Tag Archives: Lassalle

It’s all about the height

[Fearless Females, March 24:  Physical resemblances] There is one thing that almost everyone in my family shares with my Grandma Lassalle. We’re all short.  My tallest sibling is 5 feet 8 inches.  Everyone else is under 5 feet 5 inches.  My sister and I are both under 5 feet tall. My Grandma Lassalle was also …

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My Grandma Made the Best Toast

[Fearless Females, Prompts for Women's History Month, March 7th: Share a recipe...this is a repeat from last year] Oh, I know what you were expecting.  My Grandma’s secret recipe for pound cake or corned beef.  My Grandma Shellabarger was hospitalized when I was in 4th grade.  She had a brain tumor and was partially paralyzed.  …

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Why Didn’t Anyone Ask How My Grandparents Met?

[Fearless Females, Prompts for Women's History Month, March 5th:  How did they meet?] My Grandma Lassalle was born in San Francisco, spent a brief part of her childhood in Modesto, and spent most of her pre-marriage years in Oakland, California.  Her parents owned a laundry business, where Grandma also worked. My Grandpa Lassalle was born …

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