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Salt and Pepper – times gone by.

Posted on June 1, 2021 by Pat Shaul

This sterling silver Salt Cellar (and spoon) and Pepper shaker was always in my grandparents’ china cabinet. I must admit I never noticed it or asked about its origin when there was someone who could give me the details. My … Continue reading →

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Grandma Florence kept time

Posted on May 23, 2021 by Pat Shaul

My maternal grandmother, Florence Marie Koontz, had this watch and I found it at my parents’ home as part of the cleaning out. The engraving is FMK and the date on the fob (right photograph) is 1905. The clip fob … Continue reading →

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Grandma Florence Collected Depression Glass

Posted on May 16, 2021 by Pat Shaul

Some of the items that was prevalent at my grandparents’ home were a number of these pink glass items to which I really did not pay a lot of attention growing up. Another “wish I had asked.” After Grandma moved … Continue reading →

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Grandpa was a loyal Texaco employee

Posted on May 9, 2021 by Pat Shaul

As long as I can remember, my Grandpa Lee was a Texaco man! Grandpa was a Sales Manager for the region — basically, as he explained it, he got into his puddle-jumper and made the rounds of the gas stations … Continue reading →

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Aunt Essie’s “sugar bowl”

Posted on May 2, 2021 by Pat Shaul

As we were clearing out my parents’ home after my father’s passing, I found this among the items my mother had accumulated from her parents’ home. The bowl has no marking as to it’s provenance, but the real treasure is … Continue reading →

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Another Found item from my grandparents’ attic

Posted on April 25, 2021 by Pat Shaul

An blue wood puzzle block that was in my grandparents attic that we used to drag out just to prove we could put it back together. It was a childhood toy of my mother and aunt. When you take the … Continue reading →

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Happy 335th Birthday, Grandmother Lee!

Posted on April 23, 2021 by Pat Shaul

335 years ago, 23 April 1666, my 7th Great Grandmother, Abigail Elizabeth Stevens was born in Guilford, Connecticut, to Thomas and Mary Fletcher Stevens. Abigail married Edward Lee, son of Hugh Lees, in 1687. They were the parents of six: … Continue reading →

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Another refugee from my grandparents’ attic

Posted on April 18, 2021 by Pat Shaul

I am not sure why my mother decided to save this little table that was always in her parents’ attic (at least during my lifetime). Possibly, because the upstairs room was shared by her and her sister and the table … Continue reading →

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Not sure Grandma Liked it or Hated it …

Posted on April 11, 2021 by Pat Shaul

This Roseville piece of pottery was always on top of the living room bookcase at my grandparents’ house. Grandma Florence had a habit of keeping items visible for whoever gifted her with something (see earlier page on the chair from … Continue reading →

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Grandma strongly disliked this chair …

Posted on April 4, 2021 by Pat Shaul

My Grandma Florence always hated strongly disliked this chair. As long as I can remember it was in the corner of Grandpa and Grandma’s living room. Pretty much shoved to a place of no use. It was a “gift” from … Continue reading →

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