Comments on: The Evolution of a Photographer Pt 4 http://houseofcat.net/2010/03/the-evolution-of-a-photographer-pt-4/ All things artful and curious Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:38:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Justine http://houseofcat.net/2010/03/the-evolution-of-a-photographer-pt-4/comment-page-1/#comment-2549 Justine Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:46:30 +0000 http://houseofcat.net/?p=2833#comment-2549 My husband has always like the image of me as an old lady (pardon the vernacular). It's sweet. I don't get asked to dress like a tart but more like a repressed housewife of the 1940's. I really miss my Grandma Gerry, the "Merry Widow". After raising and feeding kids, grandparents and the occasional hobo, for decades she did escape that life. She was the first female President of the Santa Barbara Senior Citizens Center. She was a swing dancer, every night she could. A tall vertical escalator, at a Stateline Nevada casino, was her eventual undoing. We had some good times before she started to fade away. She looked almost translucent before she went out, with a story that has to make you laugh. She swallowed an artificial plant leaf in the middle of the night and choked. They found her in the morning at the old folks home (again apologies for the short hand but it was called a convalescent hospital back then). We later had a huge family reunion at a Santa Barbara beach to remember her, and Grandpa, in the good times. My husband has always like the image of me as an old lady (pardon the vernacular). It’s sweet. I don’t get asked to dress like a tart but more like a repressed housewife of the 1940’s.

I really miss my Grandma Gerry, the “Merry Widow”. After raising and feeding kids, grandparents and the occasional hobo, for decades she did escape that life. She was the first female President of the Santa Barbara Senior Citizens Center. She was a swing dancer, every night she could.

A tall vertical escalator, at a Stateline Nevada casino, was her eventual undoing. We had some good times before she started to fade away. She looked almost translucent before she went out, with a story that has to make you laugh. She swallowed an artificial plant leaf in the middle of the night and choked. They found her in the morning at the old folks home (again apologies for the short hand but it was called a convalescent hospital back then).

We later had a huge family reunion at a Santa Barbara beach to remember her, and Grandpa, in the good times.

]]> By: Jennine http://houseofcat.net/2010/03/the-evolution-of-a-photographer-pt-4/comment-page-1/#comment-2533 Jennine Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:05:31 +0000 http://houseofcat.net/?p=2833#comment-2533 I like, "You are not done with her yet." You aren't and that is wonderful. Because we get to see more, you get to experience and dig and create more. I am excited by what you will find. Thank you again for sharing. Yummy stuff. loves, j I like, “You are not done with her yet.” You aren’t and that is wonderful. Because we get to see more, you get to experience and dig and create more. I am excited by what you will find. Thank you again for sharing. Yummy stuff.
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