She celebrated her 90th birthday earlier this month, and this past weekend the family threw her a dinner. I couldn't make it, but with how much I chat with her, Im sure she understood.
So here is my homage to my Granny, who makes me crazy sometimes but whom I love dearly. Her high school graduation picture from 1938, and her diploma. Imagine being a black woman with a high school diploma in 1938! That astounds me.
Whenever Im frustrated about my own obstacles, I think about her life. I think the name of her High School says a lot of it. I have her diploma, my mother's and mine all shadow boxed hanging on my wall. I look at them everyday.
Love you Granny :)
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best wishes to Georgia Marie for her wonderful and amazing life, and for bringing us her talented granddaughter!
ReplyDeleteSeems like beauty runs in your family.
ReplyDeleteHappy BD to Granny and thank you for keeping a fantastic blog!
Thank you, ladies. That means a lot to me.
ReplyDeleteVery inspiring. I see the amazing women she is and would become from her photo.
ReplyDeleteYour granny is beautiful. Wonderful picture.
ReplyDeleteShe's such a modern looking woman. Does she still have that timeless sort of beauty?
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