Jonathan's grandmother Sadie was blessed with a large family. She was one of eight children, and seven of the eight children were girls. Sadly, her sister Ernestine died as an infant, but the remaining sisters (Kass, Lois, Olivene, Martha, Sadie and Linda) were very close. Here are a few photos from their family gatherings over the years. There were some good genes in this family!
It feels like fall today...
A big storm came through last night and brought fall with it. Tonight's low is 46; tomorrow's is 44. It'll be perfect weather for a historic Ole Miss-Bama football game in Oxford. Too bad we'll be listening to it on the radio at home because we don't have cable...On the other hand, maybe we don't want to watch. It could be painful. :)
Breezy fall weather calls for more road trip photos with Joan and Sid. They did love their motorhome photos....
Ahh, fall. I love you.
My beautiful grandmother Joan.
Sid and the motorhome.
Joan and the motorhome.
My grandmother Joan and mother Julie. Not sure who the little girl with big glasses is.
Happy weekend, everyone!
Denise's family photos
My mother-in-law Denise is a very busy lady who spends most of her time taking care of her family and friends. Most women have a strained relationship with their mother-in-laws, but she is one of most selfless people I know. She spends most of her time taking care of her family, friends and neighborhood kids.
When she does have a free moment, she delights in the simple things -- a Sunday afternoon in her garden, a Saturday morning drive to the flea market to look for vintage treasures and a holiday spent with her children, granddaughters and soon-to-arrive grandson (!). She is an old soul, and many of her lifelong interests were formed during days and weekends spent with her beloved grandparents. Many of her family photos burned in a house fire years ago, so the photos she still has are very precious to her. Lately I have been working to digitize and create a photo book of her family photos.
Here are a few of my favorites:
Clovis and Arletta Geno, Denise's parents.
Her adorable grandparents, James and Pearl Barnes.
Denise (bottom right) and most of her siblings.
Denise's grandmother, Mommie Barnes (third for left), and her sisters (Sarah Gann, Myrtle Thorton, Pearl Barnes and Mary Gann).
Denise's sweet sister Glenda who was killed in a car accident a few weeks before Jonathan was born.
Baby Jonathan.
Jonathan again.
Denise (top right) and her sisters.
Denise (right) with her cousin Susan and sister Sandi.
design news: broties logos
Way back in October 2012 before Gerald & Joan existed, a friend and former colleague and I discussed the possibility of me designing a logo, business cards and packaging as a Christmas present for her sister-in-law. Aubrey makes and sells bow ties through her Etsy store, and at the time, she was also a full-time college student. For that reason, we started and stopped the project a few times, before putting it on the back burner until she finished school. She graduated in May, so at that time we turned our attention back to the project. The delay worked out really well because it give me time to build Gerald & Joan, and it gave her time to figure out exactly what she wanted -- handwritten fonts with a feel that was a little vintage and a little modern.
The logos below are the results.
Official Broties logo.
Secondary logo.
The original concepts are below. I gave her two main logo options and two secondary logo options:
Broties concepts.
I am so proud of them, and she was thrilled as well. She sent me this email last week, which just made my night: I am so happy with the way everything has turned out! I feel like you just read my mind. Thank you!!
Projects like these make me realize I'm doing exactly what I'm supposed to be doing. Hooray for that!