Trixie's No Cook Strawberry Jam

Trixie- She was always pretty.

Fresh Strawberries- blurry- I know!

Chop them up, add sugar and lemon juice.  Let them sit for about 20 minutes.

Get your fruit pectin ready!  I used 3 Tbs.  I just guessed on this one since it wasn't in a packet.

Dissolve in some water and then bring to a boil for 1 minute.

Add it to the strawberry/sugar/lemon juice mixture and stir well for two minutes.   

Add to a jar or I used a plastic container.  Let it cool for to room temperature.  I wasn't canning mine so after it cooled a bit it went to the fridge.  It made three of these.  One for my Mom, Sister and one for me!

Marjorie's Mother's Day Poetry

Trixie's handwriting.  She loved her boys so very much.

A poem in Aunt Marjorie's Stenographer's Notebook from the late 1920's.  

I think the poem describes everything I have been told about Trixie and all of the Gideon girls as Mothers quite well!  

Mother's Day is coming up!

Trixie and some of Mildred's family.

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 Grandson Tommy and Grandma Gid (Trixie)

From a notebook of Trixie's

Another Mother's Day note from Trixie

Marjorie, Mildred, Trixie, and  Francie (pregnant with Joel while my Dad was in Vietnam but that is a different story)

Francie, Trixie, and Mildred

Trixie and her first born, Georgia Lucile.  So pretty!

Trixie and all but one of her kids.  Aren't they all so good looking!  

Francie, Mildred, Trixie and Mama (Annie) Jones

Mama Jones, Trixie and her pretty girls.  

Trixie and the first four. 

Trixie and daughters.  Such a cute photo.  

Aunt Sis (Georgia Lucile) and baby, Trixie, Mama Jones

Trixie's 1960 Expenses for January, February, March

Another WWI letter from Stanley Jones- July 22, 1918

"Boops" is what the family called Byron.

Clarence McDonald mentioned above was Lucile's first husband.  More about him and WWI later.