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  1. Happy Mother’s Day, Neo. As for the repeating cycle of mothers and babies and mothers and babies, this is my very first Grandmother’s Day. That may not be the day’s official name, but nonetheless, I’m enjoying it very much indeed.

  2. Mrs Whatsit: congratulations!

    I’m a new great-aunt, which isn’t quite like being a grandparent but it’s pretty exciting anyway.

  3. I love these kind of family histories and peeks at life in the past. I wonder what will my grandchildren and great-grandchildren think as they view photos of me and my wife.

  4. I dug through my photo albums last week in order to have copies made of some classics for relatives. It is wonderful to go back in time this way, and I love the late 1800s pix especially although i do have a great one of my dad sitting on a photgrapher’s pony with his oldest sister standing next to him (circa 1925). It’s interesting that even poor families managed to get their kids dressed up for the formal pictures.

    Happy mother’s day and grandmother’s day to all.

  5. I’m a new grandma, myself, but once, I found a picture of my very Nordic-looking Scots-Irish grandfather, and my irksome middle child was his spitting image!
    In your case, Neo, I’d say that the apple didn’t fall far from the lovely faces. You all look so much alike. Maybe it’s cliched to say it, but beautiful people all look the same to me. Beautiful.

  6. Thanks, Jewel [blushes]!

    Did you ever see this post featuring a photo of my grandmother, grown up? It’s taken on the occasion of her graduation from normal school (otherwise known as teacher training school).

  7. She was a fine example of elegance. She reminds me of my great-grandmother, who was about the same age as your grandmother. She was the MATRON of the house, and her husband had married into her money.
    She was responsible for putting books and musical instruments into the hands of children in the Shawnee-Mission schools (Merriam, a suburb of Kansas City, Johnson County KS aka Swanksville) So she was a woman of small fame in her community.
    One day, husband George decided to put his woman in her place and he built a cottage behind the house for his secretary, who was also his mistress. The town started gossiping about his audacity and his mistress’ house was called “The chicken coop”. My great-grandmother put herself into a sanatorium and wouldn’t leave until he fired the secretary and tore down the chicken coop. And she cut him off financially.
    Of course, he saw the light. My brothers and sisters and I used to play on the foundation of the chicken coop. I only learned what was really there after my grandfather had died.
    I also learned from Grandma’s family Bible that she and Grandpa eloped because she was pregnant.
    The things you find out about your family late in life!

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