My cousin Mare was kind enough to invite me to stay with her while in the Philidelphia area. She is such a generous person that she would not let me sleep in the guest bedroom but insisted I take her room. I knew she would not change her mind even after I reminded her I have been traveling for some time and sleeping on the train. My family is so generous. My little cousin Marianne took us all for tea in the afternoon. I love tea so this was a treat for me....

When I knew I was coming to Philadelphia I began to search for where my maternal grandparents were buried. I knew it was in a Catholic cemetery in Philadelphia. I have many great memories of my grandfather because he lived with us. My grandmother died too soon for me to have any memories of her but I knew they were buried together. I remembered my mom saying they had a family plot and that my granddad had given some lots to neighbors who did not have the fund...

My cousin Mare and Rita took me on a tour of the places our families lived in the city. Boudnoit Street is the only place I remember. I only have a few memories, running through a glass door after my mom just cleaned it (minor injuries but lots of blood), losing one boot in the snow and the basement where my dad built the tv into the wall (bet that was my mom's idea). I have several pictures inside and outside this house and was glad to see it once again. I ...

After over a month of travel I am in the city where I was born - Philadelphia. It was a bright crisp day and I spent most of it out and about. I went to the Philadelphia archives to try to find more information about my maternal grandmother. It is time consuming work and sometimes like looking for a needle in a haystack. I got a few leads but not a homerun. I did locate the cemetery where my maternal grandparents are buried and my cousin is going to take me ...

I had a wonderful time with Sally but more important it was great seeing her again. We talked, we laughed, and we remembered old times and the people, mainly the people. Sally is visiting CA in December and I am charge of getting the group together so will be pestering everyone when I get home. Sally took me to the train station and would not leave until she saw me safely off on the train. I reminded her that I have traveled across the country, mostly alone...