A Cross-Stitched Cloth

Bessie, my great grandmother from the previous post, had an older sister, Jeannie. Somewhere inside of me there is a Jeannie Storrie as I too, love to cross-stitch. Jeannie stitched this table-cloth for her niece, and my great-aunt, Margharita King on her marriage to William Radford in 1922. Let me take you on a journey into the life of Jeannie Storrie – teacher, wife, mother and my great great aunt. Continue reading