2 posts tagged “maryland”
Yesterday was my grandmother's birthday...her 100th birthday!
I didn't get to go to the party since she lives in Texas and I live in Maryland, but I sent flowers to honor the occasion. I talked to my sister tonight and got a good report of the festivities and it sounds like a good time was had by all, especially Grandma!
A few weeks ago I was in Texas for a brief visit and my sister and brother-in-law and I went to see Grandma. We had brought along some old family photos we'd found that we'd never seen before. One photo showed what appeared to be a large family gathering of some kind...several couples with kids of all ages, one mother holding her baby in her lap. We showed it to her and asked if she knew anything about it. She perked right up and said "Oh, yes! That baby is me! I was six months old!" She said it was a family reunion and she pointed to each person, reciting their names and relationships, telling us the whole story of the event as though it had just happened last week.
We were spellbound. Well, at least I was. My sister was scrambling to write down everything she was telling us so we could have it all documented!
100 years. She told me once how she used to pick cotton as a child of 6 or 7, with the hot Oklahoma dirt burning the soles of her bare feet as she dragged that long sack of cotton behind her. And yesterday, I was ordering flowers for her over the internet and now I'm sharing the story with all of you. 100 years...amazing....
I just love Annapolis! It's such a fun, casual town and the history is amazing!
We had a beautiful weekend here, sunny and breezy, so we decided to take a walk around downtown Annapolis, where a very distinguished visitor had docked for a couple of days...a replica of the shallop used by Captain John Smith to explore the Chesapeake Bay. It was only there for a couple of days and this history buff just had to see it before it left.
I took a few pictures while we talked with a couple of crew members about their journey and life aboard the boat. They also had an exhibit set up with maps of John Smith's journeys, photos taken around the Chesapeake, and videos of the replica and crew as they are retracing the route taken by Smith. If you live close enough to go see this at any of the planned stops, I encourage you to do so.
I also took a few pictures of the historic district around downtown Annapolis....
