~Better & Better ~ :-)

I got a Christmas letter that I was so pleased to receive.

Its from my lifelong cousin June. She lives up there in

God's Country, the UP of Michigan, she was 90 years old

in September. Her Dad, my Uncle Stanley and two brothers

came over from England, one was my Grandfather, Sidney.

The third, Leonard. They were miners in Cambourne, and

decided to come over and work the mines in the Upper

Penninsula. I don't know any of the minute details, but I

do some from my mother.

June, her sister, Dorothy, and 2 of my Uncles, brothers of

my mother, but June's cousins, are still alive and have to

be in their 90's as well, or very close. My Uncles, Telfer

and Ernest, they are the last 4 of the original or what do

you say, the starters of the family up there. My mother was

8 when she came over, and she was born in 1909. but in

the UK. I often asked her why she had 4 vacination scars

on her arm, since I had only one.. she said she had to have

those shots when she came over with Gramma on the boat

to live with Grandpa. I know the men came over first, then

the women and children. My Uncle Leonard, I'm not sure

how many children he had.. 3 I think...My Grampa had 8,

My Uncle Stanely Sr. had 5. Was a big close family...

June is doing very well, she takes care of herself. I'm sure

she is closely watched by her two sons, Bobby and Jerry.

Bobby and I were good buddies. When I used to go there

every Monday night after school, to do the ironing for them,

he and I would walk there together.. we were friends besides

being family. He spent many days out at the cottage with us

during the summers.. We had great fun with that boat and

I couldn't keep track of how many times we went around it,

just putting along, see something that caught our eye to do,

stop, then move on to another spot.. we got grounded once,

went too shallow, not paying attention.. Bobby got out and

the bottom was horribly soft mush, iccky stuff. I started

to get out and my foot hit that and felt like no bottom, I

stayed in the boat, Bobby pushed and he got us out though.

We fished, swam.. caught minnows, were good times..


June, like all the ladies in the family was, well still is, I'm

sure shes still cooking..knowing her.. I have lots of her

recipes and I KNOW they are THE best...After my mom

died June was my supplier of Saffron Buns. One of my

MOST very best favorite things and that's one thing she

cant do, to knead the dough, is too hard on her.. But from

what I gather, her sons wife, Gail makes it for her now..

But June is in very good health she says. She filled me in

on newsy family things. My cousin Willard is tending to

the family graves there, my parents and grandparents,

aunts and uncles, cousins, are all buried in one area close

to each other as most bought the plots at the same time

just for this reason. I had a plot there as well.. but a dear

friend died, and her family wanted her buried by her dad,

and that was by my two, my parents bought mine and my

sisters for us, I sold mine so Jeannie could be buried

there. Where we sleep has no bearing...its all ground..

But it is nice to know that the tradition of tending the

family is still going on.. Willard is the son of my Uncle

Stanley, Jr. my mothers brother..

I woke feeling better, LOTS better and boy am I glad.

I sure don't want this back.. Donnie is due to come over

tonite with the saw for my chair. I asked him what he

wants for Christmas.. he said "MEAT" :-).. so, that's what

I will get him.. Sand Lake Store has great freezer packs.

I like to get something they can use, not stick in a closet.

So that's what he and Kelli are getting.. its on the way

here, so he can stop and shop on his way back home..


Time for a rest, I still feel like a stop and go light though.
I do good for a while, then I wear down like that rabbit

that doesn't have the energizer batteries... :-) Time to

post and take a rest.. This BETTER GEORGEOUS
WEEBLE says "G'day, G'day"... :-)

Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear? love ya and Thanks!

Always, Lois ****

"God Bless You", is my prayer today,

I'm honored to call you "friend".

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again....