My family at Easter in 1968, which was April 15 that year, probably in the backyard of the home of my maternal grandmother, Sara Melzina Wolfe Guokas Archibald (1907-1997), at 1118 Bay Oaks in Houston, Texas. Standing in back are my maternal aunt Sister Jean Marie Guokas (1930-2024), my mother Geraldine Margaret Guokas Pape (1928-2019), and my father Frederick Henry Pape (1929-2017). In the middle are my sister Karen and me, and in front are my three youngest siblings, Mark, Brian, and Mary. We girls are all wearing dresses Mom made for us.
I miss my mom sewing for me! She sewed for all of us, but I was the tagalong baby, and when all the older sibs left home, she dressed me up like a Barbie Doll with her creations! LOL
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting, kath001! There were a few outfits Mom made for me that I didn't like (mostly due to the fabric choice), but there were LOTS that I loved. Later she made clothing for her grandchildren. I did learn to sew from her, but like anything involving coordination, I was never very good.
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