Grandma Custer

Grandma Custer at our house

Grandma Custer at our house sitting on a chair in front of the fireplace. She seldom came to visit but would come for a meal so to get them to come down we invited them for a meal and they almost always showed up.

Sonny and Eva

Sonny and Eva at our 50th wedding anniversary

Pat's brother and his wife, Eva, were down for our 50th Wedding Anniversary celebration. A lot of people came. We were surprised.

With Mom over the years

Abe with mom at El Campo

Thanksgiving dinner around Waco, TX

Me and my mother at her house in Texas. She as a long way from Ohio and all her friends but even father away from Summers County West Virginia where she was born and where all of her relatives lived.

Mom holding Baby Melissa on Fort Jefferson Road home

With Mom over the years

Abe with mom at El Campo

Thanksgiving dinner around Waco, TX

Me and my mother at her house in Texas. She as a long way from Ohio and all her friends but even father away from Summers County West Virginia where she was born and where all of her relatives lived.

Mom holding Baby Melissa on Fort Jefferson Road home

Comparing hair styles

Melissa in 1976 with Dad

Becky with longer hair

Myself and Melissa and Becky below with long hair. I think she has worn it short ever since this photo was taken.

Comparing hair styles

Melissa in 1976 with Dad

Becky with longer hair

Myself and Melissa and Becky below with long hair. I think she has worn it short ever since this photo was taken.

Comparing Beards over 39 years

My beard in 1976

 I have tried beards several times and while I like the idea of not having to shave, nobody else seems to like me wearing a beard.

My beard in December 2015

Old Baby Shoes

Patty's baby shoes and bonnet.

I guess we all had shoes like these. I don't know where mine went but we were always trading shoes back and forth so I am guessing mine ended up on the baby feet of a local baby in Gordon, Ohio where I was born over 81 years ago.

Sweet Water

Sweet water

The birds come to drink water. I try to keep the bird bath clean so they can get a fresh drink without too much contamination in it. I also feed the birds and some of their seed drops on the ground where it is quickly eaten by everything from rabbits and squirrels to birds of all kinds. The only birds I have never seen eat any seed are the hawks and American Robins.