The Sewing Mom

Here we are, the week of Thanksgiving. At this time of year I find myself spending a lot of my time thinking about family. We are spread out all over the country, and I miss them, particularly at the holidays. For some reason, today I found myself thinking about a time several years ago when my mom, sisters & I went back up to Washington state where my mom was born and raised. It was very interesting and one thing that still stands out in my memory is the day we drove to downtown Lynden, Washington and there, right on the main street of town was a building previously owned by my great grandfather.

I wish I could find my photo of the building to share with you, but unfortunately, I’m not that organized! I can tell you that the building was so easy to identify because of their bronze letters on the upper exterior of the building. After all these years, it still clearly reads Dyke Building, my great-grandfather’s last name. There is so much history in this town that if you just walk along Main Street, there are commemorative plaques on almost every building, including the Dyke Building, showing when each building was originally constructed and by who.

Lynden is really much like any other small town in our country with the brick buildings along main street. What I enjoyed was seeing how the downtown in Lynden was still thriving and that’s what set it apart. In fact, it made such an impression on me that I would be surprised if Lynden wasn’t mentioned in a Wikipedia architecture article!

Anyway, I think it’s a wonderful feeling to know our family history and to see such a solid structure representing our family.