we seem far away
yet we are near as weeping
or the breathe of God
mmt
"When I was tiny,
Aunt Rosemary and Uncle Dick took my big sister Janie and I to the Rose Parade.
We got to sit on camp stools, or Uncle Dick's shoulders.
And eat cotton candy.
They were two of the early loving influences I had in my life."
helen campbell
Remembering Mom
"She met the love of her life at Santa Anita Racetrack. It was 1942.
After the bombing at Pearl Harbor the Japanese people living on the West Coast
were ordered to pack one suitcase and report to an assigned Assembly Center.
The racetrack was one of the centers
Each family lived in a newly whitewashed horse stall.
She met him there. Both were barely 20 years old.
He was nicknamed 'Hollywood' for his good looks, she, the youngest of four,
longing for her own identity.
Later each were moved with their families to Arkansas but at different Internment camps.
They corresponded over the next four years
and married at the end of World War II in Chicago
after they were released from the camps.
I admire Mom's fortitude, her gentle and kind nature,
her ability to remain sweet and loving through hardships.
I remember waking up early as a child to sit with Mom as she got ready for work.
I sat in the steamy bathroom after her shower
and watched her powder her face in a comfortable silence.
To this day I am an early riser, long before the sun is up."
make sugar skulls with stephanie here
"We would stop at the candy store window
to admire the beautiful candy display before going inside.
This is where I saw sugar skulls
and other candy shaped like skeletons and animals for the very first time.
Grandmother would buy hard candy and let us pick our favorite Mexican candied fruit.
We walked home laughing and enjoying ourselves
that by the time we arrived we would all take a nap on grandmothers big bed.
I remember getting close to her, feeling loved and secure."
adriana esqueda
liv
five compelling reasons to join us, and join in
this sunday at
recuerda mi corazon
for the art of remembering.
stephanie and i
will be waiting for you
oct. 1 and 2
the traditional days of dia de los muertos.
we will both be collecting all your links so we can easily visit your
homes, offrendas, and honoring.
dia de bloglandia
is the affectionate term for our sharing through the blogsphere each others
special traditions of
dia de los muertos
Love how you pulled out some words from Sunday's posts.
Posted by: Fran aka Redondowriter | October 25, 2011 at 04:16 PM
As a mum I have been busy tending on my daughter who is in hospital with a mental breakdown, but I'm with you in spirit remembering our mum's. I get my artist's creative personality from mine who I remember painting doors pale pink a fuchsia very contemporary for her time!
Love to all
Sue x
Posted by: Sue Fox | October 26, 2011 at 03:12 AM
lovely remembrances, all.
Posted by: leslie | October 26, 2011 at 07:12 AM