27 November 25

Happy Thanksgiving! I am very thankful to all who have helped me celebrate neckties. This one was a birthday present (in August) from grandson B. M. My tie bar celebrates the birthday of temperature-scale-creator Anders Celsius (1701-1744).

I have not tried to count the friends and family who have given me ties, but it must be scores. Since April 2008 I have tried to share my joy with you and others (including my students at EKU) through my blog reflections. Today I'm also thankful for the joy in seeing new growth from the garlic I planted in early October'!

5 August 25

Can you guess what I got for my birthday? NEW TIES! This shiny silver-gold-and-brown pattern was chosen by grandson Branston. He says it resembles snakeskin. In other news, 5 August Is remembered as the birthday of Anna Margaretha Klink Lange (1855-1892), one of Beth’s four great-grandmothers, and as the date for the laying of the cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty in 1884.