Thursday Odds and Ends

My little Irish Angel.  "May you always have a bit of luck, a bit of cheer, and a Guardian Angel always near". 

A beautiful gift from my daughter.

I took this picture from my classroom when I was attending classes at Brooklyn College.  The clock building/library was always one of my favorites. 

An interesting building in Manhattan. There lots of magnificent architectural masterpieces in the city.

That's my mom, me in the middle, and Uncle Colis in the front and two cousins in the back.  I used to be allowed to drive this boat and often spent the entire afternoon out on the water.

My fourth birthday party.

I did this for my hubby a few years back.  He is a great fan of Betty Boop.

My great grandmother Constance Mary.  What a wonderful smile she had!  And what a hard life.   My great great grandfather died when she was 3 months old so she never knew her dad.  Her mom, Harriet, remarried soon after, and they came to the states, settling in Rockaway, NJ.  She married my great granddad, Ralph Holmes, and had 5 children in quick sussess I regret that she never allowed to be a part of my life.  I know how much I would have loved her.  I still do even though we never met. Her firstborn died at age 10.  Her husband, Ralph, died at 38, leaving Constance Mary with her remaining 4 children and my dad and his twin when their mother didn't want them anymore.  She remarried in 1919 and had another son.  Her second husband died in 1938.  It was doubtful that she and Lyndon had never legally married as Lyndon's first wife, Amelia, was living in Greystone Psychiatric Center, and Lyndon's family completed cut her off from all of his  properties.

I took this selfie when I was sitting in the lobby waiting for the electricians to be done destroying my apartment.  Little did I know then that the painter/plasterer that they hired would do far more damage than the electricians and have longer lasting consequences.