10th generation native

fernado tico. image pulled from ojaivalleymuseum.org

i am a lover of history. mostly because i'm transported to another world, as i dream of the people who walked this world before me. imagining the homes they lived in, the resources they had and the simplicity of life. it's one of the reason's i'm so attracted to antiques, historic homes and vintage everything.

i'm so proud of my mother-in-law terri tico imwalle. this year, she's representing the native daughters, parlor 126, as our city's patron saint barbara. terri is a direct descendent of fernando tico. tico, was given a spanish land grant in ojai in 1837 and in 1855 was elected to the first santa barbara county board of supervisors. terri is an eighth generation native and d is 9th, making our precious baby e 10th! although i was born in california, i'm envious of the history the tico's are part of, here in santa barbara. i love to celebrate it.

this weekend was the reina del mar's annual fiesta tea. with terri as saint barbara, it was especially significant. this was little e's second tea (only a wee 3 months last year) and the thought of her growing up knowing the history her family has had in this community is exciting. this year my paternal side of the family celebrated it's 56th family reunion. i think knowing where you come from is important.

Gma T our very own Saint