Well it is with great admiration and gratitude that I have the pleasure of wishing my Gram a happy 100th Birthday! Not only has she survived the ups and downs of a century but she has done so with great humor and zest for life. She is an independent lady who shares my love of horses, dogs,a stiff drink , a good joke, spelling, and Johnny Carson. Happy Birthday Gram and God Bless! See you in the Spring...
A Century of Memories Article on Gram page 3

Hi Shannon ~ Happy birthday to your grandmother! What an amazing milestone. I love the Willard Scott birthdays - if I'm lucky enough to catch the segment I stop whatever I'm doing to watch. It was fun to read about her youth in Sturbridge. I used to have a space in a group antiques shop at what I think was some sort of building associated with the racetrack. And how neat to have you family's home at Sturbridge Village!
Thanks for sharing and best wishes to the birthday girl!
Liz
Hi Shannon..nice sentiments and happy birthday wishes to your Grammy..share the enclosed photo with her see if she get a kick out of it.
Very nice! Happy Birthday to your Gram!
Hi Liz, Thanks for the wishes and yes running around Sturbridge Village as a kiddo was a lot of fun. My Gram's sister Barbs used to work in the Tavern there and we always felt so important seeing her and getting our rock candy! Willard Scott's segment always stops me too. Thanks for sharing :-)
Hey Steve thanks for the picture - she'd really get a kick out of that - I will show her all of this when I see her next! She'll probably want your phone number LOL
Hi Tony - thanks so much. I am lucky to have so many great memories!
Happy Birthday Gram and God Bless!
Shannon,
What a wonderful post and tribute to Gram. All the best to both of you on this happy occasion. :)
Steve
Hi Shannon, what a nice surprise to see your blog post. Happy Birthday to your Gram! I will have to look for her around town. :-> -Kathryn Acciari, Sturbridge, MA
Shannon! Happy Birthday to Gram! My grandmother's double first cousin is 107 and hasn't slowed down much......aren't they amazing?
Hi Kathryn - How cool to hear from you! I love Sturbridge - yes if you see her say HELLO! She loves the Salem Crofts Inn.... or say hi to her son John Kearns - J Kearns Trucking :-)
Hi Ann - wow 107 they are so amazing aren't they - I feel so blessed to have had so much time with her ... Glad to see you in the rain!