Notes from the Midwest

Seriously ... seriously...seriously... the woman with the boots.. the great grandmother...s he was born in 1919 a few months after the WWI paris peace conference. One might naturally wonder --What is she doing with a shovel full of dirt?



Anyway I dont have a good answer for what she is doing in the picture. I think she is planting trees and getting rid of tent caterpillars. Here are some full grown trees she help plant a couple years back.

What is a tent caterpillar? There is a rumor they defoliate trees. I just think its a myth to get her active.Below is a picture of her a few years back before my uncles put her to work on the farm. (1935)

In other news this is what an irish dance competition looks like from the vantage point of the younger brother.

And this is what it looks like when the Big Sis wins.