Barbara Elisabeth Orman Bird was my grandmother’s name.  When mom had her first child, Grandma suggested she name her Barbara.  Mom was not thrilled about the idea because the name sounded like an old woman name to her, but mom thought that grandma would be unhappy if she didn’t take her suggestion and so [...]

Posted on January 23rd, 2009 by Kathleen
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**I should start with a disclaimer.  I know that Grandma’s office was on Lincoln Ave. in Bellevue.  I browsed Google Earth and the pictures I’ve included look somewhat like the places I remembered.  Although my grandmother’s house looks the same that it did 20 years ago, downtown has changed some.  I do remember seeing a [...]

Posted on January 21st, 2009 by Kathleen
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We loved to play outside at Grandma’s house. In front of her house just under the windows was a flowering tree that had these leaves that would turn brown and curl up in the fall. We used to pretend they were tacos and fill them with dirt (beef). Grandma also had these plants in [...]

Posted on January 19th, 2009 by Kathleen
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We visited my Grandma Bird in Pennsylvania whenever we could.  We always called her Pittsburgh Grandma, although she lived just outside of Pittsburgh in Bellevue.  I thought the drive took about 5 hours, but Google maps thinks we could get there in 3 1/2.  We took toll roads most of the way.  This meant [...]

Posted on January 19th, 2009 by Kathleen
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