“Who’s knocking at the door?…Can’t see with the sun in my eyes…”
“Official” portrait with auntie Elda, while asking to my granny to look at me without moving, and obviously she was joking me:-)
August, a snapshot taken with my mobile, in the kitchen-garden, while my granny was trying to figure out what was going on…She wasn’t convinced at all:-)
“Come on granny, don’t laugh, put a serious face on!”
“How can I do that? I can’t help laughing..!”
Siesta after the birthday cake on her favourite armchair that was, unfortunately, also Bernardo’s favourite:-)
Watching a print of a photo taken some time ago:”Who is this woman?”
“Granny, can’t you see? It’s you: you look great, don’t you think?”
“Me…?This woman doesn’t look like me…Quite ugly, poor thing…”
Gossip and News Time: weekly update on the most relevant facts of the neighbourhood, reported with all the possible details by Gina (my mom and her daughter):-)
“I guess this is the recipe of the Schiacciata alla Fiorentina (Florentine Cake)..Where did you find it?…Let me see…”
“You’re a bit “araba”, honey..”
(kinda granny slang to blame on my usual rants against The Church):-)
“Here you are, gorgeous chatelaine in your kitchen-garden! Smile at me!”
July 22 1914 – December 24 2008
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Oh Silvia, I am so sorry to hear of your loss. She looks like she was such a sweet soul, it is wonderful you have so many photos of her so you can remember her fondly. There are no real words, I hate that but truly I am sorry.
By: Jenn on January 9, 2009
at 2:01 pm
Thanx Jenn for your words:-) She had the great fate to avoid pain, as she suffered for just 1 night and then on the following morning she just feel asleep:-)
Now my parents and my uncles are selling the house where all of us spent so much time…It’s a radical change, but I guess it works like this for anyone, so I’ve to get used to it, that’s it….
By: Buggerona on January 10, 2009
at 3:49 pm