Rose Hill, Manito Park, Spokane, Washington & Nellie Stewart Gills

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I’m still catching up on posts, but today is hot off the press. I spent several hours at Rose Hill in Manito Park in Spokane, Washington.

I started an easy stroll around the park but was overcome with emotion. Being there brought back so many memories of my paternal grandmother, Nellie Stewart Gills. I told you a little about her in a past post & share more in my video today.

I try my best to be strong most of the time, but deep down, I’m a softie. It’s days like this that catch me off-guard and make me reminiscent.

Click on the video or here to watch.

It made me happy to think back to a time when I was young and loved by my grandmother. She was a beautiful, intelligent, caring woman. I hope she knew how much she meant to me & her influence on my life path.

Roses

Dahlias

Thanks for reading & listening!

Published by Christi Iffergan

Hi! I am Christi, a full-time RV traveller since August 2021. I have always loved to travel, but COVID-19 put a stop to that. I was fast approaching 50, my condo was being placed up for sale and I was ready for a major change. Originally from a tiny town in rural Southwest Virginia, I am the mother to one son and a rescue Shih Tzu, Cappy. For the last 20 years, I worked in public library systems around the Charlotte & Myrtle Beach areas. I met some amazing people and made great friends along the way. Follow along on my adventures as I travel the US. I hope that our paths will cross one day!

8 thoughts on “Rose Hill, Manito Park, Spokane, Washington & Nellie Stewart Gills”

  1. MaryEllen Smith
    Thank you so much for sharing! Such a beautiful story about your grandmother. The Rose Garden is so beautiful and to know it brought back such wonderful memories of your grandmother!

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  3. Absolutely breathtaking flower shots. I’m delighted that you sent them to me. I feel so blessed that you share your adventures with us. God bless you.

    Morie

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  4. How nice to hear about your grandma & grandpa, I also had a very special grandma too, my mom`s mother, she was she greatest ever, didn`t have much and worked hard her whole life as an RN,..
    she taught me many things growing up she`d read to me, we`d bake cookies, she`d take me to the parks but most, she loved me no matter what, and passed that on to me, the love of life and to be kind to people. i miss her so much but she left me with many fond ,memories to look back on, she`ll be forever in my heart.

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  5. Thank you. Just beautiful! I hope you get to (or have been already) to Buchart Gardens in Brentwood Bay, BC. Spectacular place. This reminded me of it. There is also a beautiful lavender farm, Pelindaba Lavender Farm on the San Juan Islands, a ferry ride out of Anacortes, WA. SUch beautiful sites and smells everywhere in the Pacific Northwest!

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      1. Here is an online picture of the dahlia wall at Butchart Gardens. It goes on and on, some of them larger than dinner plates!

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