Spoke with Merle yesterday. She was scheduled to come home today - doing well. The doctors removed calcium from one valve so that it could close, repaired that valve, repaired another valve, closed a hole in the heart between the two valves and cauterized yet another valve that had been working excessively hard. I'm sure when she is back at the computer, she will be in touch, but the worst seems to be over. Now she will probably have to learn to go more 50 miles per hour instead of 70. Even from her hospital bed, though, she was asking if there was any more information about the trip to Wales - and, come to think of it, practically the last thing she did before going into hospital was the bus trip to Pennsbury Manor. By the way, Becky, you were asking about someone's comment that the manor might have been relocated. Penn's first wife never came to Pennsylvania and the manor was built on his first stay here about 1682-1684. His second wife and one daughter did come over when Penn returned in about 1894. So there is no way that the manor could have been his wife's home that was moved from Philly. And when we took our tour, we had an opportunity to go into the basement where a portion of the original building wall is still extant! While the manor itself is a reconstruction of what the original might have looked like - there is no picture of the original - as Merle and I walked around the grounds, we were wondering if Dr. Thomas might have walked along those same paths on a visit to his friend William Penn! Gives me shivers . . . Hope all are recovering from the turkey and stuffing and punkin' pie last week. Regards. JoanII

Hello Becky and Everyone, I am back - after several set backs. Thank God for expert hands of two surgeons. I have my life back. Of course, I am anxious to get back into my "music world of performing" Thanks everyone for your prayers. Oh how I appreciate life more. Love to all, Princess Merle ----- Original Message ----- From: Joan Bretz <jbretz1@earthlink.net> To: <WYNNE-GENEALOGY-SOCIETY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 1:39 PM Subject: Re: [WGS] Princess Merle Millhimes - off topic > Spoke with Merle yesterday. She was scheduled to come home today - doing > well. The doctors removed calcium from one valve so that it could close, > repaired that valve, repaired another valve, closed a hole in the heart > between the two valves and cauterized yet another valve that had been > working excessively hard. I'm sure when she is back at the computer, she > will be in touch, but the worst seems to be over. Now she will probably > have to learn to go more 50 miles per hour instead of 70. Even from her > hospital bed, though, she was asking if there was any more information about > the trip to Wales - and, come to think of it, practically the last thing she > did before going into hospital was the bus trip to Pennsbury Manor. > > By the way, Becky, you were asking about someone's comment that the manor > might have been relocated. Penn's first wife never came to Pennsylvania and > the manor was built on his first stay here about 1682-1684. His second wife > and one daughter did come over when Penn returned in about 1894. So there > is no way that the manor could have been his wife's home that was moved from > Philly. And when we took our tour, we had an opportunity to go into the > basement where a portion of the original building wall is still extant! > While the manor itself is a reconstruction of what the original might have > looked like - there is no picture of the original - as Merle and I walked > around the grounds, we were wondering if Dr. Thomas might have walked along > those same paths on a visit to his friend William Penn! Gives me shivers . . > . > > Hope all are recovering from the turkey and stuffing and punkin' pie last > week. > > Regards. > > JoanII > > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >

Dear Princess Merle, So very happy to know you have had such great care and are back on the road of the good life!!! Prayers answered. Love Cuz Becky ----- Original Message ----- From: "Merle Millhimes" <mmillhimes@pa.net> To: <WYNNE-GENEALOGY-SOCIETY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 1:17 PM Subject: Re: [WGS] Princess Merle Millhimes - off topic > Hello Becky and Everyone, > I am back - after several set backs. Thank God for expert > hands of two surgeons. I have my life back. Of course, I > am anxious to get back into my "music world of performing" > Thanks everyone for your prayers. Oh how I appreciate life > more. > Love to all, > Princess Merle > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Joan Bretz <jbretz1@earthlink.net> > To: <WYNNE-GENEALOGY-SOCIETY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 1:39 PM > Subject: Re: [WGS] Princess Merle Millhimes - off topic > > > > Spoke with Merle yesterday. She was scheduled to come home today - doing > > well. The doctors removed calcium from one valve so that it could close, > > repaired that valve, repaired another valve, closed a hole in the heart > > between the two valves and cauterized yet another valve that had been > > working excessively hard. I'm sure when she is back at the computer, she > > will be in touch, but the worst seems to be over. Now she will probably > > have to learn to go more 50 miles per hour instead of 70. Even from her > > hospital bed, though, she was asking if there was any more information > about > > the trip to Wales - and, come to think of it, practically the last thing > she > > did before going into hospital was the bus trip to Pennsbury Manor. > > > > By the way, Becky, you were asking about someone's comment that the manor > > might have been relocated. Penn's first wife never came to Pennsylvania > and > > the manor was built on his first stay here about 1682-1684. His second > wife > > and one daughter did come over when Penn returned in about 1894. So there > > is no way that the manor could have been his wife's home that was moved > from > > Philly. And when we took our tour, we had an opportunity to go into the > > basement where a portion of the original building wall is still extant! > > While the manor itself is a reconstruction of what the original might have > > looked like - there is no picture of the original - as Merle and I walked > > around the grounds, we were wondering if Dr. Thomas might have walked > along > > those same paths on a visit to his friend William Penn! Gives me shivers . > . > > . > > > > Hope all are recovering from the turkey and stuffing and punkin' pie last > > week. > > > > Regards. > > > > JoanII > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >