It's Sepia Saturday again. Since my dear mother is recovering from shoulder replacement surgery, I thought I'd feature her image this week. This is little Betty with her dog Spot. She was born in a small town in Oregon, the third of four sisters. The Depression defined her childhood, though I don't know how much she knew or understood. Her high school years were spent in the shadow of World War Two. She went to college at a time when women sought an "MRS." degree. She had a lovely singing voice and often performed as the vocalist for weddings and funerals. I remember once when I was really little that she was on television in Indianapolis. She worked in the library at Butler University, putting Hubby through school, so to speak. She worked on and off through my childhood, when working mothers were somewhat odd and not at all normative. It wasn't a matter of personal choice as much as necessity, because her husband's ministerial salary couldn'...
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I simply love your photo manipulations in the posts below. That's pretty cool.
Thanks for your kind words today. Have a nice day.
Thank you so much for linking to my poem...I feel so out of touch with the blog world right now. Too much real life going on, and June will be just as hectic! July will bring less stress, and hopefully more time for writing and visiting my favorite blogs...
Thanks again, Meri~~
I just love that turquoise flower shape a little hidden down in the bottom right corner...
This part of the image attracts me and connects me to your colours and lines and shapes...the flow, form and vibrancy of Meri...
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your photos always capture the spirit of what jan tries to teach....
I had the good fortune of attending one of her workshops here in cleveland a few years ago (geez it was probably 5 or 6 years ago)
tempus fugit!