Guest guest Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 True! Of course, at 72, I feel rather good, in many ways. My mother lived to 103, my father to 97--scarey! Love to you all, n > > Subject: Reb, genealogy, age.....--Re: Re: Sharon's new update/and Reb's new update > To: MSersLife > Date: Thursday, December 10, 2009, 3:33 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >  > > > > > > > > > > Yes, I do have a passion for > genealogy. Last year I made contact online with a > woman who had information on my second great grandfather, > Henry Heinrich Ruckel. She sent me photos of his > grave as well as a rubbing of part of the gravestone. > Isn't it amazing? Perhaps not to someone without > the passion. lol > > Age is definitely relative, isn't it? My > grandchildren think I am so incredibly OLD at the age of > 58. I remember thinking my grandmother was absolutely > ancient when she was 60. Now, 60 is simply middle > aged! > > love >  Sharon > join me on Facebook: > Sharon Mars > > wobbletowalk@ yahoo.com > This email is a natural hand made product. The > slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its > individual character and beauty and in no way are to be > considered flaws or defects. >  > > From: > Reb D <reb_41seyahoo (DOT) se> > To: > MSersLife@yahoogrou ps.com > Sent: Thu, > December 10, 2009 7:19:12 AM > Subject: > Re: Sharon's new update/and Reb's new > update > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Congratulations on the cabin! > > My father is really into genealogy research. I spent a > rainy afternoon with him trying to hunt down the farm one of > his ancestors were born on. We didn't find the farm, but > we did find the graves for some of the other family members > on the old cemetery. Fascinating in it's own right. > Genealogy may not be my exact area of interest, but I think > that all research is exiting and in some deep down way > personal too. You wouldn't spend all that time and > energy on researching something, even something seemingly > impersonal like viruses and antibodies, if you didn't > have a passion for it, and passion is always personal. At > least that's my take on research and science. > > What I have been up yo lately (except taking photos of Lund > University buildings... ): I was to the movies last night, > with and two of her co-workers. We saw " The Girl > Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest " (the Swedish title: > Luftslottet som > sprängdes, literally: " The air castle [=illusion] > that was blown up " ). Part three of the Millennium > trilogy, starting with " The Girl with the Dragon > Tattoo " (Swedish title: " Män som hatar > kvinnor " , literally: " Men who hate women " ). > The movie was ok, but I liked the book better. Then again, I > always like the book better... And I was impressed by > 's Canadian colleague who managed to follow the > movie (it's in Swedish) without even subtitles to help > her. > > While I was waiting for and the others I read a column > in a magazine, and I especially liked the opening: " I > was five years old when I first met my grandfather. He was > then in about the same age I am in now, except that he was > really old. " ... > Ain't that the truth about all those really, really old > people from our childhoods. No way we can be the same age > now as they were then, if we are then it must be that they > were the same age, only really old ; > ) > > > love > /Reb > > > > > > > I always enjoy hearing what you are all doing. Please > keep on with the updates! > > > > Here's mine.... I have finally, slowly been > getting back into my geneaolgy research. I am focusing on > my father's side of the family, particular the Weagars > and Ruckles. > > > > I've been looking for floor plans for the cabin my > son will build for me. The forest service here gives a > house log permit that is really cheap. One person got 30 > house logs for $40. Not bad! So I'm trying to find a > floor plan I like for my little bitty cabin. It will be > small, probably 24 ft. x 24 ft. > > > > I am already thinking, dreaming and planning for the > garden to plant in spring. My son and daughter-in- law will > plant but I will probably water, weed and de-bug like I did > last summer. It was a lot of work but I > know I did better physically when I was spending time out > in the garden. > > > > So tell me your updates! > > > > hugs > > > > > > Sharon > > join me on Facebook: > > Sharon Mars > > wobbletowalk@ ... > > This email is a natural hand made product. The slight > variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual > character and beauty and in no way are to be considered > flaws or defects. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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