MY GRANDPARENTS
This is the only photograph I have of my four grandparents - William Danson & Alice English on the left and Albert Weston & Mary Barbara Matthews on the right - taken after my parent's wedding in 1938 - with my mother in her going-away outfit. Taken in the front garden of my grandparents house.
In teh same corner of the garden, my grandmother, Alice Danson, nee English, with her three daughters, Peggy, Edith and Kathleen (my mother) .
MY PARENTS
My mother Kathleen (standing) playing with her sister Edith in the garden of their home, c.1914.
My dressmaker mother modelling one of her dresses.
My father setting off for war with my mother right, and my aunt left.
A lovely photograph of my parents in the back garden of our Edinburgh home -
ready to go to my graduation from university.
MYSELF
With my father in our back garden - note that cigarette!
With my baby brother
I am dressed for taking part in the local village gala - in what I remember as a peach coloured dress, and with my hair in ringlets.
MY DAUGHTER
Daughter - and furry friend playing - in the garden.
Ready for first day at school - and not looking too happy!
Our pet cocker spaniel enjoying a good chew in our garden
GRANDDAUGHTER
Onto the fifth generation - and my little granddaughter having fun in her sandpit.
Smiling and bright eyed for her first day at school
High jinks here!
And finally - I had to show this photograph. It was not taken in the garden, but my daughter's 1970's fashion statement of the tank top, knitted by my aunt, matches the prompt photograph so well.
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My favorite set is of your daughter. Did you notice the rock wall matches the prompt too? That is a beautiful rock garden in the photo with the cocker spaniel. Well done!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment, Wendy. And well spotted - I must admit I had not connected the " dry stane dykes" (to give them their Scottish term) with the stone wall in the prompt photograph.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful array of garden pictures. There is a remarkable resemblance between your mother as a young girl, and your daughter and granddaughter as youngsters. I've noticed it before. But that 'high jinx' picture takes the cake! Great shot!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat gardens...how very tidy! Beautiful family pics, older and younger generations and they are full of memories I'm sure. Dry stone walls which I also will be sharing more for tomorrow...but the sweater vest takes the cake, it could be the same pattern!
ReplyDeleteMy grandparents used to line their friends up in the yard for photos when they visited too. And the vest is perfect!
ReplyDeleteAh yes the garden photo! These are splendid and how clever to match the tank top as well!
ReplyDeleteThe knit tops match is great. Enjoyed the generations posing in the gardens.
ReplyDeleteTop marks for some fine garden photos, and your daughter's and granddaughter's photos are swell. But you earn bonus points for matching Alan's sweater!
ReplyDeleteThank you, all, for your kind comments. As always it was amazing how we picked on different aspects of the prompt photograph to write our posts - the joy of Sepia Saturday.
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