My heart and memories in Time Magazine
Tuesday, 09 February 2010 12:59
Nikki Key
This article was just published about Cairo, Illinois in Time Magazine. One of my family friends and former resident of Cairo, Sara Rust, located and passed it along. Few people know that Cairo, Illinois had the highest per capita of millionaires in the early 1900s. Opera houses, hotels, and beautiful mansions were all part of this prosperous town. Thanksgiving 2009
Saturday, 28 November 2009 17:45
Nikki Key
 As predicted, Thanksgiving 2009 was a wonderful time spent with family and friends. We posed for our annual pre-dinner photo! Lunch ran about an hour behind schedule, but with just the five of us, it didn't matter and we had a hilarious time trying to prepare everything. The turkey had a different spiced rub on it this year - excellent choice by my uncle! And it did indeed have wings this year, so watching them prepare the bird was a bit more of a teaching moment than the turkey we had in 2008! Happy Thanksgiving!!
Wednesday, 25 November 2009 16:25
Nikki Key
 It's that time of year again! Gathering of friends, family, and the turkey! For our family, the eating binge usually begins on Thanksgiving Eve. The Key/Shuemaker clan likes to play cards. New Orleans Shuffle to be exact. Never heard of it? I'm not surprised! We call it the New Orleans Shuffle because our close family friends that live in New Orleans taught it to us in New Orleans. Creative, huh?! But nevertheless, you can rest assured several rounds of this game will be played tonight. In the morning we'll have fresh fruit, pastries, and coffee as everyone is getting up and starting the day. If you haven't read many of my posts, one thing you'll realize quickly is I love my family. In fact, some may say the umbilical cord hasn't been cut yet. I love having everyone together, telling stories, and laughing. And while there is never an absence of love, we have experienced the absence of two loved ones this past year. |
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My life began in Cairo, Illinois. My mom lived in Cairo until her early thirties when our family moved to Kentucky, and my maternal grandparents lived their entire life in Cairo. Even my maternal great-grandparents, all four of them, lived their adult lives in Cairo, Illinois. So you can imagine the warm feelings and love I feel for this town. I will always cherish skipping rocks at the river, the Mississippi River, with my Granddad and going for milkshakes at the Dairy Hut. For anyone who has never visited this small river town, there is so much history. Among my favorite spots include the Custom House, Magnolia Manor, Riverlore, and the Cairo Public Library. Cairo was at the epicenter of racial riots in the late 60s and never seemed to recover from the turmoil and upheaval the town experienced.