Thank you Mrs. Corney. Long ago Mrs Corney gave me a Little Golden book, Prayers for Children. The inscription reads as follows:: “This book belongs to Janet Miller from Mrs. Corney, 1942”. Yes, I remember Mrs. Corney. I thought of her as a golfing friend of my mother.

One time my mother arranged for me to have lunch at Mrs Corney’s home – instead I ran all the way up the hill to my own home. 1942 – Would I have been in 2nd grade age 6 or 7?

I don’t remember Mrs Corney as being a church friend of my mother – but could she have been my Sunday school teacher? And she gave me the Little Golden Book Prayers for Children.

Now my mother must have eventually passed this sweet little book on to my sister Ruth and in turn the book went to Ruth’s daughter Leslie – and the book came to rest in Leslie’s attic. A recent big clean-out by my niece Lesley has resulted in the book being returned to me. Thank you Leslie and Thank you Mrs. Corney

Now in my advanced years I could say a prayer for these departed souls who’ were part of my younger life – my mother, Mrs Corney, and my sister Ruth

After reading several of the Philippa Gregory novels about the English Civil War, the War of the Roses, set in England 1450-1480, Red vs White, House of Lancaster vs House of York, I decided to check my family tree and see whether I had any ancestors who might have been involved. I didn’t have to look long. A royal ancestor promptly surfaced – the 2nd Duke of York, the 3rd Duke of. Norfolk was my 15th Great Grandfather. The ancestry tree gets rather sketchy going that far back but it’s fun to pretend it might be true.

Here’s a quiz for you. Jabez Macy (1683-1776) married Sarah Starbuck (1697-1789) – Question 1 – Where did they marry?

Jabez and Sarah had 9 children – George, Eunice, Dorcas, Jethro, Daniel, Matthew, Lydia, Sarah, and Jabez – Are any of these names in use in 2020?

What industry do you associate with Jabez?

What book and author do you associate with the name Starbuck?

Hint:

Ripe.

We were neglectful this year and did not send Christmas cards. We also received very few. Each day,, as the days pass, I think oh I must send out a few notes. My resolutions are firm, my actions are nil. Now if only my Christmas card list reflected my list of readers of my blog, all would be solved by a HOLIDAY MESSAGE HERE. But alas the 2 lists are quite separate.

For readers of my blog I have gone my photos and found a few in the red and green colors of the season and set them out below, so.

SEASONS GREETINGS

There is something symbolic about coming to the end of a calendar year and “stepping”into the New Year.. In this case, transitioning from 2021 to 2022. Is this cliff symbolic of our transition? Or should I find a picture of a mountain we have to climb? Reading the newspaper, 2021 is described as a difficult year. Is 2022 going to be even more difficult? This is in fact a very personal question.

What lies in the future? – for you? for me?

Whatever lies ahead let us embrace the days with gratitude and positivity. In the words of the song – always look on the bright side of life!!