Odds & Ends

It's been quite the busy few months.  What I thought I'd be doing this summer changed abruptly in late April when my father became ill. His 6-wk visit to sister in Texas ended with a trip to the ER, not the train trip planned home to Arizona. Four hours of surgery later, we've watched his recovery over 5 weeks of hospitalization in Houston followed by another 6 weeks in nursing/rehab. He's improving & doing quite well considering he's 88.  We're all optimistic he'll soon be living in his own apartment in an assisted living complex close to sister. He is SO cold, all the time, even in humid south Texas in the summer! A Diamondback fleece throw was the easiest & faster item I could conjure up.  

You can see we have a Baxter mascot to go with his D-Back blanket. And most necessary to recovery, a Keep Calm & Carry On message--for everyone concerned!



I'm pretty sure I started this shawl.....sometime.... in the past couple months. Knitting with a finer yarn than I'm used to using, I find it slow going. But I've wanted to try making a triangular shawl. So many patterns to choose from. As you can see, very simple, not a fancy lace - just yet anyway.

This was the Prayer Shawl I started about 2 years ago. Just so boring & tedious, I knitted anything else to avoid finishing it & finally hid the mess in a bag in the closet. Totally frogged. But, seemed perfect to finish as a lap-throw instead, for my cold Dad. No worries about laundering, it's acrylic, from Homespun. I will never knit with this yarn again. Ugly yarn. :(

And, just in case I don't have enough things to keep me occupied (work, home, elder-care, knitting, genealogy, gardening.....) I've put my stamp collecting addiction into high gear as well. I've saved stamps over the years, so with the addition/donation of LOTS from sister, I felt the need (need?) to make a real BOOK to store them all. Good grief. Hundreds from Sweden, thanks to 10 years of correspondence with cousin Bjorn. Really cool stamps, I might say. Gosh, I even ordered a few online. ok. More than a few. About 50. But I shared with sister & a friend at work. Below is the front of my black linen book.

First page....

Look at some of the Swedish stamps...

I like famous people too....

More favorite stamps from the world of art...

Donkeys & Traveling & Knitting--Oh My!



Chinook Pattern in Malabrigo Yarn

 I've been getting 'round, past few weeks.  Most recently to Tucson for the wedding of a friend's daughter. Naturally (besides the wedding) I visited 2 local yarn shops (LYS) I'd never been to: Purls, out on Broadway & Kolb, and Tucson Yarn Company on Oracle.  both are terrific stores, carry an awesome selection, have wonderful staff to help me buy more yarn (!) Sure, like I actually need more yarn. Like need has anything to do with acquiring more yarn.

I finally gave in & bought some Malabrigo, 2 skeins in fact. That's enough to make 'something' in the way of a scarf or cowl or shawl  ....and after several hours perusing the Ravelry patterns, I decided today on the Chinook. Simple enough but still a little lace for a challenge...beautifully showing off Amaroso colors. I've been seeing & reading about the fine qualities of Malabrigo from Uruguay - so now I'll find out for myself what all the fuss is about. I'm seriously liking the yarn so far.

The pattern is called Chinook Scarf by Ali Green

7-18-11 UPDATE - It's finished & I love it !

I love the color the yarn the pattern !

Update 7-18-11: I hate this afghan.

 I continued working on the 3x3 ribbed afghan I started a few weeks ago. Using up some stash: natural kitchen cotton, Wool-ease & left over Paton's Silk Bamboo, on size 11 needles, for the end of my bed. Again. A bigger, longer, wider, better-made natural throw/afghan for the end of my bed. Again. No pattern here either, just 3x3 ribbing. Pattern notes to follow.

Here's my Oxford Grey Cable & Ribbed Scarf, in progress. Making it to go with the Grey cabled hat for Bjorn. The Lion Brand Wool-Ease Heather Grey is  soft, squishy, nice. This my own variation of cable & rib stitches, will do pattern later.

Oh yes, I did find time between the knitting stores & actual knitting, to attend the wedding. A western-style Wedding! Lots of fun, beautiful weather in the desert, country music and then my favorite: 

 Cake, I LOVED the cake! The boots were cake too.

my favorite food: carbs with frosting! 

Not done yet:

A few weekends ago, I traveled to South Texas to deliver Dad to my sister, for his little 2-month visit. Had a nice time catching up with sister, and short day-trip to the Ranch --- visited with all the horses, donkeys, cattle, & dogs.

The donkeys Emmy, Lucy, Fritz & Max are my favorites. 

Nevada is particularly handsome-for a horse. 

Then the dogs (these 4 anyway) needed their treats too

(Beau, Chaser, Duke & Daisy) 

Seriously- Lucy is  so aptly named- what a clown!

Silly Lucy

Edwin Dangerfield & Family

       
Edwin Dangerfield
Hannah Lavinia Stead
and Family

       
                                                                                                                  

  
Father:   Edwin DANGERFIELD

Birth: 2 Nov 1840 Horsley, Gloucestershire, England
Death: 5 Mar 1902 Liverpool, England

Burial:
Marriage: 18 Jul 1869 St. Saviour Church, Leeds, York, England
Father: Joseph DANGERFIELD (1798-1852)
Mother: Esther HUMPHRYS (1800-1871)
Occupation: Coal Miner
Locations: England, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Scranton, KS

Mother:      Hannah Lavinia STEAD
Birth: 2 Sep 1849 Moor Street, Holbeck, Hunslet, York, England
Death: sometime after 1906
Burial:
Father: James STEAD (1824- )
Mother: Ann BRAMLEY (1826- )
Occupation: Domestic
Locations: England, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Scranton, KS

  
          
 CHILDREN









1- F      Esther DANGERFIELD
Birth: 2 May 1870 13 Fawcett Street, SE Leeds, York, England
Death: 2 Feb 1890 Scranton, Osage Ct., KS
Burial: Scranton City Cemetery, Osage, KS
Spouse: John HUTCHINSON (1870- )
Marriage: 28 Feb 1889 Scranton, Osage Ct., Kansas
Children:
Occupation: Domestic
Locations: England, Scranton, KS

 2- F     Anna L. DANGERFIELD
Birth: 26 Oct 1871 Beaver Falls, Beaver Ct, PA
Death:  30 Jun 1960 Los Angeles, CA 
Burial:
Spouse 1: Harry Cherick Streeter (1870-1934)
Marriage: 10 Feb 1891 Topeka, Shawnee Ct., KS
Children:  Maud, Esther & Allen
Spouse 2: Otis Edgar Vandermark (1875-)
Marriage: 22 May 1909  Topeka, Shawnee Ct, KS
Children:  Verl
Occupation:  Domestic
Locations: Pensylvania, Scranton, KS, Topeka, KS, Los Angeles, CA

3-M    Joseph H. DANGERFIELD
Birth: 3 May 1873 Liberty Twp, Trumbull Ct, Ohio
Death: 19 Nov 1933 Topeka, Shawnee Ct., KS
Burial: Memorial Park Cemetery, Topeka, KS
Spouse: Emily Francis BUTLER (1878-1933)
Marriage: 14 Sep 1898 Scranton, Osage Ct., Kansas
Children:  Edwin, Ann L, Louise, Alice B, Esther & Ruth
Occupation: Coal Miner, ATSF Store
Locations: Ohio, Scranton, KS,Topeka, KS

4-F      Minnie DANGERFIELD
Birth: 9 Nov 1874 99 High Street, North Leeds, Leeds, York, England
Death: 1950 Kansas
Burial: Scranton City Cemetery, Osage, KS
Spouse: David Daniel JONES (1866-1922)
Marriage: 25 Dec 1893 Scranton, Osage, Kansas
Children:  David, Lavinia & Dorothy
Occupation: Domestic
Locations: England, Scranton, KS, Topeka, KS

5-M      Thomas DANGERFIELD
Birth: 23 Jun 1876 Leeds, York, England
Death: 18 May 1946 Poughkeepsie, Dutchess Ct., NY
Burial: Wappingers Falls, Dutchess Ct., NY
Spouse: Clara Amelia Agnes PETTY (1872 Engl-1945 NY)
Marriage: abt 1903
Children:  Joseph, Jobe, Raymond, Thomas
Occupation:  Coal Miner, Railroad
Locations:  England, Scranton, KS, Herrin, IL, Poughkeepsie, NY

6-M      Edwin B. (EB or Ned) DANGERFIELD
Birth: 13 Jan 1878 Ingrams Place, Rothwell, Hunslet, York, England
Death: 3 Mar 1956 DuQuoin, Perry Ct., IL
Burial: DuQuoin, Perry Ct., IL
Spouse 1:  Margaret Ann GALLIGAN (1879-1965)
Marriage: 22 Aug 1900 Scranton, Osage Ct., Kansas
Children:  Helen L & Naomi M.
Spouse 2:  Emily TUSTIN (1897-1993)
Marriage: sometime before 1942 DuQuoin, Perry Ct., IL
Children:
Occupation:  Coal Miner, Coal Mine Superintendent
Locations: England, Scranton, KS, Herrin, IL, DuQuoin, IL

7-M      James DANGERFIELD
Birth: 16 Jan 1881 Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
Death: 28 May 1958 Perry Ct., IL
Burial: Perry Ct., IL
Spouse 1:  Rosa Lee YATES (1887-1922)
Marriage: abt 1907
Children:  Edwin T, Dorothy, James N, Hannah A, Charles O, John S.
Spouse 2: Lillian STANLEY (1877-1959)
Marriage: 16 Sep 1926 Perry Ct., IL
Children:
Occupation: Coal Miner
Locations: England, Scranton, KS, Herrin, IL, Royalton, IL

8-M      Major Lawton DANGERFIELD
Birth: 5 Oct 1882 Youngstown, Ohio
Death: 22 Jul 1940 Topeka, Shawnee Ct., KS
Burial: Scranton City Cemetery, Osage, KS
Spouse: Harriet Ellen FRYE (1888-1968)
Marriage: 10 May 1905 Scranton, Osage Ct., Kansas
Children: Henry, Major, Arthur & Paul
Occupation: Coal Miner, Fire Inspector, Waterworks Engineer
Locations: Ohio, Scranton, KS, Topeka, KS

9-M      Henry DANGERFIELD
Birth: Feb 1884
Death: 29 May 1899 Scranton, Osage Ct., KS
Burial: Scranton City Cemetery, Osage, KS
Marriage:
Children:
Occupation:  Coal Miner
Locations: Scranton, KS

10-M      Jobe DANGERFIELD
Birth: 15 Mar 1886 Scranton, Osage Ct., KS
Death: 28 Feb 1904 Scranton, Osage Ct., KS
Burial: Scranton City Cemetery, Osage Ct., KS
Marriage:
Children:
Occupation: Coal Miner
Locations: Scranton, KS

11-F      Eliza Jane DANGERFIELD
Birth: 6 Dec 1887 Scranton, Osage Ct., Kansas
Death: 2 Jan 1933 Johnston City, Williamson Ct., IL
Burial: Lakeview Cemetery, Johnston City, Williamson Ct., IL
Spouse: George HOPE (1878-1962)
Marriage: 17 Apr 1906 Topeka, Shawnee Ct., KS
Children: Hannah, James, George, John, Theodore, Dorothy, Thomas, Helen & Ester
Occupation: Domestic
Locations: Scranton, KS, Johnston City, IL

12-M      Arthur W. DANGERFIELD
Birth: 27 Jan 1890 Scranton, Osage Ct., Kansas
Death: 1 Jan 1960 Herrin, Williamson Ct., IL.
Burial:
Spouse 1:  Barbara THOMAS (1892-1947)
Marriage: abt 1910 Kansas
Children: Betty J
Spouse 2:  Nettie May BOZARTH (1893- )
Marriage: 31 May 1953 Perry Ct., IL
Children:
Occupation: Coal Miner
Locations:  Scranton, KS, Herrin, IL

DANGERFIELD GALLERY

Hannah Lavinia Dangerfield with 11th child and youngest daughter Eliza Jane

at the time of her wedding to George Hope, April 1906, Topeka, Kansas

Photo Courtesty Hope-Dangerfield Family

 Major Lawton Dangerfield Sr.

8th child and 5th son of Edwin & Hannah Lavinia

Topeka, Kansas c.1920

Photo Courtesy Major Dangerfield Family

 Major Lawton Dangerfield, Sr. 

Topeka, Kansas c.1930's

Photo Courtesy Major Dangerfield Family

3 Grandsons of Edwin & Hannah Lavinia 

Sons of Major Dangerfield, Sr.

L-R: Major Jr, Henry & Paul

Topeka, Kansas c. 1913

Photo Courtesy Major Dangerfield Family

Grandson of Edwin & Hannah Lavinia:

Major Lawton Dangerfield, Jr.

Topeka, Kansas c.1940's

Photo Courtesy Major Dangerfield Family 

 

Wife & Sons of Major Dangerfield, Sr. 

 Topeka, Kansas c.1946

Back l-r: Major Jr. and Henry

Front l-r: Paul, Harriet Ellen and Arthur

Photo Courtesy Major Dangerfield Family

Wife, sons & spouses of Major Dangerfield, Sr.

Topeka, Kansas 1946

Back row l-r: Henry, Arthur, Major Jr. & Paul Dangerfield

Front row l-r: Virginia, Harriet Ellen, Hazel & Helen Dangerfield

Photo Courtesy of Major Dangerfield Family

 

12th child and youngest son Arthur Dangerfield, bottom right corner

Scranton Baseball Team, 1907

Photo Courtesy http://www.scrantonks.com/

3rd son and 6th child of Edwin and Hannah Lavinia:

Edwin "Ned" Dangerfield and daughter Naomi

c.1915, Herrin, Illinois

Photo Courtesy D.F. Rogers Collection

Ned Dangerfield at Tustin Family Picnic

 Du Quoin, Illinois, c.1955

Photo Courtesy Tustin Family Collection

Two grand-daughters of Edwin & Hannah Lavinia:

Naomi and Helen Dangerfield

c.1908, Herrin, Illinois

Daughters of Edwin "Ned" Dangerfield

Photo Courtesy D.F. Rogers Collection

Grand-daughter Naomi Mabel "Jerrie" Dangerfield

Daughter of Ned Dangerfield, 1906, Herrin, Illinois

Photo Courtesy of D.F. Rogers Collection

Margaret Galligan Dangerfield

Wife of Edwin "Ned" Dangerfield

c.1920, Herrin, Illinois

Photo Courtesy D.F. Rogers Collection

Daughters of Ned & Margaret Dangerfield

Jerrie & Betty Dangerfield

c.1924, Herrin, Illinois

Photo Courtesy D.F. Rogers Collection

Helen Louise "Betty" Dangerfield

Daughter of Ned, c.1925, Herrin, Illinois

Photo D.F. Rogers Collection

Naomi Mabel "Jerrie" Dangerfield

Daughter of Ned, c.1925, Herrin, Illinois

Photo D.F. Rogers Collection

 Public School Orchastra, Herrin, Illinois, 1917

Jerrie Dangerfield is standing to the left, behind the piano

Photo D.F. Rogers Collection

 Jerrie Dangerfield (my grandmother)

c.1925, Herrin, Illinois

Photo D.F. Rogers Collection

And this has to be my favorite---

Betty Dangerfield and friends,

 on the running board of a Model T

Herrin, Illinois, c.1925

Photo D.F. Rogers Collection