She and I would sit up in bed and “work” the crossword puzzle out of her puzzle book. I had the double bed-so always got to share with Grandmother on her visits. Of her Grandmother Bloomer Memory Miles, Hansi says: “I have great, fond memories of the times Grandmother made the trip to Missouri to visit us. He was able to balance his careers as illustrator and art director AND return to TV where he shared his love of nature with the Canadian public as host of CBC's "This Living World." Steve's diverse talents culminated in his last extended gig-sharing his passion as an instructor in the Fine Arts Department of John Abbott College. In 1956, Steve moved his young family from St Louis to Montreal, Canada, where he lived until his death in 2005. Periodically, 'The Finder' organized expeditions also. A series of preparatory programs might be followed, for instance, with a tour of a farm or the exploration of a Huck-Finn-type cave along the Mississippi. 'The Finder' traveled, explored, and collected interesting bits of the natural world, and what he found, he brought back to the studio for his young audience to see. Hansi chose Moberly, MO, because it looked like a lonely day of riding to this small Missouri town and she wanted me to think of Steve, who moved his young family to St Louis, MO, in the early 50s and started a career in TV when he became 'The Finder' on public television KETC. Cousin Hansi Bloomer Tripe donated Memory Miles today in fond memory of Stephen Sheldon Bloomer, her father (and my favorite uncle), and in memory of her father's mother, Grandmother Bloomer.
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