Sept-18-I-Wander Travel in my Mind

I love the photo and your story about her. Just wish you could have found a way to make it a part of the layout. I have a small box full of photos that I can't identify that I inherited and believe me I have tried over the years hauling them to various relatives but alas -- no help. Someday I think I'll just tell the story and use some of them in a layout even without identification. Beautiful colors for your vintage layout.

@flowersgal Story is here in the bottom left corner. I may enlarge it and put in higher up for printing so dh can read it. Size was just a bit of a compromise for the look.

lovely journaling and photo. fabulous page

@cookingmylife - sorry, my not so sharp eyes missed it in this small edition. As we age, size of type is definitely an issue.

This is fabulous. What a wonderful use of that treasure of a photo. And wow, Nora sounds intimidating!

I love that faded part of your ancestry that you have shared. It is perfect with the papers.

@LynnG Oh she was!! She was the total opposite of my maternal grandmother and fortunately I lived with that one for 3 yrs. Plus Nana Boyle was the kind of cook that gave the British and Irish their bad reputations.

It is a beautiful page, and a good way to use the photo.

This is just wonderful! Women used to be super strong and had to be! I've heard stories, particularly from my late Mother-in-law about all the things she used to do. She helped her husband build houses. She was not much shy of 6 feet either.