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Tiny & Nellie with Barb & Pat

TINY @ AGE 13.......... You can't tell the difference between her and I at that age. I'm a clone except for the hair. Hers was light at 13 and turned almost black. Mine stayed blond then turned white. LOL I got her looks but the psyche is all Bryant. Of course, Mom looked like Grandma Nellie. I always said Dad married a woman who looked just like his Mom. Grandma Nellie had dark hair when she was a kid, by the looks of that old school picture. All the Bryants had dark hair. I don't know exactly where the blonde came from. Dads hair was sandy colored when he was young, but it got dark later on. Barb 5-25-02

AUSTIN & HIS ANTIQUE TRACTOR

In response to Bills query: Yes, it is an old Wisconsin Engine. When Dad needed parts for it, he'd order them from a big Company in Chicago. I can't for the life of me remember the Company name, and I always made out and sent in the orders. Maybe some of you guys know what it is. It's a big famous place. You can still get parts for Model T's from them. My Dad bought that tractor from my husbands Uncle who lived in Michigan. He paid $300 for it in the late 50's. When Dad died he left the tractor to my husband. As far as I know, he still has it. I finally remembered the name of the place where Dad got all his tractor parts. J.C. Whitney's out of Chicago. Those neurons are sure getting slow. Just a note about Dads antique tractor. He rigged up a water pump on that tractor, ran a big hose into the adjoining creek and when his garden got dry he'd start up the tractor and pump water for irrigation. He used a 2 inch hose and could pump water 30 feet up in the air. Barb 5-31-02

One of Tiny's many crocheted bedspreads