Remembrance
Our oldest granddaughter went with my mother in law and I to Knoxville Cemetery's decoration this weekend. It will be up to them someday.
Happy Birthday Baby Sister
Today is my sister's birthday. I was not quite nine and Mama was twenty five when she was born. Mama was much older at twenty five when she had Freda than I was when I had my daughter at that age. Mama was sick before, during, and for quite a while after this last baby was born. I remember she mostly ate only toast and jelly. Our OKC Grandma came to stay with us while Mama was in the hospital and stayed long enough to help Daddy move into a different house before they brought Freda home. We always rented. Speaking of rent houses...we looked at a really pretty house on Sevier Street while I was still in grade school. It had a big picture window and enough bedrooms that we would not have to share. Daddy said we could not get it because the rent was $100.00 a month. I do not remember what should have been the memorable event of bringing a baby sister home from the hospital. I do remember Grandma staying a little while and asking me to take a dish back to a neighbor at the end o
very nice.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful images with the morning sun.
ReplyDeleteIt's nice that you are setting such a wonderful example for them.
ReplyDeleteI think these younger generations are losing some of the respect for the older generations.... seems that they can't be bothered.
I hope that one day, my grand (if I ever get any..LOL) will do the same for me :)
Warm wishes...
Kerin
I went with my mother and she would tell me about the people she remembered, guess that is why I like to go to old cemetery's and look for family members.
ReplyDeleteNow so many in my family are choosing cremation.
The light and the flowers are lovely - very special photos. I find old cemetery's very peaceful too but like Patsy my family's tradition is for cremation so I have no graves to visit.
ReplyDeleteVery sweet.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely tradition.
ReplyDeleteI was happy to learn that my daughter and her fiance visited the family gravesite when they were on the mainland recently - I'd never have expected that they'd remember.
You can still have a headstone even if you choose cremation..and a small amount of your ashes can be buried. We will visit some of the graves just prior to Memorial Day..and then again a week later to rescue the flowers so the people that mow the cemeteries don't have to trim around them the rest of the summer:)
ReplyDeleteDecoration is such an important southern tradition. I want my grandson to learn about it too. It's important to remember.
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