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CaliforniaPeggy

(149,640 posts) Tue Jul 4, 2017, 11:42 AM Jul 2017

July 4, 1894...My grandmother's birthday [View all]

Today I honor her memory...

Her parents saw, and lived, the American Dream...

They came from Sweden, met and married here...

She was their oldest child...

She was a bright, hard-working, motivated lady...

She and her husband raised their six children on a farm outside Chicago...

They had a pump in the kitchen...

She would kill and clean chickens for their meals...

She baked bread every week...

And still had time to go into Chicago for concerts...

She lived through the World Wars, and the Depression...

She did not let adversity shrink her soul...

My Grandmother! How much I still miss her, and her example!

I wonder what she would say if she could see what's happened to her beloved country...

Her birthday, today...

I salute her!

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*July 4, 1894...My grandmother's birthday* [View all] CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2017 OP

She sounds a lot like both of my grandmothers. Amazing women. femmocrat Jul 2017 #1

They sure were amazing, my dear femmocrat! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2017 #3

I will salute your grandmother also. She persisted..n/t monmouth4 Jul 2017 #2

Thank you so much, my dear monmouth4. She did indeed persist! n/t CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2017 #4

My grandfather's birthday was July 4th too! frazzled Jul 2017 #5

Wouldn't that be cool, if it was the same farmland? Wow. CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2017 #6

. irisblue Jul 2017 #7

Thank you, my dear irisblue... CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2017 #8

Hi Peggy! mvd Jul 2017 #9

My dear mvd! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2017 #10

my granny's DiverDave Jul 2017 #11

My dear DiverDave... CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2017 #12

Beautiful--I love these stories. panader0 Jul 2017 #13

I love them too, my dear panader0! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2017 #14

My Dear CaliforniaPeggy.... Coventina Jul 2017 #15

And thank you for reading it, my dear Coventina! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2017 #19

Nice malaise Jul 2017 #16

Thank you, my dear malaise...........n/t CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2017 #20

As an immigrant first generation tavernier Jul 2017 #17

Thank you so much, my dear tavernier! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2017 #21

They always left something tavernier Jul 2017 #23

I have no doubt she would be extremely proud of her granddaughter. lpbk2713 Jul 2017 #18

My dear lpbk2713! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2017 #22

Happy Birthday, to you Grandmother. NYResister Jul 2017 #24

Thank you so much, NYResister! n/t CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2017 #27

Thanks for this lovely posting, Peggy eleny Jul 2017 #25

You're welcome, my dear eleny... CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2017 #26

My maternal grandmother was also born on July 4th. 1899. 3catwoman3 Jul 2017 #28

Thank you for your inspiring story, my dear 3catwoman3! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2017 #30

I've been a nurse practitioner since 1976. 3catwoman3 Jul 2017 #32

This is an awesome story - thanks for sharing FakeNoose Jul 2017 #29

Thanks for reading my post, my dear FakeNoose... CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2017 #31