tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039972.post3017415913803726633..comments2024-01-17T09:01:50.117-08:00Comments on mind-muffins: What to do with all those green jackets??Belladonnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704410443745252997noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039972.post-38783059164485351212007-08-13T17:42:00.000-07:002007-08-13T17:42:00.000-07:00Oh, and here's a neat hot-air balloon ride locatin...Oh, and <A HREF="http://www.balloonrideus.com/index.htm" REL="nofollow">here</A>'s a neat hot-air balloon ride locating utility, and <A HREF="http://www.wellsvilleballoonrally.com/" REL="nofollow">this major ballooning event</A> takes place about two hours from Buffalo! (Sadly, it's in July, so you'll have to wait another year for this one.)Kelly Sedingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10704114189919711467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039972.post-27872587101082396802007-08-13T17:40:00.000-07:002007-08-13T17:40:00.000-07:00As for Buffalo...it's NOT that close.Well, yeah, i...<I>As for Buffalo...it's NOT that close.</I><BR/><BR/>Well, yeah, it depends on where in Michigan. Detroit can be reached in about four or five hours, driving through Canada, but there's a lot more to Michigan than Detroit, obviously! (I've always liked Michigan, and we almost ended up living there once when I was a kid.)Kelly Sedingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10704114189919711467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039972.post-50842795060862340722007-08-12T21:56:00.000-07:002007-08-12T21:56:00.000-07:00Tiger could take those jackets and make them into ...Tiger could take those jackets and make them into quilts . . .Tristi Pinkstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12122250747480013804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039972.post-90444592812938992922007-08-12T19:52:00.000-07:002007-08-12T19:52:00.000-07:00And at the risk of looking like I'm promoting my b...And at the risk of looking like I'm promoting my blog-- I'm <B>not</B> what would be the point?-- this is the follow up to the clutter story where I find something rather unusual that I end up keeping.<BR/><BR/>Bizarre sentiment~<BR/>http://tinyurl.com/yqsuf2<BR/><BR/>I left a return post for you . . . on <B>my blog</B> which I swear to god I'm not promoting. As I said, "What would be . . . ?<BR/><BR/>A thought: If you have a scanner, or can get access to one, you can scan the photos and letters and keep digital copies. That only clutters up your computer. :>)Ruth L.~https://www.blogger.com/profile/01008932486010118709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039972.post-61248840327367409852007-08-12T19:31:00.000-07:002007-08-12T19:31:00.000-07:00Ruth, Thanks so much for the lead on the book. So...Ruth, <BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for the lead on the book. Sounds like a good match for me just now!Belladonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13704410443745252997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039972.post-82645924974059878052007-08-12T19:26:00.000-07:002007-08-12T19:26:00.000-07:00Actually that's not a bad idea at all about giftin...Actually that's not a bad idea at all about gifting the letters to the Arizona Historical Society. I will probably scan each one to have a record of my ancestor's handwriting and then box them all up to pass on. I transcribed them years ago so I have a typewritten version of each one. Some of them are pretty cool.<BR/><BR/>Because I've done genealogy research for years I've got lots of old family records. Among them is 3 months of journal one guy kept during the civil war. Mostly about lots of hungry marching with cold sore feet with a few terror stricken battles. My favorite piece from him is the letter he wrote to his wife telling her how agrieved he is by "the senseless and brutal murder of our beloved President Lincoln."<BR/><BR/>Then from a different relative I have the "cow report" letters. His oldest daugher worked as a secretery for a church mission to Japan so the whole time she was gone he wrote to her about once a week. When I was given the packet of letters I was practically salivating over all the family news I would be able to glean. However, the letters truly show where this dairy farmer's priorities were. He writes in infinite detail about each of his cows, how much milk and cream he got, etc etc adn then closes of each letter with "mother and children are faring well."<BR/><BR/>As for Buffalo...it's NOT that close. Perhaps one day. I've been thinking about going to Boise in October for a hot air balloon ride...but hey, you did mention that they have balloons up that way too. Who knows?Belladonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13704410443745252997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039972.post-51122152343483691302007-08-12T19:25:00.000-07:002007-08-12T19:25:00.000-07:00Have I got a book for you! Read this post (link be...Have I got a book for you! Read this post (link below). I found myself pondering similar questions recently.<BR/><BR/>The book is a quick read, and I cleaned out a bunch of clutter and got a new mind set-- that may or may not last. :>)<BR/><BR/>Clearing the clutter:<BR/>http://tinyurl.com/2zcmzuRuth L.~https://www.blogger.com/profile/01008932486010118709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039972.post-17643650567391526302007-08-12T19:15:00.000-07:002007-08-12T19:15:00.000-07:00Oh, by the way, Michigan's not terribly far from B...Oh, by the way, Michigan's not terribly far from Buffalo, if you want to come a bit farther for some of our fine local pie! ;)Kelly Sedingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10704114189919711467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039972.post-87539354395497858812007-08-12T19:14:00.000-07:002007-08-12T19:14:00.000-07:00Maybe set it all aside for the next time your chil...Maybe set it all aside for the next time your children are all there, and then tell them to take whatever they want, because the rest of it will be tossed after that?<BR/><BR/>Although I wouldn't get rid of those old letters. If they're all written from a certain locale, perhaps you might gift them to that area's historical society? (Assuming they're not full of salacious material, of course!)Kelly Sedingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10704114189919711467noreply@blogger.com