Three generations [and a dog!] once again!
Mom and I hung with Gram this afternoon
You know how I decorated my laundry room with antique boxes and Gram’s art? This is why! It reminds me of hers 
We have all been watching the Ken Burns documentary Prohibition. Gram brought out a book of old clippings to show me
Which included two prohibition tickets
Dating back to 1891!
Afternoon snacks. Dontcha just love the candy bowl!?
Gram took a nap and mom and I went to hang out at the mall. I picked up a new laptop sleeve from Pottery Barn on sale for $9! Mom got some lipstick.
Back at Gram’s place, we met a bunch of her friends at the Bistro for cocktail hour
And then sashayed into the dining hall for dinner
Salad bar to start (I love their slightly sourdough bread too!)
And two kinds of fish with a plate of veggies for dinner (it’s all buffet style here!)
For dessert, I had a gelato (they have Ciao Bella!) with marshmallow topping. Love that stuff!!
We just finished an hour of BINGO!
Lucky me I had I-26 but it was not a winner : (
Mom and I are tucked in getting ready for bed together. G’night!
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i DO love the candy bowl. i have one myself. i really am like a grandma.
Love that laptop sleeve!!:)
The prohibition ticket is so awesome! That stuff just fascinates me! I love old things like that and need to get to an antique store ASAP to pick up some decorations for our cabin.
Great that you got to spend time with your family today
Hope the traffic wasn’t too bad!
Those clippings are so cool!!! I would love to go through a notebook like that…I’m such a history nerd
Gelato with marshmallow topping? I must try that. Except there are already so many sweets this week AND my birthday is on Thursday! Maybe not for a little while….
Those Prohibition tickets are really cool too!
Aww have a GREAT evening Kath! Your salad bar salad looks terrific! Love it when you find good options on a bar. My mom has a huge collection of old coins – I get to inherit the one that’s from 1881 (100 yrs before I was born). I love historical family treasures!
It is so nice to see how close your family is
you are a lucky lady! My Sister and I totally decorate our bathrooms like our Grandmother <3
aww Gram is living the life there! Gelato for dessert?! Looks like my kind of living
Have a fantastic stay with your family!
Awww I love three generations pictures! I always try and take them with my mom and grandmother whenever we’re together. and BINGO!?!?!? I absolutely love bingo – even though I never seem to win! It’s just so exciting!
How cool to see the authentic historical pieces from Prohibition. Very cool!
Love the laptop sleeve! It’s very retro looking.
Looks like a fun filled day! Love bingo! Sleep well Kath!
I love this post!!
marshmallow topping, mmm good
And Grandma’s ALWAYS have the best candy in candy dishes…I mean, no one else I know does that other than my grandmas and they’re the best childhood memories.
Nice laptop sleeve score!
And 100+ year old newspaper clippings…wow. What a treasure.
Makes me miss my grammies!
Before I scrolled down I was going to say “Oh! Just like your 3 generations picture from 2009!” Haha (maybe I know your blog too well??
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Glad you had such a nice time (love that you got to play Bingo) – your Gram must feel SO wonderful to have you two there. It warms my heart that you take the time to see her and appreciate her!
Haha love it!
that’s 10x better than a werther’s original or a bottom of the purse peppermint.
LOL
How cute.
Have fun Kath!
Fun!! All 3 generations are lookin’ good!
That’s so great that your generations are able to bond like that! And VERY cool Prohibition tickets…history in your hands!
Grandmothers are amazing – What an awesome legacy, Kath!
There is nothing I love more than hearing their stories. It’s like finding a part of yourself every time they sit down and share the past.
Enjoy your time!
Ooh..I like the idea of decorating your laundry room. It’s one of those places that is usually just kind of bare..minus heaps of dirty clothes and detergent! Your Grandma’s laundry room looks very eclectic!
How sweet! What a wonderful time spent together
Your grandma’s artwork is really good! She is very talented, and creative, and passed that down to you all!
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what a fun day! shopping the sales, cocktails, buffet dinner, and bingo! love that your family is so close across the generations. and i also love the candy bowl at my gram’s
I love that laptop sleeve. So awesome.
what a wonderful day!!!
I just LOVE your grandmother’s art! She is so talented! Does she just do that on the side for a hobby? It’s just amazing.
Sounds like you had a really fun day.
Thanks!! It’s a hobby but she has done hundreds of them!
I love this – all 3 generations are so neat to see. This sounds just like a day my grandma and I would have together!
….AW! Nothing better than family time!
Sounds like a fun girls night! And yummy meal too!
What is it grandmas and bingo and card games? I miss those simple days actually.
This post kinda makes me sad, because I never got to know either of my grandmothers (or my mother, for that fact…she passed away when I was 9) in the way you get to know your mom/gram as an adult. You’re very lucky! Enjoy every moment with them…you have a lovely family!
I’m sorry to hear that Jen, but thank you
Looks like you’re having such a great time
You ladies age so well!
I can’t stomach bingo though! I’m so competitive and there’s no technique for bingo other than buying a thousand cards to increase your odds of winning. Ok…I digress!
You ladies look beautiful, together. I warms my heart to see the closeness of 3 generations
Glad y’all are having fun. Send my love to Gram 
What a fun day
I have a four generations photo taken at my wedding that is one of my favorites ever.
I loveee playing bingo
Tell your Gram she still has very lovely legs!!!
Haha I will! thanks!
Looks like fun– enjoy!
I’m sure you get this a lot but you and your mom look SO alike!
I’ve been really enjoying the Prohibition doc – the Ken Burns ones are always interesting, even if it’s not a subject I’d normally watch a documentary on (like Baseball
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Thanks for sharing. I love your Gram’s art.
Is that a small watercolor of your grandparents on their wedding day? It’s beautiful, whatever it is!
You’re sweet to notice. It was done by my dad’s aunt, Lillian Causey, whose art received some attention from Baltimore art circles. Sadly, just as she was getting even better known, she died in her forties of cancer.
Sorry to hear that. She clearly did beautiful work!
Thanks! We love the paintings she left behind. I will tell my mom your eyes caught the wedding watercolor!
My gram had a candy bin, we ALWAYS loved to get some candy from there when we were little
Your gram is adorable, bless her heart. I miss my gram very much every day, almost a year since she passed, Im glad you take time to see your gram and spend time with her, some people don’t and they don’t realize how important it is.
Loved this post , you have a beautiful family , and loving the dessert!
Haha I love how grandma’s always have a candy bowl! My grandma’s one always has Werther’s Originals in it.
What a sweet post! I reminds me of visiting my MIL at the Pines in Davidson. Love your grandmother’s art.
Welcome to town! If you have a chance, take a swing by the new Fresh Market! It’s across from the mall and is WONDERFUL. But I have a slight obsession with market’s …
WOW-what a laundry room!
SO crazy that it dated back to 1891 for those tickets…..wow! How cool!
Love the blog this morning. Everyone is so happy!
Beautiful post showcasing food, family, and fun. Oh, and the candy bowl, so so tasty.
Aw, I absolutely love this post! I think it’s so special that you spent time with your mom and grandmom.
That gelato looks delicious and topped with a marshmallow! Heavenly!
Aw, what a great post. It looks like you are having a wonderful time with your Grandma. Cherish those moments.
lovely photos of the 3 generations!
why is it that all grannys have them??
haha, I remember those candy bowls
Precious! Grandma’s are the best…well, heck, Moms too. Memories to last a lifetime.
I need to check out that documentary… my grandfather was actually a bootlegger during the prohibition! His family owned a Pepsi bottling plant, so when prohibition hit they just…diversified a little
And also I love Ken Burns, I think I’ve seen every episode of “Baseball” at least twice…
Very cool!!
That is so cool!
I LOVE your grandma’s laundry room. And what neat memorabilia she has. That makes for great times learning about the history from a personal standpoint. Good times.
I didn’t realize your decorated laundry room was a laundry closet – that’s how mine is too. I never thought of adding decorations, but I like the way that looks. A nice pop of color when you have to do laundry.
I love the three generations of pictures that you have. What a great memory that will be….and I love your gram’s art work…so happy and makes you feel alive. It reminds me that I need to add more COLOR in my life:)
If you like Prohibition-era history you should get Boardwalk Empire on Netflix! We just finished the first season and are anxiously awaiting more!
I loved reading this post and seeing you spend time with your mom and grandma.
It also made me sad thinking about my grandma (called her Lola, which is grandma in Tagalog/Filipino language). I miss her so much, we lost her 6 years ago but she lived a long happy life.
i want to live wherever your gram lives!! that sounds awesome—and I’m not even 30 yet.
Love your grandmother’s art! very colorful, almost looks Latinamerican;
hope she is still at it! what a fun hobby to have; thanks for sharing….
Family: Lovely!
Prohibition: isn’t it fascinating? I’m a Unitarian (which is a progressive church today and was pretty much throughout our history) and Unitarians (especially Feminist Unitarian women), tended to favor Prohibition (as a LIBERAL cause!). Isn’t that crazy? But it was true, the thought was (for the liberals who supported it, it was also supported by many conservatives) that if the men stopped drinking and wasting all their money on booze and then they’d stop going home and beating their wife and kids. If the booze was gone, then the domestic violence wouldn’t be a problem (yeah, had to learn a lot on that issue as a culture…still do). Anyway, its just funny to imagine yourself back then and see where you might have stood.
Oh my gosh, I miss my grandma’s candy bowl! That was the best part of going to her house.
I’m enjoying the prohibition documentary, as well. How cool to have the tickets from your grandma!