Picture People

A couple days after we all arrived we took the kids to Picture People so I would ahve pictures of all four of my grandchildren together. They were all in great moods and posed perfectly. Look below and see which one you think is the best. It was hard to decide.

Meeting Teagan for the First Time

I went to Fresno, California from June 28, 2010 until July 9, 2010 not only to visit my daughter and her family, but to also meet my fourth grandchild, Teagan Kathleen Williams for teh first time. Teagan was born July 20, 2009 and since she lives in Alaska this was the first chance we had to meet her. She is a beautiful child and her mother has done a fantastic job with her.

Poor baby had been sound asleep and all of a sudeen she was awakened to bright lights, people all around and two strangers (my daughter and me) takng her picture and fussing over her.

She was so tired I don't think at the time she even realized someone strange was holding her. It tolk a couple days but she finally warmed up to me and would let me hold her.

Visit to Baltimore

We just returned from a trip to Baltimore. No matter how long I'm away from there I still consider it "Home". We did a lot of the ususal things: Ann's Hot Dogs, chocolate snowballs with marshmallow cream, steamed crabs, Rheb's candy, Utz Potato Chips, Pastore's, Lexington Market, Faidley's Crabcakes, macaroni salad and slaw, visited Fell's Point and Annapolis, and it was all fantastic. We really enjoyed it. Below are some of the pictures we took.

We visited the NAval academy and this is the Naval Academy mascot--a goat.

The Navy Mascot
"The Naval Academy has had a goat as its mascot since 1890 when, according to legend, on their march from the ferry station at Highland Falls up the steep hill to West Point to play the first Army-Navy football game the Naval Cadets (as they were then known) saw a goat outside the Noncoms' houses at West Point and promptly commandeered "Billy" for their mascot. Sinc ethat time the goat has remained as the recognized mascot of the U. S. Naval Academy."

We kept seeing flags around the campus with a large N* on them. I couldn't figure what the * was for. This plaque explains it: The N* commemorates a Navy Varsity athletic team victory over Army.

The Army-Navy rivalry is the most revered competition in the intercollegiate athletics.

* * *

As each team strives for excellence on the field of competition may a higher degree of appreciation and mutual respect evolve between our nation's future leaders.

Dedicated May 15, 2002

Statue of Lieutenant General John Archer Lejeune, for whomw Camp Lejeune, North Carolina is named.

There were aslo some sad things. This was at one time my Grandmother's house at 109 South Carey Street. The entire block is like this.

AS you can see by the wooden gates next door, one house has been removed. There also was another house removed at the end of the block where my family lived when I was little.

Apparently there had been a fire at some time and the upper windows are gone. I remember my grnadmother being so happy and proud when the form stone was put on her house.

The house on the right side of my grandmother's is still inhabited.

The hole on the right of the door was the door bell. You pulled a knob to ring bells that were just past the living room.

I had to laugh though. On the corner of South Carey and Pratt Streets are two bars. These businesses have been bars for as long as I can remember. The one on the far corner still has the original sign--The B&O Bar.

We went to Lexington MArket and when we saw this we thought they would have fantastic french fries. Well, actually they have all kinds of firied vegetables, and their french fries were not as good as Five Guys'.

And time must be difficult--Rheb's Candy is no longer in Lexington MArket. Now the only place you can go is Wilkins Avenue.

Just behind St. Agnes Hospital is Knecht Avenue. My grandmother's aunt married John Knecht, and this street is named for him.

John Knecht's business partner was named Benson, and the crossrod of Knecht Avenue is Benson Avenue

The Knechts and the Bensons ran a brick yard where they made their own brick. They were fairly well to do as the city used to use the brick to line the sewers.

Eventually the city stopped using brick and the Knechts lost a lot of their livlihood.

Driving into Baltimore

Driving into Baltimore

The Baltimore Skyline

The Baltimore Skyline

When my father was a child he went to St. Martin's church and school. It is now closed but the building remains.

"This tablet is gratefully erected to those brave men of St. Martin's Parish who fought in the 1914--World War--1918"

"Honor roll of members of St. Martin's Church who served the nation in World War II 1941-1945.

The World War I plaque

The front of St. Martin's Church

St. Martin's Church

St. Martin's Church

St. Martin's Church

This may ha e been the rectory. Over the door it says "St. Martin's House".

The steeple has gargoyles on it as you can see in this and the next several pictures.

Corner Stone of St. Martin's

Gargoyles

My mother's family and mine went to Fourteen Holy Martyrs Church. This is no longer a Catholic church--it is now a Baptist Church.

Corner stone of Fourteen Holy Martyrs Church--1902

In the last picture and this one you can also see the rectory.

We went to dinner at my cousin Winnie's. She lives in Sparks, Maryland and there is a lot of farm land around her. If you look real close there are deer in this picture. They come up every night to feed

Feeding deer

Feeding deer

And in the middle f this picture is a rabbit. They were jumping all over the place out there.