Grandma’s Stories

Jul 14th “100 YEARS ago…remember???”

That’s my Aunt Irene  sitting on the back porch steps – and next to her is her husband –  William B. Riley. Do they look like the “HAPPY” for-ever- after- couple???   If… you know anything about the different signs – they are a 180 days opposite – you let me know what you come can up  with… and I’ll let you know… if you are correct???

Aunt Irene’s birthday is  this coming… FRIDAY the 17th of JULY – a  terrific  day  just… for her… and in the year 1888!  Not everyone in LIFE … has the LIFE of “RILEY” – – – but, that is what  Aunt Irene wanted and she did… get it.  There were a couple of things that she did not… get – but,  when you look at the full picture –  – nobody can have everything – there are  just  –   a few costs to you  – – when you play the “GREAT” –  “game of LIFE!”  

This picture just is not the best –  for quality – but  then – after 100 years – I am “LUCKY” just to have it. And for that  – I am very grateful! Until this picture was enlarged  – so that  I could  try … –  to make a few corrections – –  I saw something that I had never seen before???  Take a look and see what you see –  when looking at Aunt Irene’s face???  This is the first picture that I can see… some real happiness on her face.  – And,  another thing – when looking at this photo of her face  – – she does have some of he same facial qualities… as –  of my MOTHER  –  – her younger sister – and not even a  thought of – as yet??? 

Before my  MOTHER, MARIE BRADY…arrived on the scene – there were a couple or so – more children to come along – some living and some of them not making it – and then –  my MOTHER was the thirteenth!   Also, looking at this photo – everything looks black and white no  other kind of colors –  used for anything –  – and  – then – some years ago – my one grand-daughter  had ask me, “When you were little… was everything in the world only black and white  – no colorful  stuff like today??? ” – I had to find out why she thought that –  – she may have been  –  only four or five years old at the time… “Why would you think to ask that?”  – “Well – GRANDMA – you always  – watch the old black and white movies  – and I thought that  – maybe that’s the way you remember the world – when you were a little girl??” (I could have died laughing…)

You know – that was one of the silliest questions – that  – I have ever been asked –  and of course – I did go into a long story about –  AMERICA –  being in the WWII  – and everything important went toward the WAR effort – otherwise – how could we have won the WAR – – everybody had to do without some things – –  for the greater good – –  for all of us… AMERICANS!

With all of that… “HAPPY BIRTHDAY.”..  “AUNT –  IRENE BRADY RILEY!””

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