my grandmother

[alonewiththemoon]

I finally got around to looking at the CD my dad made of photographs of my grandmother, taken throughout her life. She looked so happy when she was young, the perfect picture of a young woman in love and starting her family. She looked pretty happy when she was older, too, doing the hula, but those older photos just have a glow...


Here she is as a very happy bride--I don't think this is her wedding dress, just what she wore later:


Here is the family at Atlantic City. My dad is the smallest one. He's the only one alive today.



Here she is with her sister, before she was married. I think she is the one with the fabulous sleeves.



Here she is a few years ago doing hula with some ladies from her church. She's the one on the left.



And here's Christmas in 1985 or 1986--probably 86--at my family's house:

Comments

[damiel.livejournal.com]

Those early photos are great.

And, ha! That's an awesome 80s picture!!

[slickgothgurl.livejournal.com]

omg, you're so bershon in that picture!

[alonewiththemoon]

that was actually my happy face at the time ;-)

[atalanta.livejournal.com]

thanks for posting these!

[shnells.livejournal.com]

i can defiantely see the resemblence to your grannie. and wow. regina as a new wave kid. hahahha wow.

[belledejour.livejournal.com]

awesome pics!!

[tisana.livejournal.com]

Oh my.

Your hair.

Oh. Wow.


Those are some great old pics. I loved finding those from my mom's parents' earlier years.

[bintblue.livejournal.com]

Oh, I love those! I really like seeing people's old pictures.

And we looked kinda similar in the 80s!! I guess a lot of folks did. I will try to find one particular picture I thought of when I get a chance. Same hair, though mine was bleached blond (shudder).

[kambriel.livejournal.com]

Wow ~ she was so fashionable ~ You can guess the years in every photo quite easily from her style!

And *I* could have told you that the bottom photo was from 1986, add a side tail and perhaps a really long necklace and you'd have me :)

[alonewiththemoon]

The old photos are great, she and her sister were truly fashionistas :)

I do have a side tail there! It's a little shadowed in the picture, but it's slinking around my neck, unbraided.

[kambriel.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's too funny ~ I totally see it now! :)

Wow

[dancer.livejournal.com]

Thanks for sharing pictures of your Gram. She was really radiant, and I can see a lot of resemblance to her in you.

Nice 8o's do'! :)

Old Times

[sanguineempathy.livejournal.com]

Wow - those were great! Thanks for sharing. 80's hair - gotta love it ;P

[sbazzy.livejournal.com]

seriously, awesome hair.

also, smokin finger wave on your grandma's wedding pic!

[alonewiththemoon]

The hairstyles in the old photos are amazing, they really did all look that perfect all the time back then!

[jasonlizard.livejournal.com]

great pictures! I love you with your punk hair. People just don't dress to the same degree these days.

[fire-faery.livejournal.com]

I remember the hair back then. OMG...I use to have my hair like that many years ago.

You and your grandmother look axactly a like. :-)

It was good seeing ya at the bust station last night. :-)

[fusion-waste.livejournal.com]

Wow. That is amazing!