Saturday, September 11, 2021

My Auntie Vi, 1925–2021

Violet's gardening gloves and hand tools, on the bench outside her back door. 

She is no longer here. 


6 comments:

  1. I feel.
    I only have one auntie left, and she's 92.

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  2. I'm sorry to hear that your auntie is no longer here. She nearly made it to 100 and I hope she was gardening until the end. She had a great name.

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  3. I have no aunties, mum was an only child and dad had only brothers. All gone now. My gardening things are in a box by my back door.

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  4. Your photo is poignant and evocative, Francesca. I am sorry Vi is no longer here. I've enjoyed reading about her over the years.

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  5. Photo is all the story of
    Vi right there, The gloves well worn curled around , holding something light and invisible.
    Wonderful photo.

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  6. Thank you, all.
    Vi was gardening this summer, up till her 96th birthday on August 7, when she began a steep decline.

    Because she couldn't get up and down off the ground easily, she planted marigolds by digging a hole and pushing them in with her feet!

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