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» Show All «Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ... 23» Next» Edea Pitre Baldwin's Memories of Her Grandmother, Olive Marceaux Sonnier
From answers she wrote in a memory book, 1997
My earliest memories of her: "Always ironing or sewing; standing at the red stove over steaming gumbo pots"
What she looked like when I was young: "plump, warm; twinkling eyes; always wore a cotton housedress with her dark hair tied or held back"
What her personality was like: "preferred to be alone, always busy, wistful, hopeful"
What made her special to me: "She was my best friend; she seemed like a kid trapped in a grownup body."
Her Favorite...
Color: "Blue"
Scent: "Toujour Moi"
Season: "Spring"
Flower: "Rose"
Place: "Abbeville"
Person: "Jeanne Dixon"
Book: "A Gift of Prophecy"
Writer: "Stephen King"
Music: "Church music (Latin chant), Michael Jackson"
Her best story about growing up: "One day she came home from school and her family had moved!"
How she met her husband: "I think they met at a country dance."
What attracted her to him: "I think she wanted to get out from under her home life."
Her finest qualities: "adventurous, optimistic"
Her happiest moment: "when she cooked huge holiday dinners"
The most surprising thing she ever did: "flirt openly with young men - she said this was the special privilege of older women!"
My most vivid recollection of her kitchen: "smell of a roux being prepared - the red porcelain enamel stove always full of steaming pots"
Her best recipe: "lobster dressing - made with fresh turkey stock, rice, and canned lobster"
How I would describe her special place: "a rocking chair in front of the TV, with sewing and a book nearby"
What I want people to understand about her: "She lived halfway between the earth and heaven - didn't quite fit either."
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