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Addie's
Family Tree
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Thrifty
Aunt Francis
Franny is my younger
sister. As
children, we were arch rivals, but grew to be true friends as young
women. Fran and I have always had
the good fortune to live within a few miles of one another, and they
have
children the same ages as well. Fran
is
a whiz at finding strategies to save money.
Look for Frugal Fran’s piggy bank
icon for tips and strategies to save money!
Fran is also our field correspondent, and will
be
writing
articles full of practical
ways to save money,
especially ways you can
save money on baby! She
is especially thrilled with the notion of writing some articles on our
adventures in cloth
diapering.
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Great Aunt Hattie
Our etiquette expert and my
dear godmother,
Aunt Hattie is my favorite aunt.
As a child, I
loved to ramble through
Aunt Hattie’s grand old Victorian home, and spent many hours
digging through
the treasure chests of old clothing in her attic.
Hattie is as
gentle as a feather bed, and as
polished as her antique silver tea set.
She is a true
Southern Belle, with an innate
sense
of decorum and
etiquette.
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Mippi
The doting grandmother, Mippi was named by
her first grandson. Since
then, herfirst name has been quite forgotten.
As a young woman, Mippi was trained as a florist, and also taught kindergarten and art. She is full of loving instruction and wisdom for her daughters and grandchildren, and is one of my dearest friends.
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Great Uncle
William Nester Howe III
is my very fiesty great
uncle.
Uncle
Nester is a mean and nasty copyright lawyer
who takes great
joy in persecuting prosecuting copyright violators. He helped Adelaide with
her copyright
statement, which can be read
here, and keeps Addie on the
straight and
narrow
to abide by copyright regulations.
If
you see anything on this site which you believe violates your
copyrights,
please contact Adelaide at once. And
please don’t incite Uncle Nester by copying and using content
from this site
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Great
Grandpa John &
Great Grandma Ellen
John was a feisty young Scotsman who immigrated to the United States
around the turn of the century. Here, he met his lovely Swedish
bride, Ellen. Together, they built a life from scratch, first
working as tenant farmers, and eventually acquired their own farm.
Great Grandma and Grandpa raised cows for milk, and chickens for eggs, and every fruit
and vegetable that went on their table.
They thrived during the great depression,
and their table and home were always warm with hospitality to anyone in need.
My Great Grandparents made a lasting impression on me. I learned to revere
their resourcefulness
and admire the joy that they found in hard work and simple living.
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