photos to go with Hannah Reid's article

Hannah Reid's article for the family newsletter

Hi family, long lost member Hannah here. I thought it might be time to contribute to the family blog, which I think is a great idea by the way. So anyhoo...I am living in San Diego and spending most of my time working at a local café/restaurant/coffee shop Café 976 where the food is exponentially better than the service, and the customers aren't afraid to tell you so. As maybe you can tell, after a little more than two years at this wonderful job, I am ready for something new.





The one recent taste of adventure I have experienced came just a few weeks ago when I accompanied my manfriend Mike on a whirlwind weekend trip to Bisbee, Arizona. Now, none of you have probably heard of Bisbee (I know I hadn't) but it is a great little town and I know that, at least my immediate family, would fit right in! We went for the Bisbee Blues Fest, a blues festival slash motorcycle show that Mike's longtime friend was putting on. It was held in the longest running baseball field in the United States, or at least West of the Mississippi...it was a debated point. Anyways...Bisbee was a great little town, apparently it used to be the most significant city aside from San Francisco on the West, due primarily to the enormous copper mine (which can still be seen and is incredible) in the center of the city, and it even held the second Stock Exchange. To make a long story short...the town had history and it felt like we had stepped back a few notches. It was beautiful. Everything about the area was aesthetically unique and such a change from my daily surroundings. It was a good reminder that there are other places, and beautiful ones at that, outside of my little California bubble :)

Hi everyone, We had a busy summer travelling from Illinois to Lac Du Flambeau Wisconsin. It is about 8 hours from our home in Glen Ellyn. Richard inherited a lovely cabin on the Big Crawling Stone lake and we went up for 3 weeks with Michelle's children, our grandchildren, and had fun swimming, fishing and going to Pow Wows. Pow Wows are Native Americcccan gatherings where they do traditional dances and lots of other culturally interesting activities. It was a great time. Yomi Christopher caught 25 fish, all returned to the lake, but fun. Savannah caught a frog and immediately named her. She stated"It's fun being a kid". I do not know if the frog agreed. Richard painted the little house behind the cabin and we did alot of work making it our own. I cooked, read, and enjoyed the peacefulness of being in the North woods with family. I also did some artwork with Savannah. She loves to draw and so do I. Our dog,Wacipi had fun running free until neighbors asked that he be reigned in.I would post photos but have no idea how to do so. Richard is up there now, building bookcases, and doing repair work. I am teaching nursing again here in Glen Ellyn at the College of DuPage. I love being with the students and aharing my philosophy of compassion and caring. These old bones do not move as fast as they used to but hey, they still do the job. Blessings and Love to all the family, Mary Gayle Selfridge aka Grandma Gayle xxoo

these pictures below and on the next page are from Lea and Dan Bonell. There is an article on the next page for these pictures.