Jacqueline’s Jaunts

Week 52 – Theme "Future" – 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks This is my first year working on this year-long weekly writing prompts provided by Amy Johnson Crow and posted on her Generations Cafe Facebook page. I will do my best to write something each week.  THREET FAMILY PHOTO FUTURE PROJECT Back Row-Billie Mack, Donal Dean, Samuel, Wilma Sue, Willie, Floyd Junior, James Elice Front Row-Ernie, Sylvia, Bruce Travis, Clara Marie, Sandra Kay, Roger Dale The above photo is of my father’s family. My father was born Billie Mack Threet, AKA Billy Max Threet, and has ten siblings. I do not know when he changed the spelling of his first and middle names. This is a something I would like to narrow down in the future.  Another 2022 future goal I have is to write a small piece about each of his siblings and parents. I don’t know much about the early years of dad’s family or vital records dates, but my future goal of 2022 is to try to write down what I do know and possibly learn something new. H...

Week 45 – Birthday – 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks This is my first year working on this year-long weekly writing prompts provided by Amy Johnson Crow and posted on her Generations Cafe Facebook page. I will do my best to write something each week.  BARRY 50TH BIRTHDAY PARTY My husband turned 50 in 2004 and we decided to throw a birthday party. We liked to throw theme parties, so we settled on a tie-dyed theme. We sent out the invites and told everyone to wear tie dye attire. My girlfriend Renee Toomey and I planned a day to go shopping in Berkeley to look for pants and tie-dyed shirts. We were successful. At that time, we frequented a restaurant in San Leandro, CA called The Englander. Two of our friends, Tom and Theresa Lawrie, managed and worked at The Englander. We reserved the side room with the bar. We arranged everything through them but didn't want them to work it. We wanted them to enjoy the party. We had hot food for everyone but can't remember what it was, but I know it w...

Week 45 — Theme Stormy Weather — 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks This is my first year working on this year-long weekly writing prompts provided by Amy Johnson Crow and posted on her Generations  Cafe Facebook page. I will do my best to write something each week.  1923 HAILSTORM DAMAGE I found a newspaper article years ago that mentions my 2X great grandfather, John N. McCurdy. The article talked about a hailstorm that ruined crops and killed livestock belonging to him. (1)   For me it put into perspective that even back then, weather affected our ancestors and their way of life. Not something I have thought much about.  Today I know much more about researching and what to look for. After reading this article again, many questions started running through my head and I now have a bit more research to do from this article.  New questions: 1. John N. McCurdy’s grandson, my grandfather, would have been around 12 at that time. Did my grandfather live close by? 2. Was Jo...

10-20-21 Wednesday Westport Beach, CA Space 168 Jeeps in Campground: 2 Drive Time: 0 Miles: 0 Arrived: 0 Didn’t sleep well last night which is normal for the first night anytime we travel. But hey we are at the beach. We got up, dressed, made coffee, tea and headed to the beach with our Halloween coffee mugs.  Yep folks…those are bear tracks in the sand. We found them as we walked out to the beach. The tracks headed to the garbage cans….imagine that. There are bear warning signs everywhere in the campground. We will have to keep a look out.  I wonder what kind of bear it was and big? What a beautiful beach. Watching the waves crash against the shore is always something we enjoy. The ocean is powerful, and Barry always reminds me to never turn my back on it. We headed toward the right and walked as far as we could. I noticed something bright up against the hillside and climbed up to see. It was a huge piece of seaweed and red. To see what the water has done to the hillside is a...

10-19-21 Tuesday Westport Beach, CA Space 168 Jeeps in Campground: 2 Drive Time: 5 hours including stopping for gas Miles: 163 Arrived: 03:00 PM We left CV about 10:00 AM for Westport Beach, north of Fort Bragg. We’ve been as far north as Fort Bragg so this will be an adventure. We will be staying until next Monday the 25th. Our friends, Ken and Jan Reynolds and Roma and Dennis Mofford will be joining us on Thursday evening. The Moffords will be staying at a local hotel.  BTW for those of you familiar with Jeff, he decided to join us. He wanted to ride in the jeep since he has not experienced the jeep yet.  After our 27-day trip in September, Barry decided he wanted to have new shocks installed. He had the tag axel shocks replaced earlier this year. In addition, he just had installed anti-sway bars for the front and rear, and a front steering stabilizer. All of this is supposed to help the swaying of the front. She tended to roam back and forth in the lane and when it’s windy ...

My grandparents always grew Kentucky Wonder green beans in the summer. I asked my Grandma one spring if I grew the same beans would she teach me how to can them. Of course, she agreed so I planted lots of Kentucky Wonder green beans. At harvest time we made a date and spent a day canning beans. She walked me through every step. She also told me of a few times the pressure built up and the pot lid would pop off and beans would be everywhere, even on the ceiling. I had heard these stories and I became a bit worried, but she assured me it would not happen. I still was not convinced and kept my eye on the pot. We ended up canning thirty jars that day and I have that wonderful memory of standing at my Grandma’s stove with her. I joined the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks group with Amy Johnson Crow. I've had a hard time keeping up with this but strive to do better. Wish me luck.  Copyright © 2021 by Jacqueline Threet Henderson, Jacqueline's Jaunts. All rights reserved.

09-27-21 Homeward Bound Castro Valley, CA Jeeps at Home: 2 Drive Time: 3 Miles: 161 I woke up craving bacon so I cooked breakfast. I pulled Schwan's frozen biscuits out of the freezer along with egg patties. I put the biscuits in the oven and cooked the bacon. The egg patties I just heated in the microwave. Once everything was cooked we made our own breakfast biscuits sandwiches. They were pretty darn yummy!!!! Cleaned up the kitchen and prepared the coach for the road.  We left Viña Castellano around noon today. It was a rough ride home. The winds on I-5 were crazy and I could see Barry was struggling and very tense. Plus the roads were really rough. We missed those nice highways we travelled across the 6 states we visited: Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska and Colorado. Other than the winds it was a boring ride, no new scenery to see which we commented on a few times. We made it home around 3:30PM. It took longer because of the winds, Barry drove slow and I'm glad...