you run into a picture that is a real treasure.
I found this one:
There are very few pictures that exist of me and
my sisters together when we were young.
We are all 5 years apart.
Carolyn was definitely a "50's girl born in 1940,
Rosalie, and 50's/60's girl born in 1945 and
me a 60's girl born in 1950.
When I look at this picture it brings back memories of
a mother that made all of our clothes,
A real fireplace with pink tile around the opening and
a mirror above it with pelicans on it.
A brass fireplace screen that opened with little brass handles...
And sisters that grew up in different worlds.
I loved Rosalie's "muffy doll collection".
They looked like Madam Alexander dolls.
Her and her friend used to sew clothes for them.
I don't remember the panda bear,
but I love seeing Carolyn in red lipstick...
a trend of the times ..along with her "pedal pushers".
The "bangs"..don't you love Rosalie and my bangs???
This doll could be my "keepsake" doll.
That's what we had back then.
But I remember her coming in a red dress.
This could be "the" doll.
The story of "the" doll goes like this. Carolyn got a doll for Christmas when she was little. The next year, mom and dad were too poor to buy a doll for Rosalie, so mom took Carolyn's doll to the "doll hospital" and had a different wig put on her and gave her to Rosalie. I guess that is what you did back then.....when there was no money. You did not go in debt, you did without or you re-did. When I was little, I did not appreciate the sacrifice's my mom and dad made just to put food on the table, but now I do.....and I wish I could remember all the things they did to save and scrimp. All the things they did "without" and "re-did", so that I might have "treasures."
The rest of the story:
Carolyn tells me there is more to the story about the doll.
In her own words..................
"The next year Mom took "the" doll back to the doll hospital and put a new wig on her and made a new pink dress and gave it back to me for Christmas. I still have the doll."
2 comments:
You remind me of Lindsey in this photo. I know you and dad sacrificed alot too. This is a cute picture of you and your sisters.
I absolutely love this picture. I don't think I've ever seen it before.
I've never heard that story before either. Your parents were very inventive to come up with that idea. When you skimp you learn to be creative and you learn valuable skills.
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