Olive Tree Genealogy’s suggestion today is: This is is our 10th
Week of Sharing Memories – A Genealogy Journey Follow along each
Sunday as we write and sometimes share, our memories of
childhood. Your descendants will be so thankful that you did!
This week’s topic is Sayings or Expressions your Parents and
Grandparents used. We’ve all heard them. We might even be guilty
of continuing the pattern with our own children! You know, like
the one where a parent says “I don’t care who started it, I’m
going to stop it” or “Two wrongs don’t make a right” Instantly,
I wrote down five (5) phrases my Dad said so many times I
couldn’t begin to count. Dad was always involved in a hobby of
building or repairing something. He was tanning hides; taking
and processing photos; building model airplanes and boats;
building workshops; building a dune buggy; making furniture;
repairing appliances, TV’s & vehicles; and on and on. I think of
him as always busy with his hands and always troubleshooting
with objects & with philosophica