Ira Sayles died Friday, 15 June 1894, and was buried on the Sayles' Mecklenburg County farm before the sun hovered on the western horizon that evening. If you have ever served as executor of someone's last wishes, then you know how incongruous the days following a death can feel. There are all the emotions roiling … Continue reading A Civil War Legacy Continues: Serena Sayles Makes A Claim
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Tip of the Day: Details Matter
I took another box of mixed media from the house, the house my father last lived in. Most of the holiday cards I threw out, their messages meaningful only to Norman. Many of the photographs were ones I had sent him, or copies of pictures he had snapped and sent to me years ago. Several letters … Continue reading Tip of the Day: Details Matter
Sorting Saturday: Life’s Remains
People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. Maya Angelou I will forget what my grandmother Kerma said to me during childhood. I will forget more memories of what she did during our visits. I will always remember the way I … Continue reading Sorting Saturday: Life’s Remains
Shoots, Roots, and Leaves 