tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post5460707466619293778..comments2023-11-26T09:58:42.772-08:00Comments on Roots'n'Leaves: Sepia Saturday 178 # : 2013 May 25Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-63213377158300550212013-05-29T07:54:43.429-07:002013-05-29T07:54:43.429-07:00Super tribute. It feels as if I know her as a resu...Super tribute. It feels as if I know her as a result. Looking at the photos in reverse order was rewarding too.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-87622883156816872932013-05-28T11:16:06.606-07:002013-05-28T11:16:06.606-07:00Thank you, Alan. I see we have similar tastes in ...Thank you, Alan. I see we have similar tastes in the twist and turns of words. The phrase seemed so appropriate here, but I was a tad fearful that it was a bit corny.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-19441686701660413182013-05-28T07:31:37.606-07:002013-05-28T07:31:37.606-07:00What a fascinating post. And "the real person...What a fascinating post. And "the real person beyond the sepia" - I rather like that turn of phrase.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-90095562566276948962013-05-27T12:19:32.989-07:002013-05-27T12:19:32.989-07:00Thanks a bunch, my friend. Miss reading your post...Thanks a bunch, my friend. Miss reading your posts and the stories about your TRIP -- and hope to resume my blogger ways.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-43506027983039611672013-05-27T10:39:53.741-07:002013-05-27T10:39:53.741-07:00LOVE this post!LOVE this post!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754623831815018924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-28753502259873870462013-05-27T08:19:38.938-07:002013-05-27T08:19:38.938-07:00Thanks you Kathy. I have been thinking about an e...Thanks you Kathy. I have been thinking about an even more indepth photo history of theis grandmother's life. And I am lucky to have such a wealth of pictures of her.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-15330538974223648102013-05-27T08:17:52.407-07:002013-05-27T08:17:52.407-07:00She did look at peace - and happy -- holding my si...She did look at peace - and happy -- holding my sis. We lived several hundred miles from my grandparents home, so our visits to them were big occasions for all of us. As I remember, she spent much time cooking and baking for us -- things she did so well.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-38545818786438349122013-05-27T08:12:12.283-07:002013-05-27T08:12:12.283-07:00Thanks, Brett, for the nice words. Often when I d...Thanks, Brett, for the nice words. Often when I do these quick (at least for me) Sepia posts, I realize as I view pictures that there is even a larger story lurking in the photos. I like that the pictures move the story and the story gives depth to the pictures.<br />Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-49922808898904525662013-05-27T08:04:47.654-07:002013-05-27T08:04:47.654-07:00I think you are right, she did look happy with my ...I think you are right, she did look happy with my sister. I also thought she had a softer look in the picture of her and baby Irene. I have always liked that picture, as I dinna often see her smile. Thanks for noticing that happiness in her face -- A good thing to remember.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-2373669818131334542013-05-27T07:56:15.593-07:002013-05-27T07:56:15.593-07:00I wish that she had found fulfillment and joy, but...I wish that she had found fulfillment and joy, but that was not the my sense of her. It has only been in the "mining" of the treasures she left behind that I have a window on her dreams and what she yearned for. And yes, such a striking photograph.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-47640697742107763062013-05-27T07:14:07.298-07:002013-05-27T07:14:07.298-07:00What a lovely tribute about your grandmother, and ...What a lovely tribute about your grandmother, and such lovely family photos to treasure!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-46423051967399142812013-05-27T06:52:44.505-07:002013-05-27T06:52:44.505-07:00It's like looking at a biography through her e...It's like looking at a biography through her eyes only -- watching them harden, soften; a very hard life, I think, but she certainly looks at peace with your sister! Nice post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-70847449564203404042013-05-27T03:18:54.179-07:002013-05-27T03:18:54.179-07:00It was so very hard for women to realize their dre...It was so very hard for women to realize their dreams, but thankfully that has changed, and will continue changing. A powerful pairing of story and images, thank you Joan.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-77495988950508663962013-05-26T21:55:45.328-07:002013-05-26T21:55:45.328-07:00A wonderful remembrance of your grandmother, Joan!...A wonderful remembrance of your grandmother, Joan! Yes, that is likely how she would like to be remembered. Her permission to you to take that interest in those books in the glass fronted bookcase was likely the spark that transmitted her love of words to you. What a heritage you share!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-81592077129273628102013-05-26T19:22:07.583-07:002013-05-26T19:22:07.583-07:00I enjoyed reading the story of Agnes Laura. I agre...I enjoyed reading the story of Agnes Laura. I agree that there is no escaping her gaze. I also was fascinated by her eyes in the last picture (the one where she is holding your sister). In some ways I think she looks the happiest is that picture. Is it my imagination or did her gaze soften over the years? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-91498156786054066652013-05-26T19:08:13.649-07:002013-05-26T19:08:13.649-07:00A very thoughtful post about your grandmother. Dre...A very thoughtful post about your grandmother. Dreams and desires unfulfilled and represented by the glass bookcase. I hope your grandmother found fulfillment in other aspects of her life, difficult as it was. A striking photograph. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-44045171547291717502013-05-26T14:41:32.241-07:002013-05-26T14:41:32.241-07:00Once I saw this picture, I knew that this was the ...Once I saw this picture, I knew that this was the woman my grandmother yearned to be. I feel so fortunate to have found this picture. --- and I tried moving back and forth and sure enough her gaze follows me.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-75944323772023994222013-05-26T14:35:36.234-07:002013-05-26T14:35:36.234-07:00Agnes Laura does have fantastic eyes. The portrait...Agnes Laura does have fantastic eyes. The portrait you chose of her wearing her cloche hat is striking. It has that property of sort of tracking you as you move back and forth in front of it. There's no escaping her gaze! Thanks for sharing her interesting life story in a nutshell.Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.com