Eatonia Treadle ~ Missed it by one day!

I have the exact table and machine in the attic. My grandmothers treadle, the one I learnt how to sew on. BUT....for some strange reason, I'm always on the lookout for another one. This was listed in an on line sale and I missed it by one freakin' day. I had saved the picture and the ad, and was just holding off until I spoke to my `Driving Miss Daisy` partner that very night. Come morning, the ad was gone. Boooo....that`s what I get for not jumping in with both feet.

No sewing, as I`ve been researching my family tree in England - again!

Here is a tiny picture of the house my great grandfather lived in during the 1890`s in Gloucester England.  The downstairs portion are shops and upstairs are apartments ( I`m guessing) I have been checking out all the addresses of where my grandfather and grandmother and various other Brit family members lived before they came to Canada. Thank you Google!

Family History - for years I have been researching and compiling everything I can on my grandparents. Today, it dawned on me just how different their lives where at the exact same time.
The years 1905 & 1906 where very good for my grandmother and her family. They headed over to Ontario Canada with money (city  house bought, businesses started, 100 acres farm land bought - all within 4 years)

In the same years, my grandfather lost his father, was placed in the Barnardo Home Child system along with his other brother and were shipped to Canada at the tender ages of 7 & 9 to different farms, hundreds of miles apart. They had to earn every cent they got - the hard way.
I am thankful my grandparents met - I miss them.