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| Heartbroken farmgirl |
Posted - Jun 01 2011 : 11:38:46 AM
I know this is a thread for farmgirl's birthdays, so I'd like to honor the truest, original, purist of heart farmgirl it has ever been my privilege to know. Today would have been my Great Grandma's (PaPaw)122nd birthday. She had a very, very hard life, yet through it all, she was a hard working, loving, patient, gentle soul. Her (drunk, no-account...*sorry)husband left her with a small farm in Tulsa Ok, where she alone raised 6 children, a milk cow, and most of her grandchildren. She mended at night for income, gardened in the morning for food, baked for others to give encouragment at dusk, churned butter at dawn, and was a prayer warrior all day long. How blessed we were to have her as the matriarh of our family.
My favorite memory of this precious woman, was watching her pull her bobby pins from her ankel length snow white hair, to bursh it 100 strokes, before winding it back up into her daily bun.
Happy birthday PaPa! You are dearly loved, and sorely missed.
The tears I shed then, watered the flowers I harvest now.
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| katmom |
Posted - Jun 06 2011 : 10:34:57 PM
Oh Annette, what a wonderful memory to share with us.
>^..^<
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| Blessed in Colorado |
Posted - Jun 02 2011 : 05:50:09 AM
What a beautiful memory you have of a beautiful, loving woman, hang on to the memories Annette each and every one are precious. Thank you for sharing your PaPaw with us.
Farmgirl Hugs,
Debbie
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| embchicken |
Posted - Jun 02 2011 : 05:24:02 AM
Annette~ What a lovely tribute and wonderful picture. My nonnie was 98 years old when she passed away 21 years ago. She missed the birth of my daughter by a few months. Sara Jane is her gret-great grandaughter. Nonnie was a feisty lady. She came over from Italy when she was a child. I have her trunk in my living room. It went through Ellis Island - it is just remarkable to look at it and think about her journey .
~ Elaine
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| Heartbroken farmgirl |
Posted - Jun 01 2011 : 4:16:37 PM
Thanks Nini! We were so blessed! Sometimes I wonder if God creates a human version ofan angel. If He does, He sent us one in PaPa
The tears I shed then, watered the flowers I harvest now.
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| Ninibini |
Posted - Jun 01 2011 : 2:04:45 PM
God bless her soul... she sounds like she was an amazing lady, Annette! How blessed you were to have her! Happy birthday to you in Heaven PaPa, from Nini in PA!
Farmgirl Sister #1974
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