Block 7 and 8

Block #7

sits right beside block #5.

Since block #5 
is my brother Lee

block #7 is his wife,

my sister-in-law.
Cindy.

It took me a little while

to decide

what I was going to make for her.

Then,

it was as clear as daylight . .

she likes wine

wine comes from grapes

so make a grape arbor.

TA-DA,

A grape arbor it is.

I had my fingers crossed

that the grapes (french knots)

didn't look like the Lilacs

I used for Mom.

(French knots made from the same thread.)

As luck would have it . .

they look different.

Block #8

What an interesting item to make

for Grandpa Gaumer.

There is something in my
memory bank

that tells me that Grandpa

wore boots that had buttons on the sides.

Not high top shoes like in Victorian Times

they were more like a dress version of

work boots.

I couldn't find a good resource

for this drawing.

I did find some shoes/boots

that were modern replicas

of buttoned boots

but they 
were from a much earlier time.

I sketched a boot 
that would fit 
in the 1" x 1" square.

I used the picture I found

as a resource

for the flap and button placement.

I finished the boot last night

and added the flap this evening.

Now,

 I need to find either buttons

or beads,

to finish off his boots.

And,

if I am lucky,

I might be able to find a picture

that shows him in his boots.

Now,

I have now completed

 my immediate Tree of  Life

You can see that it is a small tree,

and even by adding

nieces.

 nephews,

aunts

and cousins,

it will not be much bigger.

But, that's fine with me.

I grew up knowing only this family

so,

to me,

it was perfect . . .

and that is the way I look at it today

the PERFECT Tree of Life

Dear Lord,

Thank you for allowing Grandpa Gaumer to live long enough so he got to see me grow from a baby into a child. I wish he had lived longer. I would have liked to have remembered him but at least I have pictures with him. I may have been to young to have complete memories, but I know they were made.

And, Lord . . . thank you for giving Lee a wife and mother for his children. It is so hard to believe that he only lived at home 22 years and now they have been married for 40 years. There have been scary times in their marriage when Allison was little. But through it all, You made them strong and they faced it all head on, and have become a stronger unit for it.

I don't know why You decided to give me a small immediate Family Tree, but what you did give me, I am eternally grateful for.

Amen

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