I'd like to introduce you to Cousin Joey and his family
who have been busy restoring 'the old house'.

The top pix is - couple on far left - Cousin Joey and his wife and their neice in blue dress. A family friend in Confederate uniform (far right) - - then, the little neices and nephews on bottom steps - - all dressed 'in the era of time'.

As you know - Grandma Betsie's father was a prisoner of war for 3 years - - which is why Cousin Joey tries to memorialize the Confederacy - (they have on Confederate uniforms).

The 2nd above pix is a side view of the front of the 'old house'. Just imagine - all the farming done back in the day - - with all that open pasture land. - Notice house is on blocks - off of ground

The pix below - - in reality - - all houses - new or old - - has a 'storage area' -- The picture below is the side and the back porch (patio) - - Yes - - look at all the stuff!! - - - But - my cousins and I did browse - but did not actually see anything :-) in this maze of 'stuff'. However, we did get some 'old rusty nails' - - that can not be purchased today - -

Notice the 'satellite dish' on side of house by the roof of the porch/patio - - - (They have teenagers living on 2nd floor !) - - -

As I mentioned there is no original furniture in the house - - but they have put together a few pieces from the 'era of time'. And - by the way - - there must have been a love for teasets from even years ago. To make the house more alive - - cousin's wife has collected a few teasets and has placed them thru-out the house. Wife mentioned they have gone on Church Mission Trips to Romania - and pick up a teaset when they go.



Hope u enjoyed the 2 pix EMAILED.
Have a great week - - as we all continue to make our own memories !