My great-aunt, Ella Hough, was an amazing artist. I know because I have her sketchbook. She was born in 1868 […]
Ella Hough, full of promise Read Post »
My great-aunt, Ella Hough, was an amazing artist. I know because I have her sketchbook. She was born in 1868 […]
Ella Hough, full of promise Read Post »
Jane Ruth Elder, my mother, grew up in Tacoma, Washington, during the Depression in the family of a teacher. In
My mother, mom and opera singer Read Post »
This slide rule belonged to my dad, the engineer. Eldred W. Hough, although he was the oldest son, wasn’t named
My father, engineer Read Post »
Thomas Hough, an enterprising young man, was born in 1844 into a lower-class family in Yorkshire, England, and didn’t like
Thomas Hough, immigrant and entrepreneur Read Post »
This is about Granny Jennie’s mother Mary Jane, who dominated the Illinois prairie around her in the late 1800s but
Granny Jennie’s mother, stuck on the prairie Read Post »
My Granny Jennie, born in 1885, hand-painted this pitcher in an art class in college. She had a college degree,
Granny Jennie, a genteel lady Read Post »
I am sorting stuff from the attic and basement. I ran across my grandfather’s precision surveying instrument. Later on I
My grandfather, a surveyor Read Post »
When I was a kid, Granny had a punch bowl in the middle of her dining room table. She was
The tale of Granny’s punch bowl: where next? Read Post »