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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swishing and swirling with delight,
Have fun,
Sue x
x..x
Can’t do it with you.
Let’s boogie!
Thanks for adding a little friendly frenzy to my day, Meri!
you are so ahead of your game this!!!
thanks for the frenzy!
Great Haiku as well. It brings back a lot of memories.
xo,
Noelle
Cheers!!
Have agreat weekend, Meri !
San Francisco Carnaval
Samba-Funk gets down!
Looking forward to this kind of energy is sometimes all that gets me through the week. Great catch!