Just remembering...This is my Dad's sister Mary (L), daughter RuthAnn (middle), and grandmother, Marget (R). My Dad's parents are from Vienna, Austria. Grandmother was a servant in Grandfather's house. Long story short, they fell in love...grandfather was disinherited for marrying the maid, so he left for America. After he got settled, he sent for my grandmother. They bought land in Stonington, Connecticut, a short walk to Old Mystic. They made a life together...grandfather and both sons, my dad Godfrey and my Uncle Frank, built the house. Two stories...Daddy always talked about how wonderful the Christmases were at home. All the food was farm raised...the tree was cut from their land and they all (four children) helped decorate it. Real candles, not electric lights...only to be put on Christmas Eve...
Wish I could go back in time just to see it all...
