This is my grandmother, Virginia. I always called her Mimi. Isn't she beautiful? She looks like a movie star! When I look at this picture I see my Aunt Linda's eyes. Lovely.
Mimi passed away in July and Andrew and I hopped out to California to celebrate the great life that she led. I already posted some pictures from the trip here, but this post includes more family/memory shots from the trip.
This painting of Mimi hung over the TV (that was usually playing golf) in the den. I remember Mimi's house better than any other place that I've ever visited. I can close my mind and walk through her house and know exactly where everything is and always was... each visit there, it was almost exactly the same. I loved it. The smell of wood stain always takes me to their deck. EVERY 2-hour drive up to the house was filled with declarations of "I see Mimi's house!" from all seven of us kids ... for the entire drive (my poor parents!). Mimi & Grandad made every visit special-- I hope that I can recreate that one day for my grandkids ... not that I'll ever be that old.... ;)
This is Rab. He is a childhood toy of my dad's. When my dad and his sisters were young and went on car trips, Mimi would tell stories of Rab's adventures to the kids. My dad inherited the talent and told me and my younger sisters countless stories of Big Squirrel (thereby condemning himself to a lifetime of squirrel themed birthday/Christmas gifts...sorry Poppy!).
This is the magic bunny. It has a hollow in the middle where the bunny would magically fill with candy every night. Seriously... I need one of these things. ;)
Such a sweet love with this couple!
Big family shot.. and so many were missing too (kids and in-laws)!
SISTERS!
I'm so lucky to have these sisters. I seriously think sometimes that I should call it good with my boys because IF (one day a long, long time from now) I had a girl then I would feel so horrible if she didn't have sisters!
Felton Cemetary. This is my dad pointing out where our relatives are buried to my big brother Trevor. It's pretty incredible how much of my dad's dad's family is buried there.
Trev and his big boy Preston. I can't wait for a couple years from now to get all the younger cousins together for the fantastic chaos that I always adored as a kid. :)
2 comments:
She IS lovely. I thought she WAS a movie star! Nice post and good memories.
I love this post. Your Mimi is gorgeous, as is your entire family. I love what you said about sisters. There is so much love there.
P.S. My dad told my sister and me bedtime stories about an adventurous bunny named Hop Hop. Now he tells those same stories to Ella and Kate. What is it with rabbits??
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