Happy Mother's Day.

       This past month as I brought together images of my mother from the span of her life she became a woman I hadn't really seen before.  Those images and my memories came together into someone I had missed in her lifetime.  It seemed I could see more of who she really was.

 Happy Mother's Day to my mother.

        Paisley, Etta's home town in the time of her youth.  The taxi pictured was similar to what they hired to take them to the train for the holiday at the seaside, Rothesay or Saltcoats.  A hamper holding all their possessions for their vacation was strapped to the top of the cab.

Ca. 1913, Robert immigrated to Utah.  ft.row: John, Etta, Tom, Malcolm, Charley, Mary holding Joseph, aka Josie.  bk.row: William, Jenny, Robert, died months after immigration, 1913.  Etta was about 7 years old.

On holiday at the seaside about 1915, about 9 years old.

 With her sister-in-law and niece.

 

Outside Arkelston Cottage.  ft. row:  Mary, Malcolm, Joseph, May, Charley, Etta, John.  bk.row: Tom, Jenny, William. ca. 1922.  Etta was about 16.

1924, bk.row: Charley, Etta, Malcolm, Jenny, William (Billie).  ft.row: Mary, May, Tom, John, Joseph.  Jenny and Charley immigrated 1924.  Etta was about 18.

A dress from one of the Cass girls.

 The Cass family had a beach house on Balboa Island.

 With her sister, Jenny, and nephews, John and Donald.

 

Upstairs maid for the Cass family about 24.

Etta meets Jim

Jim in Palm Springs, California.

"To the boy I love, Etta."

Her years of mothering her own family. 

Jim is whistling to get Margaret's attention. 1935

Easter 1940.  Etta sewed for her girls.

Easter 1942

With Margaret, mother, Mary and Aunt Agnes Shippy.

San Bernardino mtns. with Bessie McCarthy, Jim, Mary.  Mary Etta, Margaret and Margaret Ann McCarthy, 1946.

Daughter and Mother.

Hawthorne, CA ca. 1947.

 7th Avenue, Inglewood, CA backyard ca. 1950.

Later years.

With her brother, Charley and Helen in Denver.

With brother, Joe and sister, Jenny, San Pedro.

Mink stole and gown, 1960's Lady Cameron lodge officer, Pescadores, San Pedro home. 

Etta and Jim

25th wedding anniversary, 1957.

1963, San Pedro, CA

Scotland Mission, 1971

After their mission.

50th wedding anniversary, 1982.  Jim passed away a few months later.

Etta lived another seven years.

Happy Mother's Day to my daughters and daughters-in-law.

I'm looking forward to Mother's Day with Ann and Polly. 

"Cheerio, the nou."