Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Greetings
Signing in again. Still doing well and glad I can say that! Here I am with my great-granddaughter Jacey.
Thursday, August 1, 2013
My new lifestyle
I've started a new Blog "My New Lifestyle," which you can find at www.spaciousskies.us/home/.
My new lifestyle began when I became a widow. It was not my choice, obviously, but there it was. There will be serious thoughts and rambling thoughts, so I hope it won't be depressing.
See you there!
Marge Marshall
My new lifestyle began when I became a widow. It was not my choice, obviously, but there it was. There will be serious thoughts and rambling thoughts, so I hope it won't be depressing.
See you there!
Marge Marshall
Friday, February 8, 2013
In memoriam
It is with great sadness that I must let you know that Howard Marshall went to his heavenly home on 12/08/12. I'm continuing to leave his Blog online www.spaciousskies.me/howard/ in the hope that you will read all his comments written over the past few years.
Howard and I had 60 years together. When we married, he was in the US Navy, so this young Lyons, Kansas girl got to travel to San Diego, California with my groom. Through the years, we've done a lot of traveling and meeting people. So he gave me an adventurous life and a wonderful family. Now I'm going forward in my new life as a widow, and plan to keep busy.
Getting around is a challenge for me (arthritis, fibromyalgia) so my traveling days are over. Well, I just travel using the internet!
My previous blog about the value of pictures told my tale correctly... I have lots of pictures of my life with Howard. Many old black-and-white ones, slides, and now digital photos. Children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, in-laws, places we've lived... the tales I can tell. ;)
~Marge
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Photos gather specific points in time
Photos are fascinating because they show points in time, always in the past. They bring forth old memories and perhaps even old dreams. They keep alive long-departed family members and places we have visited. For those reasons alone, each of us should feel free to allow ourselves to be photographed. Forget the fact that we will never be totally pleased with our own pictures - do it for your family and friends so they can remember you.
While we were in Alaska, we took several photos of a baby with his daddy, which the mommy liked. Then it dawned on her that her son might someday want to see what she looked like when he was a baby, so she began allowing herself to be photographed. Ironically, it was the daddy that passed away a few years later... making the pictures of him very precious.
Much of our enjoyment of Facebook is seeing photos of our family and friends. I like to "save" photos in albums (folders) on my computer, so I can enjoy them later. I'm thinking about making DVD slideshows of some of the photos Howard and I have taken in order to share them with family members. I've not worked with DVDs so it'll probably take me awhile to figure out how to do it.
When my parents closed their home, I became the keeper of a lot of their old pictures, so from time to time, I scan some of them and send them as email greetings. We also have old pictures from Howard's family. Scanners are great at enlarging small photos. As an example, here's one of my brother Carl and I with some of our Seaton cousins; Carl was standing and I was looking away from the camera. It was taken in 1941 on Uncle Ralph Seaton's farm. At that time, much of the land close to Branson, Missouri belonged to Uncle Ralph and Aunt Grace.
........
Marjorie Seaton Marshall
Home page: www.spaciousskies.me/home/
Howard's Blog: www.spaciousskies.me/howard/
While we were in Alaska, we took several photos of a baby with his daddy, which the mommy liked. Then it dawned on her that her son might someday want to see what she looked like when he was a baby, so she began allowing herself to be photographed. Ironically, it was the daddy that passed away a few years later... making the pictures of him very precious.
Much of our enjoyment of Facebook is seeing photos of our family and friends. I like to "save" photos in albums (folders) on my computer, so I can enjoy them later. I'm thinking about making DVD slideshows of some of the photos Howard and I have taken in order to share them with family members. I've not worked with DVDs so it'll probably take me awhile to figure out how to do it.
When my parents closed their home, I became the keeper of a lot of their old pictures, so from time to time, I scan some of them and send them as email greetings. We also have old pictures from Howard's family. Scanners are great at enlarging small photos. As an example, here's one of my brother Carl and I with some of our Seaton cousins; Carl was standing and I was looking away from the camera. It was taken in 1941 on Uncle Ralph Seaton's farm. At that time, much of the land close to Branson, Missouri belonged to Uncle Ralph and Aunt Grace.
Until later, Marge
........
Marjorie Seaton Marshall
Home page: www.spaciousskies.me/home/
Howard's Blog: www.spaciousskies.me/howard/
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Bears in the Back Yard
We lived in Klawock, Alaska from 1999 to 2004. Klawock is in southern southeast Alaska, on Prince of Wales Island, much of which is forest land. Howard was pastor of Prince of Peace Assembly of God, and our home was in the church's parsonage. We made many friends and it was hard to leave when we retired back to Kansas City, Kansas.
One of my favorite memories was when a black bear and her 3 cubs visited our back yard, munching on the berries there. The "back yard" sounds like a lawn, but it was simply a bushy area and the ground was very rough, so we didn't walk in it, and had no idea that berries grew there. For the rest of the story, go to http://www.spaciousskies.us/Bears/.
Marge
One of my favorite memories was when a black bear and her 3 cubs visited our back yard, munching on the berries there. The "back yard" sounds like a lawn, but it was simply a bushy area and the ground was very rough, so we didn't walk in it, and had no idea that berries grew there. For the rest of the story, go to http://www.spaciousskies.us/Bears/.
Marge
Thursday, June 28, 2012
60 Years
Howard and I celebrated 60 years of marriage on June 23, 2012. His comment was "I ain't never been that old before!" We've had lots of experiences and done a lot of traveling, and now we find ourselves slowing down big time.
Our daughter Janet drove us to the nearest Red Lobster Restaurant for our dinner. Howard ordered a lobster, mostly to tease me because I'm so squeamish about eating a critter who was alive until they cooked it. His opinion was that it was a lot of work, but tasted good. Jan and I chose to eat regular seafood. I mentioned to our server that we were celebrating 60 years, so when she presented the bill she also gave us a very nice card signed by each of the other servers. A nice touch!
To finish
From start
Our three children, Larry, Janet, and David have given us 8 grandchildren (one in heaven) and, so far, 9 great-grandchildren. They all are a blessing to us, along with two daughters-in-law and four grandchildren-in-law.
We are both on Facebook: Howard W Marshall and Marjorie Seaton Marshall.
Marge Marshall
Our daughter Janet drove us to the nearest Red Lobster Restaurant for our dinner. Howard ordered a lobster, mostly to tease me because I'm so squeamish about eating a critter who was alive until they cooked it. His opinion was that it was a lot of work, but tasted good. Jan and I chose to eat regular seafood. I mentioned to our server that we were celebrating 60 years, so when she presented the bill she also gave us a very nice card signed by each of the other servers. A nice touch!
To finish 
Our three children, Larry, Janet, and David have given us 8 grandchildren (one in heaven) and, so far, 9 great-grandchildren. They all are a blessing to us, along with two daughters-in-law and four grandchildren-in-law.
You can find Howard's blog at www.spaciousskies.us/howard/ if you wish. He keeps busy painting landscapes and I add them to his slideshow page at www.picturetrail.com/marshallministry.
We are both on Facebook: Howard W Marshall and Marjorie Seaton Marshall.
Marge Marshall
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