Mary Louise Eklund

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  • Freaky Friday – Unsolved Disappearance Zebb Quinn

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    The required US legal disclaimer: All images are the property of their owners I reproduce them here under the Fair Use Doctrine of the copyright law for commentary and critique The required US legal disclaimer: All images are the property of their owners I reproduce them here under the Fair Use Doctrine of the copyright law for commentary and critique

    This story first caught my eye because it happened in Asheville, North Carolina. That’s just over the mountain from where I grew up. That’s home of Biltmore House and Gardens, one of my favorite places. That’s an area I feel I know. Feeling that connection I tucked in to listen to the tale. Then through the years I’d occasionally look to see if any new info ever turned up on that missing guy.

    First off the missing guy has a name, it’s Zebb Quinn. He was 18 years old when he disappeared. The story started out somewhat straight forward. Yet as the years went on there were twists that only real life could provide, because if a writer did them you’d say that’s over the top. Let’s take this strange story layer by layer. (more…)

  • Throwback Thursday – Thomas Fain Bright

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    My great grandfather Thomas Fain Bright

    This is one of my paternal great grandfather. I have shared photos of all my great grandmothers so I thought it only fair to share my great-grandfathers. I meant to do it in June for Father’s Day but life planned otherwise. So I’m sharing this now.

    His father fought for the Union in the Civil War.  His father-in-law who lived with Thomas for sometime fought for the Confederacay.  I found that interesting and wonder how the in-laws got along.  Thomas was a farmer and was killed in a farming accident when my grandfather was a young boy.  You can see Thomas’s wife Molly Rebecca McCravey Bright in this post.  This photo of him was made about 1895.

  • Tale of the Dog and the Landlord

    Dog in window

    Let me start by saying our lovely landlord made an exception to allow us to be here with Miss Molly Dog. His general policy is no dogs but he was assured Molly is small and well behaved. Mike signed he’d be responsible for Molly’s behavior. So we got to be the first occupants of this lovely redone apartment that’s not an hour drive each way for Mike and out in the middle of no where for Mike. (more…)

  • Jonesing for a Cat

    sleeping kitty Internet archive Book Images on flickr 7May2016
    Image from page 93 of “Kittens and cats; a book of tales” (1911) as posted on Internet Archive of Book Images member of The Commons on Flickr and states there are no known copyright restrictions.

    Most of my life I’ve always had a cat in it.   (more…)

  • We Have A Contract.

    Contract by Steve Snodgrass flickr 5May16
    Contract by Steve Snodgrass on Flickr. Used under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) license he so graciously allowed on the photo. Thanks for sharing Steve!

    The third big step in our move completed. (1st place to stay, 2nd house to offer)  We have a contract to buy the first choice house we made an offer on.   (more…)

  • My Tennessee Arrival

    Home sweet temp home

    Oh man it has been an interesting day. well few days actually. Let’s see where to start. (more…)

  • Living Immaculately

    Kenosha house for sale cropped

    So as you know our house is on the market. This means we must be ready to show it at a moment’s notice. This means I must live with Molly Dog in a showcase. Never any fun. To keep the house as clean as an Ikea set isn’t easy if you want to live, make jewelry or cook. At least this time it’s only me.

    Today I am packing to go down to Tennessee see the area that will be our new home and hunt for a house to make a home. (Psst did you know many languages can’t differentiate between the two? Thanks English) Mike has found a place much closer to his work. It is half the cost a month, newly renovated, has cell phone coverage, and allows Molly. Only drawback is – it’s unfurnished. So we will be camping in it until this house sells or that house closes. Until then this house shall sit immaculately staged with our worldly goods. (more…)

  • Mellowing Molly Dog

    Molly

    This is Molly Dog. She is still very puppy but the vet warned us it would be so for at least 2 years. Now don’t get me wrong she is smart and learning but well she gets excited. “Easily stimulated” was the nice phrase her dog sitter uses. But when she gets in that state she doesn’t listen. She’d just all bouncy as her breed is prone to be (think of foxhounds baying and jumping fences in excited pursuit of the fox and you’ve got it). Now we are facing a long drive to our new home I didn’t relish the idea of a bouncy hound in the seat next to me in a loaded SUV going down the interstate. I am sure you can imagine why once you visualize a fox chase in the passenger seat while barreling down the road at 70 mph. (more…)

  • The Reason for the Long Silence – We Are Moving

    Kenosha house for sale cropped

    Yes we are moving out of Wisconsin. Not to the sea as of yet but south to a small town between Nashville, Tennessee and Florence, Alabama on the Tennessee side. It’s a small town called Lawrenceburg (population 10,500ish) It’s been hectic getting things in order to move but now is the lull before the next push. (more…)

  • Wednesday Wildcard – Let’s Do It All Again and Again with Bill Murray!

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    The required US legal disclaimer: All images are the property of their owners I reproduce them here under the Fair Use Doctrine of the copyright law for commentary and critique

    We all know this movie. If you don’t please get thee to Netflix, Amazon Prime, Google Play, iTunes, or wherever you get your movies now that Blockbuster is busted and see it. It is fabulous and for my money one of the best comedies ever. I’ve seen it more times than Phil in the movie re-lived February 2nd. Every time I belly laugh. It’s a rare thing to have a movie like that. So here’s to the books, poems, paintings, photos, movies, tv shows that always bring us joy. I’m going to share just a few of mine.  One that like Phil and February 2nd I repeat again and again.  (more…)