History of the Joseph's coat rose bush

Joseph's Coat Roses

People have been impressed with the size and quality of my Jacob's coat rose bush.  Here is the history of my bush. 

It was originally planted  by my Great Grandmother Mary Ann Limb Young on her farm in Huntington, Utah.  She planted it from a start her mother gave her when she got married.  This was from Beaver, Utah.  She lived in a log cabin on the farm.  She later moved a start to her first home in Huntington Utah. 

When my grandmother and grandfather Young moved into her house, she gave starts to her daughter-in-laws.  My mother got her first start when we moved into a home in Edgemont Utah.  She later took a start to her two homes in American Fork.

When she moved into her condo in American Fork Utah.  I dug up the whole plant and moved it to our house in American Fork.  I later took a start to Orangeville, Utah where it grew for two years.  When we moved into our new home.  I took the plant with me.  It has grown in this spot for 25 years.

Some of my daughters have taken starts of this plant.  Some have grown and some haven't.  I hope to save some starts for my grandchildren.  That will be seven generations that will benefit from this one rose bush.

Doll Clothes and Granddaughters

Anne of Green Gables
Doll Clothes

The first post to any new blog always leaves the author wondering if they should post a long introduction or leave it brief knowing that future posts will adequately cover the interests of the author and the focus of the blog.

I'm going to take the second route, although I will say that if you see many posts about gardening, quilting and grandchildren, you won't see many other topics popping up in this blog.

Our granddaughters always look to their grandmother to make a new wardrobe for their dolls each summer.  They help sew the simple patterns but I create and sew the more intricate outfits.

One of their favorites is the Anne of Green Gables outfit for their American Girl dolls because like preteens everywhere, they often spend quiet hours reading the associated book series and have a 'personal' connection with Ann and her world of literary friends.

I'll show more elaborate designs in the future, but today, Anne begged to be the star of this first post.