@eileen901.bsky.social

@eileen901.bsky.social

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Old white woman who's still got fight in her. Criminal investigator for a federal agency, hoping my job won't get nuked until I can retire (2 years!); Mom, Grandmother who loves to bake, cook and garden; family genealogist (since 1979).

Gray Cat in a Grinch onesie dog costume
Grave marker for Medora Rogers Whitten, a 1st cousin, 3x removed of mine. The mystery is the part carved into the bottom that says "She and her 3 little ones rest in peace".
Article in the Memphis Commercial Appeal when my dad was released from the Army after WWII. It was 1946
Article in the Commercial Appeal in Memphis Tennessee from 1931. My dad, aunt and grandparents had to get rabies shots.
News article from The Tampa Tribune on 18 Jul 1955
Black and White photo of an older gentleman in a suit with white hair.
Text "Marked SAFE from being shot by Dick Cheney"
Vintage anniversary clock with a painting in the background.
Chicken eating cat food off my porch.
Chicken and 2 gray cats in the driveway and yard of my front porch.
Fat gray cat and chicken on my front porch.
Front porch with a fat, gray cat and a chicken on the step
Close up of a purple sweet pepper on the plant, with leaves around it.
Moon and Stars chalk ware frame in Blue and yellow/gold
Photo of a child's bakeware set, new. The times are in a baking bowl and cookie cutters are on top.
Photo of Changing Times Magazine from April 1955
Photo of the board game Zombie Oply with zombies
Mural on the side of a store in Orange Mound, Memphis Tennessee. It's got a shadow figure skateboarding on the left side, a rolled out section of camera film in the middle and on the right and a young man in a baseball cap on the right. The words are "Change the world" and "Tyre Nichols". On the sidewalk in front of the mural is a young man on a bicycle with a yellowish shirt on.
Profile photo of a gray cat looking in a glass door.
back of a CRV with the hatch-back partially opened. Among the junk in the back is a man's hand that was moving. Memphis, TN
2 bottles of diet coke on a kitchen counter. One says "The OG" the other says "Homies"
Snow covered bare tree branches. Photo was taken from a 3rd floor window with lights showing from below. Anchorage Alaska on 3/16/2025
Small plane on it's nose at an abandoned mall in Anchorage Alaska. Police cars are present and the mountains are in the background, with snow on the ground
A bottle of Elvis Whiskey on a counter top. There's an instant pot and an attachment for the Kitchen Aid stand mixer also in the photo.
Top row: Chicken with "designer hat and purse, chicken with jacket on a toy motorcycle". Bottom row: chicken feet with jewelry, chicken in a pair of nike tennis shoes, chicken with sunglasses on.
Grocery Case of Eggs
Pan with a port tenderloin and roasted potatoes covered in seasonings.
A box in the grocery store of Bacon. Specifically "Cinnamon Toast Crunch" Bacon.
A black and white photo of a woman with her hands on one hip. She's wearing a long skirt and blouse. Her hair is pulled back. Next to her and taller is a man in a suit. He's wearing a tie and vest and a hat. They are standing in front of a tree and vegetation. I believe this is Ophelia and Voltaire, my great grandparents.
Mini loaves of bread cooling on a rack. They are golden brown and have sesame seeds on them.
Kitchen counter with a bowl of risen bread dough and part of the loaf pan mold. Kitchen items in the background.
2 loaves of bread just out of the oven on a wire rack to cool. The top is a golden brown with sesame seeds, there's some cheese oozing out on the sides.
Black and white photo of a large group of people in a bedroom - it was taken in the early 1900s.