tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post2727984085068196680..comments2024-02-26T00:38:41.733-05:00Comments on Jollett Etc.: Sepia Saturday: Girls Gone SillyWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-13710583026348105802014-07-23T18:25:45.434-04:002014-07-23T18:25:45.434-04:00Unlike her grandmother, my mother always discourag...Unlike her grandmother, my mother always discouraged too much togetherness, but this group seemed inseparable that summer.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-32753300216756073042014-07-23T12:08:34.822-04:002014-07-23T12:08:34.822-04:00Such a fun set of photos showing thier friendship,...Such a fun set of photos showing thier friendship, and the letter to prove how much they wanted to remain as a group that summer!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-31179658262337874322014-07-21T11:51:58.238-04:002014-07-21T11:51:58.238-04:00My great-grandparents probably enjoyed all the lau...My great-grandparents probably enjoyed all the laughter that a bunch of college girls could generate during summer break.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-73550545638060500182014-07-21T11:50:52.387-04:002014-07-21T11:50:52.387-04:00I know -- I'm grateful that family members ent...I know -- I'm grateful that family members entrusted me with all these photo albums.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-75749768571559541662014-07-21T11:50:02.110-04:002014-07-21T11:50:02.110-04:00Thanks Alan -- I have you to thank!Thanks Alan -- I have you to thank!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-31398953626863234932014-07-21T11:47:51.486-04:002014-07-21T11:47:51.486-04:00Thanks to all these photos, I feel like I know Vel...Thanks to all these photos, I feel like I know Velma better now than I did when she was alive.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-66148540050216792722014-07-21T11:43:53.556-04:002014-07-21T11:43:53.556-04:00I have some silly poses too, and it occurred to me...I have some silly poses too, and it occurred to me too late to carry this story into "MY" story as well. Just as well ....Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-59360956721208788482014-07-21T11:42:48.300-04:002014-07-21T11:42:48.300-04:00Thanks -- it worked out well for me.Thanks -- it worked out well for me.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-89893561402378968082014-07-21T11:42:32.855-04:002014-07-21T11:42:32.855-04:00Indeed!Indeed!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-66321655472836577312014-07-21T11:42:24.477-04:002014-07-21T11:42:24.477-04:00I commented on that in response to boundforoz.
My...I commented on that in response to boundforoz. <br />My mom kept in contact with her high school friends much more than her college friends, but she was an active alumna and so saw her roommates at reunions.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-63440916792838550052014-07-21T11:40:59.427-04:002014-07-21T11:40:59.427-04:00Yes, Olive's eyes are dark and mysterious, and...Yes, Olive's eyes are dark and mysterious, and so distinctive that I can always spot her in a photo.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-54747457565650647502014-07-21T11:38:41.786-04:002014-07-21T11:38:41.786-04:00I think the hand gestures make them look like they...I think the hand gestures make them look like they grabbed a bug and ate it.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-47017641668946316592014-07-21T11:37:59.858-04:002014-07-21T11:37:59.858-04:00I wonder too.I wonder too.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-46390230917740789982014-07-21T11:37:42.037-04:002014-07-21T11:37:42.037-04:00Now I'm singing that darn song. Thanks ~Now I'm singing that darn song. Thanks ~Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-45941740097780244262014-07-21T11:37:14.641-04:002014-07-21T11:37:14.641-04:00I'm guessing Velma's sister Violetta took ...I'm guessing Velma's sister Violetta took the pictures. <br />As for that letter, Velma's mother scribbled a response on the back of Olive's letter and sent it back. Talk about cheap -- couldn't even write on her own paper! HAWendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-88702696976250610072014-07-21T11:35:38.372-04:002014-07-21T11:35:38.372-04:00I think they did. My mother said her aunt Velma w...I think they did. My mother said her aunt Velma was always a lot of fun.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-79395301307264590072014-07-21T11:35:11.724-04:002014-07-21T11:35:11.724-04:00Thanks Joan!Thanks Joan!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-6142278152910789152014-07-21T11:34:47.939-04:002014-07-21T11:34:47.939-04:00I know they hung together through each other's...I know they hung together through each other's weddings, but how much longer I don't really know. I "met" Olive's granddaughter through Ancestry.com. She sent me a photo of Olive's wedding gift from Velma. While the granddaughter had never heard of Velma, her mother remembered that Velma was Olive's good friend, so it seems they must have been lifelong friends. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-65035851478575006692014-07-21T08:20:27.352-04:002014-07-21T08:20:27.352-04:00Isn’t it great that they all got along so well? I ...Isn’t it great that they all got along so well? I have a feeling we’d all have like to know Velma as the stories and pictures you share with us from her life are so entertaining.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-49738701807499149252014-07-21T08:15:44.868-04:002014-07-21T08:15:44.868-04:00I can't say anything more than above. It is g...I can't say anything more than above. It is great to have such fun family photos.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-34116986588090934712014-07-21T05:43:57.511-04:002014-07-21T05:43:57.511-04:00The wonderful thing about this is that you have th...The wonderful thing about this is that you have the photo and almost a contemporary written commentary as well. This is family history at its best.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-80393988198091001382014-07-20T15:43:53.478-04:002014-07-20T15:43:53.478-04:00Those girls are having so much fun. It's so gr...Those girls are having so much fun. It's so great that you have those wonderful photos giving you glimpses into your grand-aunt's personality as a young woman. Good pick for this week's theme.Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03991552526356988301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-41731168033237121382014-07-20T15:37:49.143-04:002014-07-20T15:37:49.143-04:00Thanks as usual for a most interesting story based...Thanks as usual for a most interesting story based on photos, and this time on a letter as well. I remember posing pretty sillily with some gal friends, and thank heavens, nobody knows where that photo now is (I'll never tell)Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-90073018659218478672014-07-20T08:34:13.000-04:002014-07-20T08:34:13.000-04:00What a wonderful match for the theme - four girls ...What a wonderful match for the theme - four girls doing something silly! ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-24218983441096036942014-07-19T08:13:19.495-04:002014-07-19T08:13:19.495-04:00Funny photos!Funny photos!Colleen G. Brown Pasqualehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402783115333431440noreply@blogger.com