Mom in her 20's
It has been seven years since my mother died. April 2001. It seems like yesterday but also seems like forever. She was born at home before WWI in Northern California and lived into her 80's. I never knew her as a young woman. She divorced her first husband after my half sisters and brothers were teenagers. Shortly after, she married my dad. I was born a couple of years later when she was nearing 40. (Thanks girasoli for the idea)
Mom - I miss you.
Just married - She smoked until into her 70's
Family picture from 1960 - I loved the rickrack she sewed on my dress.
Family picture from 1963 - She lived in this house until her death
Comments (5)
Wonderful post Marta! I love the photos. hugs...
Posted by girasoli | April 1, 2008 9:58 PM
Posted on April 1, 2008 21:58
Marta, what beautiful photos. I know what you mean about the rickrack on your dress -- my Mom sewed a lot of my clothes and I loved little touches like that! I can even remember the cedar smell of the drawers on her old wooden Singer sewing machine table. Mom always kept the long, flat spools of rickrack and narrow bands of edging for seams in the deep drawers.....
Posted by Sandra | April 2, 2008 7:14 PM
Posted on April 2, 2008 19:14
Wonderful post!
My mom made a dress with rickrack for me too. I need to dig out some old photos sometime...
Posted by Annie | April 3, 2008 6:13 AM
Posted on April 3, 2008 06:13
Oh Marta, what a lovely celebration of your Mom!
Posted by Anne | April 3, 2008 6:20 PM
Posted on April 3, 2008 18:20
Marta, these are wonderful photos. I had a talented sewing mom too and she always made these dresses for me and my sister and people kept thinking we were twins which we weren't! Memories and old photos are beautiful to have. Thanks so much for sharing.
Posted by Kathy (Trekcapri) | April 11, 2008 9:28 AM
Posted on April 11, 2008 09:28