Re: Everyone must be....

Because I don't have to fool w/ it.  The way the world is headed, it'll
likely be uninhabitable in another 50 years anyway so it's just as well.  I
get discouraged fighting the good fight w/ apathy all around me.

On 11/8/07, Jesse Bell <silverhawk@flash.net> wrote:
>
> Why does that make you lucky?
>
>
>
> Pam Evans <gardenqueen@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm lucky I guess. Tom & I have no descendants, so the whole mess can be
> chucked. End of the line w/ us.
>
> On 11/8/07, Daryl
> wrote:
> >
> > Auralie,
> >
> > Sometimes it takes the wisdom of age before family members appreciate
> > family
> > history. While I've always been interested, my sister-in-law couldn't be
> > bothered until she was in her 50's. She was the despair of her
> > grandmother,
> > who was DAR and just plain interested. Now, my SIL is the one ferreting
> > out
> > information in out of the way places, and labeling all of the photos.
> > (Good
> > thing, since I don't know DH's family very well. )
> >
> > On my Dad's side, my Aunt and Dad have extensive photo collections and
> > still
> > exchange ideas/stories in their 90's. I've been privileged to listen in,
> > since I'm the designated driver. My Aunt's oldest son, now pushing 70,
> has
> > just become interested, and he's scanning photos and making CDs from
> them.
> >
> > Don't give up, and please don't throw the stuff out.
> >
> > d
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From:
> > To:
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 9:56 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Everyone must be....
> >
> >
> > >I am progressing through this morass, but feeling more and more
> > > that it's wasted effort. Several years ago I began to write an account
> > > of the family and my childhood, really thinking that my granddaughters
> > > should really know their family background. I have offered it to all
> the
> > > sons, but the only persons interested have been my middle son's
> > > second wife and her daughters. These step-granddaughters are quite
> > > interested since it describes a sort of life they had never even
> thought
> > > of. They are quite bright girls and I am very fond of them. None of
> > the
> > > rest have even bothered to read it.
> > > I haven't even begun to process the many boxes of slides, and I don't
> > > think I will. I will give my carousel of NYS Protected Plants, which
> > has
> > > been the basis of an environmental lecture for some years, to the
> State
> > > Garden Club office. Beyond that, I don't see the point in keeping the
> > > others. Who looks at slides today? And I don't think it's worth paying
> > > to have them put onto tape, when probably noone would bother to look
> > > at them. I used to enjoy photography, and was pretty good at it, but
> > > at this point, I'm pretty frustrated.
> > > Auralie
> >
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> Kemp TX
> zone 8A
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Kemp TX
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