My mother survived my father by 19
years. It´s sad to think that neither of them lived to celebrate the
70th anniversary of their marriage this year. I only have
2 photos of the occasion, one of which I´ve had for many years and
another which I found at the bottom of a drawer after my mother´s
death last Christmas. Mine is framed and in pristine condition. My
mother´s is dog-eared, faded and worn looking like many of the old
family photos. I´ve often wondered why this should be and have
decided that it´s probably partly due to the fact that my mother,
like her mother before her, lived for the present and didn´t dwell
on the past. Also, although I often told her that she was remarkably
attractive in all her photos, she always laughed and denied it. The
only framed photos in her house were of her mother, her husband and
her children, so being the selfless person she undoubtedly was,
perhaps that reflects what was most important to her.
The following page is a memorial to
both of my parents. It may look at first glance as if I had quite a
few photos but in reality there really are only the two plus a couple
of little sketches created using an action I made a while ago.
I created the above page using the kit
I´m presently working on, unnamed as yet though suggestions would be
gratefully received.
