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Nkaigle
August 12, 2011

Picnic Sunday with Ma 1929

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My mother on right with her sister. I know, I know, this may seem a bit odd...in a cemetery? But you must read the journaling that goes along with this layout! I found some notes my Mother had written, and revised them a bit so they would sound like a child had written them. I wanted to present here a visual picture of those notes. Here is the journaling that is on the opposite page.....
"Sunday picnic walks were different from the hikes in the woods. Ma would pack a picnic. We were on our way to Bellevue Cemetery! Why the cemetery?? Ma and her friend Mrs. Czarnik wanted to visit the graves of people they knew. They would chat and cry about his or her demise. They would often take slips of plants to add to their houseplants. Pauline and I kicked off our shoes. We tumbled and twirled on the lush green grass. So soft and cool!! Our yard at home was mostly coarse dirt. With a small border of flowers that Ma grew from seed. We curiously examined gravestone carvings and statues. Trying to decide if we liked "that one" or no "the other one" or none at all! Eventually Ma chose a plot of grass without graves. She spread a blanket and we began our lunch. A piece of bread, some cheese, a hard boiled egg, maybe an apple. Refreshed, we would then begin the long trek home, several miles. Returning late in the afternoon..."
The statuary and memorials, and fences depicted here are from photos I took at the actual cemetery.


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