She was. My grandpappy was, too. He just wasn't so vocal. He was a session musician on some big band 78s. He had a vast collection of antique guns and swords. He built cannons, steam engines and even from scratch, a steam train, complete with engine and various cars and the track, which sits in a museam to this day. He had a dental/surgical practice on the 7th floor of a building in Mobile, overlooking Mobile Bay and the USS Alabama. He smoked a pipe, drank whisky and said well, okey dokey, a lot.
Hold me, thrill me, kiss me..... a tribute
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FlyingHighNow
Pap, loading one of his cannons:
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FlyingHighNow
Pap in front of the cannon, Daddy behind it and my beloved, late, oldest brother Cory.
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Heath N
FHN......So great to see pictures of your family living and doing normal things that bring happy and
tearful memories of loved ones..........Paul
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Violia
Your Grandma sounds delightful. She will be with you always.
Grandparents occupy a special place . Parents must be strict but grandma/grandpa can be fun. We are hoping our granddaughters will have happy memories to share one day about us.
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Dagney
Lovely story. Thank you for sharing.
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FlyingHighNow
Viola, she used to type letters to me. She would correct them with ink pen. She sent me a subscription to a girls magazine called Ingenue. She would put little things in her letter like a silver book mark, monogrammed with an F for the family name, which I still have.
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FlyingHighNow
The magazine was was for Sophisticated Teens. I guess my grandma had me pegged. Look at the concerns of the day:
