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2000 Dutchmen Lite 26QB Camper Renovation – Progress Update 2 – Remember that 2000 Dutchmen Lite 26QB camper that my daughter and her husband bought last fall? The last time you saw that camper it was in a million pieces in the neighbor’s barn. You probably thought there was no way on earth they were… Continue reading 2000 Dutchmen Lite 26QB Camper Renovation – Update 2
Bales, Huber, Oberender, and Mercer of Bloomingport, Indiana [Genealogy Photo] – When the Bales, Huber, Oberender, and Mercer neighbors got together, they posed for photographs. Today we take photos incessantly, often multiple times a day. Most of us have a camera in our fingertips at all times on our phones. It likely would have been… Continue reading Bales, Huber, Oberender, and Mercer of Bloomingport, Indiana [Genealogy Photo]
The Search for the Secret Lovechild of My Great-Grandpa [Genealogy Mystery] – My great-grandpa, Ralph Edgar Bales, had a secret lovechild, but we only know his first name. I have no clue how we would go about finding a person among the roughly 300 million people in the United States using only a first name.… Continue reading The Search for the Secret Lovechild of My Great-Grandfather [Genealogy Mystery]
Top 10 Reasons Our First Attempt at Raising Chickens Failed – Several years ago, we tried raising chickens with somewhat disastrous results. So we recently did what any other crazy family would do and got chickens again. Normal people might be deterred when their first attempt was a miserable failure, but we apparently just aren’t… Continue reading Top 10 Reasons Our First Attempt at Raising Chickens Failed
This Family Reunion Looks Sharp! – Yes! The pun is intended. Josiah and Lydia (Neal) Sharp are the progenitors of this large brood of children and grandchildren. I might be personally biased, but I think they really do look sharp. Josiah Steward Sharp was born in New Jersey in 1836. He came to Randolph County,… Continue reading This Family Reunion Looks Sharp! [Genealogy Photo]
Make Your Own Inexpensive Easy Cheesy Fondue – This easy cheese fondue is becoming one of our favorite suppers. It comes together really quickly if you start your wine base on the stove top until it’s boiling and then move it to the fondue pot flame. My kids love it, and they’re even eating vegetables!… Continue reading Make Your Own Inexpensive Easy Cheesy Fondue [Video]
Gender-Confused, Transgender, or Just Messing Around? – Today’s Way Back Wednesday genealogy photo provides undeniable evidence that one of my ancestors participated in at least one incidence of crossdressing. So what was going on with that? Pictured from left to right are Hilda Oberender, Clara (Clark) Bales, and Blanche (Bales) Sickels. Clara was my great-grandmother.… Continue reading Gender-Confused, Transgender, or Just Messing Around? [Genealogy Photo]
Pain-Free Midwife Assisted Natural Birth of My Enormous Baby [Part 2] – I bet most of you are here because you want to know how to have a pain-free birth, right? Who wouldn’t? The few of you who aren’t planning to give birth in the future and are just here out of pure curiosity are… Continue reading Pain-Free Midwife Assisted Natural Birth of My Enormous Baby [Part 2]
Early 1900’s Threshing Ring – Randolph County, Indiana [Genealogy Photos] – We’ve all heard the phrase “pitching in,” but how many realize the saying comes from the common early American practice of the neighborhood threshing ring? The threshing ring was every bit as much a social event as it was a functional necessity in that… Continue reading Early 1900’s Threshing Ring – Randolph County, Indiana [Genealogy Photos]
Pain-Free Midwife Assisted Natural Birth of My Enormous Baby [Part 1] – When people find out my son was born weighing 10 pounds 14 ounces, the universal response is “OUCH!” This makes me laugh every time because nothing could be further from the truth. I’ve delivered four children with my son being the largest and… Continue reading Pain-Free Midwife Assisted Natural Birth of My Enormous Baby [Part 1]
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