May 29, 2001: Baldwin, Michigan

Mom and I drove up to Brunswick to fix the flowers at dad and grandpa's gravestone.   Then, we continued to Baldwin and drove around the streets near the cabin that Grandma Gonyo owned off Pere Marquette Street.  The street has since been renamed. I think the new name was 81st street, but not positive.

We saw someone cutting the grass at Pauline's cabin, but didn't realize until later it was Ken Baker.   We didn't recognize him, as he had a long beard.  His mother, Pauline, was my Grandma Gonyo's older sister.

We drove by the bridge that we used to walk over back in the day. The bridge was torn down.  Now, there were just rocks and a stream going through it.   It was sad to see the changes, as you remember how they once were.

We stopped at Peggy Katt's store in downtown Baldwin.   They had sent her granddaughter, Nicole, to Hawaii for a few weeks for getting good grades in college.  Peggy said I would like to live in Sarasota, FL, as there was so much to do there.   Her store name was:  Katt's Meow.  She had beautiful things in her store.  She bought many of the items for the store at a convention in Atlanta each year and had them shipped to her store.

Then, we had ice cream at the famous Jone's Ice Cream and looked inside Ben Franklin's, which was our favorite store to go to when I was a kid.     Our last stop was to see Pauline at the nursing home.  She had been in this nursing home in Baldwin for 2 years now.    I didn't recognize her with her gray hair. She used to have such beautiful red, wavy hair.   She was half asleep in the day bed.  I don't think she knew we were there or could talk much.   She used to travel all over the world when she was younger.    Pauline used to always tell us girls not to get married.   My mom and dad took a few trips with Pauline over the years.  My mom remarked on how Pauline Kimball was the best dressed lady on the trip. She brought a carry on with a base color for clothing.   She didn't bring many clothes, but she always looked like a million bucks every day. Half of her luggage would be full of make-up.   She and my grandma always had their make-up done so well.