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Rebecca Schoenkopf's avatar

I love this so much.

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Mary Ann's avatar

Made my day, thanks Rebecca!

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Corvid Opera's avatar

What a beautiful tribute and timely reminder that people can be so lovely; thank you for sharing.

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Mary Ann's avatar

Thank you! I agree, nice to be reminded of the lovely ones- glad I found the photos buried in a box under boxes.

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LuluBean12 StarGeezer's avatar

Wonderful. You were lucky kids to know them.

Judging from our family's photos, all my uncles and aunts had more fun than me, my sibs and my cousins. They were more interesting too. I mean I asked my aunt/godmother who was the best man at her wedding, and she said "I'm not sure. We knew him from the local bar. Everybody called him "Spider."

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Mary Ann's avatar

You know I think I agree with you! Seems like people were a little wilder than we are sometimes led to believe.

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Monsieur Grumpe's avatar

Way cool.

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Idiot Lite's avatar

Such an outdoorsy bunch!

Love the pic of "the dames".

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Mary Ann's avatar

Yes, super outdoorsy!

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Amalga's avatar

Loved this! I remember well my grandmother’s wash house and the wringer washer. And the mangle. Did many loads of wash standing on the cool concrete floor and smelling dust and soap and bleach.

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Mary Ann's avatar

Oh great visuals and smells- thank you for sharing! The wringer washer was so impressive.

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GladysKravitz'sCurtains's avatar

Thank you for this reminder of past loved ones and all of their beautiful idiosyncrasies!

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OneYieldRegular's avatar

Wonderful. I love your having loved their voices, "the fluttering tones of high and low pitches." My spouse's voice is among the first things that attracted me to her. And I'm often dumbfounded by how flat and ordinary and unmodulated and LOUD some voices sound today.

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Mary Ann's avatar

When I really tried to remember Loretta, it was the sound of her voice that came to me. I'm really into the sound of someone's voice also.

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Thalia Is Not Amused's avatar

I absolutely loved reading about Vint and Loretta, thank you so much for sharing their story. They sounded like a hell of a lot of fun! I'm so glad they found each other, they seemed absolutely delighted in one another.

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Mary Ann's avatar

They really were delighted in one another, and it's pretty cool to see this and know how it looks, or one way it can look.

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Thalia Is Not Amused's avatar

I can only imagine how much they influenced you and your family, with their effervescence and loving spirits. I'm glad you got to see true love up close.

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Mary Ann's avatar

Thanks, me too!

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Crystalclear12's avatar

In my grandma's house we found a box of old photos with no notes or anything on the back. They are interesting pictures but we have lost all context. Glad to see your connection to your past.

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Mary Ann's avatar

I am nearly the last remaining and I have ALL the photos. Piles of them. This was just a very small sampling! I remember the older ones telling me who was who but now they are gone.

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