The Pie Girl

Wasn't Jonathan's grandmother Sadie the cutest pie girl in the world? She was only seventeen when she married Jonathan's grandfather and started working in Memphis. Serving pie was one of the few jobs she was allowed to do, and she fit the bill perfectly! Who wouldn't want a slice of  pie from her cart? I love the photos of her posing with her coworkers. They are too fun.

If you know Sadie, you'll agree that she hasn't changed a bit -- she looks exactly the same and she still works just as hard as she did at seventeen! 

the yates family in the 1950s

You might remember our previous post about Sadie's parents, Clovis and Eliza. I love these photos taken with some of their children, grandchildren and children's spouses in the mid 1950s. The photos tell so much about who they were -- hardworking Christian people who were very devoted to their large family and each other. After Eliza passed away in 1959, the family remained close-knit. The photo below is Clovis and his daughters Kass, Lois, Olivene, Martha, Sadie and Linda. The bottom photo is Clovis with Sadie's first grandchild and my husband, Jonathan.

Family Stories: Vintage Christmas

My mom and Joan decorating the Christmas tree at their home in Cerritos, California in 1981.

My mom and Santa. See more santa pictures.

The family Christmas tree in Palos Verdes, California in the late '60s.

My mom in Palos Verdes in the mid '60s.

My mom's little Christmas tree. Notice Davy Jones on the wall.

Elsie preparing the table for Christmas dessert.

My mom and her bear on Christmas. That little rocking chair is now at our house.

Christmas dinner with my mom's sister Betty, her daughter Cheri and her husband Bob.

My mom and her step-grandfather, Mr. B, in front of their Palos Verdes home.

Vintage Christmas balls in the living room in Palos Verdes and the couch that I still dream about. My mom has the lamp and coffee table. Elsie always put her Christmas cards on the coffee table, and my grandmother continued that tradition with the table was in her home.

Joan and my mom in Alaska in 1957.