Friday, April 17, 2009

More snow today

Look at the calendar and what does it say: April 17, nearly a month since the first day of spring. Whoever said that March roars in like a lion and out like a lamb didn't live in Colorado in the Springtime.

My last posting which included photos of my Grandma's legacy of beautiful knitting garnered more comments than any of my other postings since I began this adventure more than a year ago. Since I am in possession of many of her heirloom pieces, I think I will periodically share them with you, much in the way that Brenda Dayne has her "Today's Sweater" segment on her Cast-On Podcast. Today I will share a photo of Grandma herself, along with the rest of my mother's side of the family at my wedding.

Please note the flowers in my hair, the dress that required me to be bra-less, my brother's long dark hair (still on top of his head) and the beard. Can you guess what year it is?

.........................................Time's up: 1975!!!!! Grandma is seated next to Gary, and believe it or not, she actually knit her two piece dress. I bet the yarn is sock weight and it was knit on a 1 or 2 size needle! I still have the top and you cannot really see it in the photo, but there is sequin trim around the neckline and the hem of the sleeves. Incredible.

Just getting the album out makes me somewhat misty, because so many of the faces are gone now, but never forgotten. Seated: my grandparents, (David and Yetta Siegelbaum), Top left: Uncle Timmy (Stanley Rosenberg), Top, second from right: Cousin Linda Rosenberg and my Dad, Stanley Botkin, behind me. It was 2 years ago this week that Dad passed away, hard as that is to believe for those of us for whom his presence is always felt.

I was incredibly fortunate to have all four of my grandparents at my wedding and it makes me sad to know that my girls will not have this honor whenever their turn comes up. (No rush, girls, really!) Rounding out the rest of the living family in the photo are my Aunt Jean: top right, Cousin Richard: top row, 2nd from left, Mom: next to Dad, and my brother next to Mom. And you can tell which the bride and groom are! We have all aged a little (!!!) since then but isn't it special when we can remember the moments and the faces and spirit of family together for a happy occasion.

6 comments:

Iron Needles said...

Ah, Liz, it was 4 years ago this week my mother passed away.

Love the photo. Love grandma's dress.

I wish I could make it down for spinning but don't know if it will happen with the new job on Monday. But maybe.

Ria said...

Grandma was amzingly talented!! I saw the snow on the tv yesterday at dinner - must say I was jealous!

Emerald said...

Wow! I love your dress, and Grandma's is amazing. I didn't have any grandparents left when I got married. My parents were "old" when I came along.

Caro said...

That snow looks great! I'm in OZ and it's warm and sunny... hanging out for the cooler weather.

Sue said...

I was going to guess mid 70s, the tartan jacket gives it away.

The snow looks wonderful. Like Caro, I'm in Australia, and I've never seen snow up close and personal. It's starting to get cooler here now, which is wonderful. :)

Lupie said...

I have a picture so much like this it isn't funny! My wedding was Aug. 3rd 1974. Ah those were the days, Not!