Friday, March 20, 2026

SkyWatch Friday 3/20/26


The Village is actually still closed for the season, but someone from the search & rescue team I volunteer for knows someone and we were allowed in to do K9 training last weekend. 

Greenfield Village is one of those places where you can go to see what life in the US was like hundreds of years ago.  Historical buildings have been moved there. 
In particular, Thomas Edison's laboratory is here, as well as several other buildings from Menlo Park, the Wright Brothers' bicycle shop and the house that Henry Ford grew up in  - just to name a very few! 
Martha-Mary Chapel
named after Henry & Clara Ford's mothers. 
Thomas Edison
Scotch Settlement School
Henry Ford attended school here in 1871
We are easy to see!

And for fun - want to see where Henry & Clara Ford are buried?  
This used to be St Martha's Episcopal Church, but the sign out front says Triumph Church, Central Campus.  I'd love to see the inside of it, but I have a strong feeling that it's closed. 

Ford Cemetery is located more or less in the front yard of the church. 
(link takes you to the Find A Grave listing)
someone did a LOT of research because there's a lot of genealogy listed. 

The tall obelisk belongs to Henry's parents, William & Mary and his sister Jane. 
Henry and his wife Clara are under the black grate. 

 

Monday, March 9, 2026

#AtoZChallenge - Theme Reveal

 AtoZChallenge theme reveal 2026 March 9 to 14

It's that time of year! 

I'm feeling very confident with my A to Z this year - I already have topics for each letter and drafts made with the badges for each post.  Now I'll just have to get on the ball with commenting & visiting! 

If you don't know what the A to Z Challenge is, here's the official post about it, but the Cliffnotes version is - you write a post each day (except Sunday) in April.  April 1, your topic would be something that starts with A.  April 2 starts with B, April 3 - C etc, etc.  

The first time I did the challenge was back in 2012 - and I jumped right in with 3 blogs!  Crazy, I know.  I slowly whittled it down to just this one.  

2015 was my absolute favorite theme - it was all stories from the time I was in the Navy. 

2018 was a close second with all about exploring Detroit. 

Btw - I really like the graphics this year!  

Purty!

Anyhoooo......

My theme for this year is random stuff in my life that I'm grateful for.

It's a pretty broad & varied theme, and one that required a little bit of thought for each letter. 

Ready to get going! 

Thursday, March 5, 2026

Skywatch Friday 03/05/26

 Today is a cemetery edition!   I stopped on my way to the store and also on the way home to get the sky from the other direction.  

This was the night before the lunar eclipse (which I missed since it never fails that it's cloudy here in SE Michigan) but the sunset was pretty! 


Linking up with Yogi and everyone over at