My Ties to Glasgow

Always used to stay with Christine Riddle on my visits, but now she is gone. Great memories of visiting her store when I was around 3 or 4 and buying penny candy. Really miss Eldridge's store too. In 1996 or 97, picked names at random from AOL directory to ask a few ladies to be penpals. Only one responded. Colitta turned out to be a classmate of Evelyn Decker's (my Mom's best friend, along with Lucy) son. We are still very good friends. Want to visit Wanda Peavely next visit - she was also a friend of Mom's. Promised to check on her since she is gone now. Wish I could find Sandra Likens - don't know her married name. We used to play jacks a LOT as kids. Miss my time with Maude Wren - was always with her when I was young. Hate the changes to Highland Street since the hepatitis issues caused them to tear down some homes, build new ones and make changes to the levels of some areas, which makes it hard to visualize what it used to look like. Tried to visit Ruby Brown (I know her name is different now) - but she lives somewhere it was hard for her to describe directions for me.

A New Year - A New Life

Just passed the one year anniversary of my niece's death from cancer. Spent that night at church. Still concerned for her husband and our church prays for him regularly. The title of this blog - Transplanted Kentuckian. Was actually raised in Indy, but have lived in S. Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Washington, and now California. Just "spoke" via Facebook with a Glasgow cousin's son. So many changes there, so many people I grew up with are gone. Phyllis, Darlena, Ray, Robbie, Jerry Wayne, Uncle Jackie, Lucy, Christine Riddle. Others have married and I can't find them without their new last name. Most people knew me as Margo, although I hated that name. I have gone by Maggie since 7th grade to everyone who is not family from Indy or Ky. I really like the name since I had two Aunt Maggies - Maggie Likens and Maggie Goad, both gone. Been 3 years since my last visit - don't miss the snow though. Strange how connected I still feel to Glasgow - but when I visited last - hard to find the connection anymore. Most of the older relatives are gone and their children don't know me. I was born in Glasgow, but grew up in Indy. Have lived in California since 1980. A great start to the new year here. Have been in our new church since April of 2010 and although it is very small - the people are very nice. I sing, teach and plan to study for ministry in a few months. Would love to hear from any relatives from Glasgow. Especially Sandra, Ruby or Lucy's kids. Sorry to hear about Marvin's passing. Pappy Jim Likens was my great-grandfather, Euin Smith - my grandfather. Betty Smith, my mom.