Dedication

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The Kensington pages are dedicated to a special lady who was born and raised in Kensington and has always been a part of Debbie's life. Kensington wouldn't be the same without her. She's taken care of everything from skinned knees to making oatmeal with raisins when Debbie's dad died. Thanks for your caring warmth, happy smiles, humor, joyous laughter, and giving of your time to other Kensington citizens. (And Gary thinks you're tops, too.) Hey, when are you going to come visit us here?

These pages also honor Debbie's mom, another long-time resident of Kensington. She moved to the area as a newlywed in 1937 and has lived here ever since. She is holding a painting by her oldest daughter which was painted on the seat of an antique piano stool. The painting depicts Little Orphant Annie not to be confused with Little Orphan Annie. Starting with Debbie's maternal grandmother, reading this book has become a mother-daughter tradition for four generations. In fact, Debbie read several chapters to Gary when they were in Kansas on vacation. Now Gary knows why a gnome can be seen in every peanut.