my great-aunts, uncles and grandfather playing tennis on the farm.
2012
where 2011 was the year of "owning it" i am working on "letting go" as my mantra for 2012.
Broadlands :: where my mom grew up. It still stands, and is owned by friends of our family.
i am often accused of being overly nostalgic. i hold on tight. and the end of the day my pockets are filled with the detrius of our adventures, mundane and otherwise. i collect bits and pieces and store them away. not just physical bits - but emotional too. i am going to work hard this year on letting go of those things that hold me back and holding tight to only that which makes me happy.
a rich harvest of apples and melons from the farm. i imagine the apples being cherished through the long prairie winter as i explain to k this morning why we don't buy strawberries in january.
my grandfather on the back of a percheron stallion
i love these images of my family, part of a collection passed on to me over christmas by my mom - from the albums of my great aunt, who would have turned 100 on december 27th - but passed away in the spring. i'm holding on to them...
my mom, aunt, uncle and a cousin
more photos here
2 comments:
fabulous collection. spent much of the holidays looking through my grandma's photo albums but did not get to take them home. will have to arm wrestle my sister for them. ;]
what incredible treasures these are!!!
xj
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