Jerry and I get around. In 2011, we moved from the USA to Spain. We now live near Málaga. Jerry y yo nos movemos. En 2011, nos mudamos de EEUU a España. Ahora vivimos cerca de Málaga.
The Stories They Could Tell / Las Historias Que Podrían Contar
I DON’T HAVE another embarrassing story to tell today about San Geraldo. (Well, I do, but I’ve decided to give him the day off.) Here’s a photo from the 1920s of my paternal grandmother (center) with a group of friends. I have no idea.
NO TENGO OTRA historia vergonzosa que contar hoy sobre San Geraldo. (Bueno, sí, sí, pero he decidido darle el día libre). Aquí hay una foto de la década de 1920 de mi abuela paterna (centro) con un grupo de amigas. No tengo ni idea.
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18 thoughts on “The Stories They Could Tell / Las Historias Que Podrían Contar”
What would they think of IPads and smart phones? Modern kitchens, fast food? Starbucks? You know Starbucks has become a part of American culture, they are now on Main Street in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World.
Jim:
I know you had to stay very still for photos back then, but this is still a strange photo. I wonder if there was any meaning to the fact that my grandmother was the center of everything.
What would they think of IPads and smart phones? Modern kitchens, fast food? Starbucks? You know Starbucks has become a part of American culture, they are now on Main Street in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World.
David:
Can you imagine returning from nearly 100 years ago? Disneyland hadn’t even been open 2 years when my grandmother died.
SO serious looking. Only one of nine has a hint of a smile on her face.
Maybe they are zombies?!
Jim:
I know you had to stay very still for photos back then, but this is still a strange photo. I wonder if there was any meaning to the fact that my grandmother was the center of everything.
What ever is going on, your grandmother looks shocked. She may have fancied women!!!!!!
Mistress Maddie:
Yep, my grandmother DOES look shocked.
I bet you they are an interpretative dance ensemble!
Yeah, getting jiggy with it, pre- soul train 🙂
Deedles:
SO pre- Soul Train!
Debra:
It did make me think of Isadora Duncan… although a bit more stiff.
The two on the bottom kneeling without holding anyone’s hands are probably wondering how to get out of this cult!
Deedles:
They ALL look like they’re thinking that… except maybe bottom center. She looks like she drank the Kool-Aid.
to expound on debra’s comment:
1 grecian urn (from “the music man”): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkXSgvr9qAg
anne marie:
THAT’S IT! That’s what came to my mind, but I couldn’t make the connection. Thank you!!!
Yes! Exactly! And Isadora Duncan too!
Debra:
I did immediately think of Isadora Duncan, but there was something more comical lingering in my brain. And THAT was the Music Man.
They badly need someone to yell, “Say Cheese!!!”
Kirk:
They must not have learned to say “cheese” in the 1920s.