09/18/struggling-faith/

struggling faith

https://mylittlehawk.com/2026/09/18/struggling-faith/

Sunday's #grandma recordings were a double round (nearly 200 lines), but consisted of parts of a lot of a different stories (often about her suffering in life), which I had mostly heard before. I think she also was pretty medicated that Easter Sunday in 2023. It was the only time, that wife and kid came with me, because the kid insisted on wanting to see her as well.

#genealogy

Sunday's #grandma recordings were a double round (nearly 200 lines), but consisted of parts of a lot of a different stories (often about her suffering in life), which I had mostly heard before. I think she also was pretty medicated that Easter Sunday in 2023. It was the only time, that wife and kid came with me, because the kid insisted on wanting to see her as well.

#genealogy

Sunday's #grandma recordings were a double round (nearly 200 lines), but consisted of parts of a lot of a different stories (often about her suffering in life), which I had mostly heard before. I think she also was pretty medicated that Easter Sunday in 2023. It was the only time, that wife and kid came with me, because the kid insisted on wanting to see her as well.

#genealogy

Sunday's #grandma recordings were a double round (nearly 200 lines), but consisted of parts of a lot of a different stories (often about her suffering in life), which I had mostly heard before. I think she also was pretty medicated that Easter Sunday in 2023. It was the only time, that wife and kid came with me, because the kid insisted on wanting to see her as well.

#genealogy

Sunday's #grandma recordings were a double round (nearly 200 lines), but consisted of parts of a lot of a different stories (often about her suffering in life), which I had mostly heard before. I think she also was pretty medicated that Easter Sunday in 2023. It was the only time, that wife and kid came with me, because the kid insisted on wanting to see her as well.

#genealogy

Today's #grandma recording: "You don't really like to speak about your wedding, right"? - What? - "You don't really like to speak about your wedding, right?." - What? - "You don't really like to speak about your wedding, right?." - "Was not that nice. Was not that nice."

Then she told me, that when they were in the church (she wasn't even sure anymore, which church it was), she saw the Kohleklau character https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohlenklau and that she was so scared.

#genealogy #trauma

Today's #grandma recording: "You don't really like to speak about your wedding, right"? - What? - "You don't really like to speak about your wedding, right?." - What? - "You don't really like to speak about your wedding, right?." - "Was not that nice. Was not that nice."

Then she told me, that when they were in the church (she wasn't even sure anymore, which church it was), she saw the Kohleklau character https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohlenklau and that she was so scared.

#genealogy #trauma

Today's #grandma recording: "You don't really like to speak about your wedding, right"? - What? - "You don't really like to speak about your wedding, right?." - What? - "You don't really like to speak about your wedding, right?." - "Was not that nice. Was not that nice."

Then she told me, that when they were in the church (she wasn't even sure anymore, which church it was), she saw the Kohleklau character https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohlenklau and that she was so scared.

#genealogy #trauma

Today's #grandma recording: "You don't really like to speak about your wedding, right"? - What? - "You don't really like to speak about your wedding, right?." - What? - "You don't really like to speak about your wedding, right?." - "Was not that nice. Was not that nice."

Then she told me, that when they were in the church (she wasn't even sure anymore, which church it was), she saw the Kohleklau character https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohlenklau and that she was so scared.

#genealogy #trauma

‘Grandma’, Poland’s oldest electric train is back in service

The oldest electric train still in operation in Poland is returning to service following extensive repairs. The EN57-038…
#Poland #Polska #PL #Europe #Europa #EU #Grandma #KolejeMazowieckie #oldestelectrictrain
https://www.europesays.com/poland/24449/

62 potential nicknames for grandparents, including some delightful kid-invented ones

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/62-potential-nicknames-for-grandparents-including-some-delightful-kid-invented-ones/

https://www.europesays.com/people/216062/ Sam Altman Says He’s ‘a Mega Apple Fan Boy,’ Is Sad They’re Suing OpenAI #apple #AppleCeoSteveJobs #ChangLiu #grandma #lawsuit #love #MajorPartnership #OpenAI #OtherCompany #product #SamAltman #suit #TangTan #WorldwideDeveloperConference #year

Rural County’s Grandma Video Draws 1.43 Million Views in Korea

Goesan County’s social media promotional video. Captured from Goesan County’s official YouTube channel A promotional video titled “Grandma’s…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #Seoul #GoesanCounty #Grandma'sDoubleLife #Ioniq5N #localgovernmentpromotion #NorthChungcheongProvince #short-formvideo
https://www.europesays.com/korea/141837/

In today's #grandma recordings, still from the nursery home visit on 2 April 2023, I was trying very hard to figure out how she met her first husband. But probably, because it was a really bad marriage, she kept ditching the main path of the story and found a lot of spin-off stories with no actual relationship to my initial question. After these 20 minutes, there is another recording titled "wedding". I honestly don't know, if I was more successful back then.

I think, she buried the whole thing pretty deep. The photo albums also didn't include wedding pictures. Luckily, her sister had an album full of wedding pictures (real gem), that also contained two pictures of grandma's wedding. Somehow, it felt I bit like betraying grandma, when I scanned them, if that makes any sense?

#genealogy

In today's #grandma recordings, still from the nursery home visit on 2 April 2023, I was trying very hard to figure out how she met her first husband. But probably, because it was a really bad marriage, she kept ditching the main path of the story and found a lot of spin-off stories with no actual relationship to my initial question. After these 20 minutes, there is another recording titled "wedding". I honestly don't know, if I was more successful back then.

I think, she buried the whole thing pretty deep. The photo albums also didn't include wedding pictures. Luckily, her sister had an album full of wedding pictures (real gem), that also contained two pictures of grandma's wedding. Somehow, it felt I bit like betraying grandma, when I scanned them, if that makes any sense?

#genealogy

In today's #grandma recordings, still from the nursery home visit on 2 April 2023, I was trying very hard to figure out how she met her first husband. But probably, because it was a really bad marriage, she kept ditching the main path of the story and found a lot of spin-off stories with no actual relationship to my initial question. After these 20 minutes, there is another recording titled "wedding". I honestly don't know, if I was more successful back then.

I think, she buried the whole thing pretty deep. The photo albums also didn't include wedding pictures. Luckily, her sister had an album full of wedding pictures (real gem), that also contained two pictures of grandma's wedding. Somehow, it felt I bit like betraying grandma, when I scanned them, if that makes any sense?

#genealogy

In today's #grandma recordings, still from the nursery home visit on 2 April 2023, I was trying very hard to figure out how she met her first husband. But probably, because it was a really bad marriage, she kept ditching the main path of the story and found a lot of spin-off stories with no actual relationship to my initial question. After these 20 minutes, there is another recording titled "wedding". I honestly don't know, if I was more successful back then.

I think, she buried the whole thing pretty deep. The photo albums also didn't include wedding pictures. Luckily, her sister had an album full of wedding pictures (real gem), that also contained two pictures of grandma's wedding. Somehow, it felt I bit like betraying grandma, when I scanned them, if that makes any sense?

#genealogy

In today's #grandma recordings, still from the nursery home visit on 2 April 2023, I was trying very hard to figure out how she met her first husband. But probably, because it was a really bad marriage, she kept ditching the main path of the story and found a lot of spin-off stories with no actual relationship to my initial question. After these 20 minutes, there is another recording titled "wedding". I honestly don't know, if I was more successful back then.

I think, she buried the whole thing pretty deep. The photo albums also didn't include wedding pictures. Luckily, her sister had an album full of wedding pictures (real gem), that also contained two pictures of grandma's wedding. Somehow, it felt I bit like betraying grandma, when I scanned them, if that makes any sense?

#genealogy

CW: physical violence against children

Today's belated #grandma recording was the first one of a total of seven recordings dated 2 April 2023.

It was mainly a repetition of bad experiences during her life:
- taking over the farm from her grandmother, the water froze and she had to carry water in a big wooden container inside to feed the cows
- her uncle making a path for her through the snow in the morning when she went to school (underlining, how well her grandma and her uncle Wilhelm supported her as opposed to her parents)
- her mother beating grandma's brother so badly, that the forester later told her, he would have reported her, if he had died from it
- her mother beating her
- her mother being lazy
- her mother making noise every morning while grandma had breakfast
- her mother throwing the coffee remains in the sink right after she had cleaned it

The recording started with the story of her grandchild Florian peeing in places, where one does not (he had learned it from his father) and basically ended with her cousin boys competing at the window, who had the furthest reach ...

The recording ended with "But you also think, that I won't be able to live alone anymore, right?" Poor thing, she still had to lay there in bed for another six months. Six months, for which I am very grateful, because it motivated me to visit her every week in order to talk to her and record as much as possible.

#genealogy