October 2005:
I took this picture of my husband’s paternal grandmother. She was sitting and making a straw bowl her porch. She was very creative and always loved to sew dolls and do anything to keep her hands busy. She loved sitting on her porch.
I never really had a relationship with her because I didnt understand her hebrew through her heavy Yemenite accent. Sometimes she would ask me questions and I wouldnt answer because I didnt even know she was speaking to me.
This was a woman who became a widow at the age of 40, and was left to raise 7 children by herself.
She was often sought after by men because of her beatuy- she had big blue eyes (something VERY uncommon in the people of Yemen). She turned down every advance.
When my husband’s mother was killed in a car accident when she was 35 (leaving behind a 12, 10, and 2 year old), she was the one to care for them and hold them. She lived downstairs, so she was never far.
She passed away in February of 2008.
I am glad she was alive to know that she had twin great-granddaughters, even if only through pictures.
I know my husband’s heart aches every time there is darkness in the porch downstairs.
Husband’s Grammy making a bowl, originally uploaded by gemini-girl.
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heather... said
your husband will be able to tell your girls amazing stories about her. So many strong female role models in your family!
Vixen said
What an amazing woman, and your girls have that blood flowing through their veins and will be strong and amazing like her, I am sure.