In Loving Memory
This is Guss’ and my great-aunt. She was also a surrogate mother to us, hence we called her Mama-Auntie.
She was kind but very strict. In this photo you see her sitting on the front deck of her basket shop making a shopping basket.
From the looks of the shawl around her I would think this picture was taken in late summer or early fall.
Today is the 115th anniversary of her birth and I still miss her tremendously.
I also want to mention that Guss’ beloved is celebrating a birthday today. Happy birthday to her. You’re the best thing that ever happened to Guss.
Written by ~J~
Big Mo Says:
August 23rd, 2007 at 12:55 pmVisit Big Mo
Happy b-day, Guss!
I love pictures like this. When I was on vacation, I finally got to see pictures of my grandma when she was young — as opposed to the hunched Yoda that I knew her as — and that ws great. I also got to finally se pictures of my grandpa who had died in 1959, and that was a real treat.
Sue Says:
August 23rd, 2007 at 1:16 pmVisit Sue
Happy Birthday to Guss’s mate.
What a great picture J. Wish I could have seen her handiwork and met the woman who raised both of you.
Big Mo Says:
August 23rd, 2007 at 2:45 pmVisit Big Mo
Happy B-day to Guss’s beloved (Big Mo writes with embarrassment at his lack of reading comprehension :”>