Saturday, June 2, 2012

Great-Great Grandmother

My Great Grandmother was an awesome woman. She was a great cook, a great mother, a great housewife. She could knit and sew very well and made many things for her kids, grandkids and great grandkids. She was also very stylish and cool.  For vacation she would ride the Vespa to Italy with my great grandfather. Doesn't that sound awesome? Crossing the Alps on a Vespa. How cool was she!

I did not get to know her very well as she died shortly after I was born. For my wedding I did get a beautiful  necklace from my aunt that she had inherited from my great grandmother and I love to wear it. 
But my great grandmother had made me several dresses when I was born. I have some cute pictures of me wearing the dresses and my mother was sweet enough to keep some of those for me for the time when I would have a little girl. Thanks mom for being thoughtful!

Sometimes people say that Lilly looks just like me. What do you think? To make it easier I dressed her in the same dress that my great grandmother had made me.


Lilly 2012
Ulli 1978



Here she is wearing my dress and holding the picture of me wearing the same dress. I love it!



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