Finally finished transcribing a 45 minute #grandma recording this morning, in which we talked about ancestors of her first husband and about daily life during the COVID pandemic. In a smaller one before, she mentioned that, until about the age of ten, when she received a mattress, she slept on a sack/bag of oat ("Hafer"). It was very soft and one could sleep really good on it. The filling was renewed each year.

#genealogy #sleep

5 Classic Items From Grandma’s Kitchen That Are Making A Comeback

5 Classic Items From Grandma’s Kitchen That Are Making A Comeback

MY SPECIALTY: EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE

#CasserolesRecipes #EasyCasseroles #FamilyDinners #Confortfood #WeekinghtDinner #InedishMeals #QuickDinner #Foodie #RealtorLife #grandma #kitchen

#CasserolesRecipes #confortfood #easycasseroles #FamilyDinners #foodie #Grandma #InedishMeals #kitchen #quickdinner #realtorlife #WeekinghtDinner

[HEAVY]
Inktober, 9e jour. Le mot du jour est #heavy c'est-à-dire "lourd". Mais c'est pas une raison pour ne pas mettre un peu de légèreté et de tendresse dans le sujet!

#inktober2025 #inktoberheavy #grandma #warrior #ancientemps #mignonnerie #dessinnumerique

Highlight of today's #grandma recording was Richard #Schuler, a lumberjack, who would not sleep like his colleagues during the lunch break. Instead, you could watch him #knitting socks.

#genealogy

In another #grandma recording, she told the story of Hermann #Guth https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Heim-760 , a sibling of her first husband's mother: He had to cut grass for their two cows on the hill regularly. One day, he brought the scythe ("Sense") home, which he would never do. He said to his surprise wife, that he felt like he didn't need it there anymore. That was the day, when he passed away.

#genealogy #WikiTree

Highlight of today's #grandma recording: a tourist family with three boys and the mother stating that on Thursdays, they're allowed to do whatever they want. Usually, they want to eat from the floor. So she pours pasta on the floor and they eat with their hands. 😮

#genealogy

Highlight of today's #grandma recording for sure was the farmer living next to the house, she had bought later in her life and the story, a neighbor had told her about him: During the sermon in church, he reportedly got out cotton swabs ("Ohrenstäbchen") and started cleaning his ears. After that, he got out nail clippers and started clipping his nails. He was quite efficient in his time management, it seems.

#genealogy #church #religion

Happy birthday Betty! 🎈🎂 💪

The 94yo celebrated her birthday with a skydive over Queensland's Gold Coast.

At 17, Betty served in the British Women's Royal Air Force as an aerial photographer, taking photos to make maps.

It was in the pilot's cockpit that she developed a strong desire to parachute, but was denied the opportunity because she was a woman.

Her dream has finally been fulfilled decades later.

#ABCNewsQld #SkyDiving #Grandma #Women