It's Family picture time!

Once again, time to inflict on you some family pictures.

Mom's family, circa 1950:

That would be Grandpa on the left, Aunt Belle, Grandma, and Mom on the right.

Cousin Ray:

Technically, my Grandpa's cousin. I remember him well, though at a much greater age than in this picture. This would be from WWI. He was born in 1895, and live to the ripe old age of 94.

Here are some of Mom's cousins I never got to meet.

Cousin Merle:


Cousin Nell:


Cousin Winnie:


I think I've mentioned before that all of my Mom's cousins on that side were far older than she. Merle and Winnie were daughters of Uncle Joe, and both more than 30 years older than Mom. I'm not certain about Nell, I think she was daughter to Uncle Jim but Nell was a nickname so I can't be sure of her real name.

Anyway, here is Cousin Janet:


I met her recently for the first time. She is, in fact, a second cousin to me and of the same generation, though nearly 30 years older (about the same age as Auntie, in fact), as a granddaughter of Uncle Jim (older brother of Grandpa and Uncle Joe). She talked about how Mom would have lunch with her when she was in the area for chemo treatments. I met Janet's sister a couple of years ago when Auntie passed away, but had never met Janet until just a few months ago.