This is a picture of my grandmother, Suze, pre 1930s, pre World War 2 and Nazi Germany before she had to flee and lost her entire family and started life anew in South Africa. In the picture, she is on a holiday in Europe. I never saw a picture of her again so free n easy. I am so lucky I have a few photos of her that she took with her when fleeing so that I can remember her joie de vivre.
Man, did she and her friends have fun on the boat, writing letters home/ in diaries; sitting in arm chairs, sleeping in the open air.
This looks like a picture of her with her beau (before she met my grandfather). So stylish. Love the gingham jersey and the shoes.
I love sewing with all her things, like a little bit of her style is rubbing off on me x.
Beautiful pics! I love sentimental old photos! I have the most beautiful photos of my grandfather when he was in the Army in Portugal, perhaps i should do a post on that too! But I have no idea how to scan in old photos ;-(
ReplyDeleteOh Cookie Jar now I am so wanting to see them. If you don't have a scanner at work, can you you take them to a copy and scan shop? Man I wish you lived in Cape Town :)
ReplyDeleteLovely photo's!
ReplyDeleteThanks Heidi. They are very special to me
ReplyDeleteReally enjoyed this post.
ReplyDeleteYOu are certainly lucky to have these pictures, and it really does go to show how fragile the things we take for granted in life are. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely post! Her outfit is beautiful...so wonderful to have a connection to your past. x
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