Jane tells me that her grandfather Robbins (her mother's father) died when she was little. She was two or three at the time and her mother left her with the Winter grandparents at their farm, Winterbourne, while attending to her father. Later, grandma Robbins lived with her son Don. They were farmers, but rented their farms. As a result they often moved from farm to farm, usually in March, which is when these things would happen. Jane also mentions that the Robbins family came from Indiana, and her grandmother came from Kentucky. There was also another uncle in the Robbins family named Fred.
Jane remembers that family reunions in the summertime would usually be head in country schoolyards as they had places to play games and outdoor toilets.
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I wish we knew more about our mother's extended family. I'm thankful that at least we have some first hand memories of our agrarian roots from visits to Grandpa Winter's farm. If I ever git to Kentucky I'm a gonna look up the Robbins name and give them folks a holler.
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