Friday's Photo: Tall Ships and Oil Derricks

The entire photo.

The Ship

This photo has been in my family long before I was ever thought of.  I am guessing this is in Texas as when enlarged on the screen, I see oil derricks. 

Did my grandfather take or purchase this photo in the 1920s or was it his son, Buster, who worked in oil fields in the late 1930s? This was folded. Was it sent to a family member through the mail? I would love to know where and when this was taken!

Diana

© 2016

The left half of the photo. 

The right half of the photo. Are those palm trees? 

Friday's Photo: My Mom is Amazing!

This week my mother made these CAKES for a church function. They look like pumpkin pies. All that you see (even the crust) is actually icing. 

Mom is very creative. She enjoys decorating cakes and when my children were young, they benefited as their birthday cakes were always very original and beautifully decorated.  

Thank you, Mom! Here are just a few photos to bring back some memories.

Diana

© 2016

Honoring the Mothers in my Family Tree

This is a repeat of past years' posts honoring some of the mothers in my family tree. 

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day, Mom!

Happy Mother's Day to my sister - a wonderful mother and grandmother!

Happy Mother's Day to my Aunt!

Doris Staubach Quinn - My mother-in-law.
1929 - 2012

Edith Giddens Davis, my grandmother

1897-1975

Myrtie Hairston Bryan, my grandmother

1880-1927

Harriet Albritton Bryan, my great-grandmother

1836-1909

Lodema Criswell Hairston, my great-grandmother

1856-1919

Bertha Davis Hawkins, my great-grandmother
1879 - 1965

Mary Lucy Glynn Giddens, my great-grandmother

1866-1926

Julia Harvey Glynn, with daughter Carrie, my great-great-grandmother

1840-1919

Elizabeth Regan Bryan, my great-great-grandmother

1798-1877

Caroline Olive Davis, my great-great-grandmother

1847- after 1901

Mary Ann "Polly" Evans Criswell, my great-great-grandmother

1829-1883

Diana

© 2016