and gentle touch,
guiding words for her students,
sharing puzzles and pies,
her paintings,
drawings, and
many pastels
echo her joy in beauty,
shining on the walls of
those who love her.
~
Inez Alethea Kelley Frankland
June 9, 1912 — March 27, 2008
Tumanna became part of our family in December, 1995, traveled with us from Colorado to Washington in 2004, 
and took her final journey in February, 2008.
Elsie Frances Holmes Grant Noyes
October 26th, 1909 ~ March 5th, 2007
mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother
artist of quilting, knitting, and many other projects
gardener with a botanist’s knowledge and joy in the outdoors
teacher and friend full of smiles and hugs
So slowly coming together. The Newt’s & Tails gradually appearing. A path created to flickr photos. Soon winter will fade to spring, the irises will return, and the cattle will chatter at the birds through window gaps too narrow to allow screen-climbing. (When there are five, the plural of cat becomes cattle.)
