Three years ago Auntie Gladys made a rousing speech and opened the village Flower Show for the first time even though she had helped run it for over 40 years
It would be her last year in Trelawnyd. And she was 97
I love this photo.
If you love and respect someone it shows on your face
She must have felt those feelings coming from you. How nice to have that preserved in a photo. Now you're sure it showed on your face and with your demeanor.- Mary
ReplyDeleteReally lovely and so nice that there is a laughing, happy face behind you both. The two best loved people in Trelawnyd!
ReplyDeleteThose faces are of Animal Helper pat and Ann both committee members from the flower show committee
DeleteAnd many others are loved.
DeleteA lovely photo. I agree feelings do show on most faces. I would be a terrible poker player!
ReplyDeleteThis picture is worth ten thousand words.
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ReplyDeleteLovely shot John - is she still going strong?
ReplyDeleteYes indeed , she's 100.
DeleteYour post yesterday had me remembering Auntie Gladys and the flower show. Happy to know she is still going strong.
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Because you have been able to weave stories that draw me in and touch my heart, I look at this picture with a huge smile and a feeling of love for both you and Auntie Gladys.
ReplyDeleteI would never have realised that one of my friends would have been a lady in her nineties
DeleteI remember the day well John, your love and respect for showed, as it does in the photos, and her reciprocal feelings for you were evident every time you spoke. It was a lovely day, I'm so glad you have it preserved forever in this photo.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes I love Facebook Memories each day too, it throws up some corkers sometimes :-)
That should say 'for her showed all day'
DeleteI remember you there too, supporting the day xx
DeleteWhat is not to love about this photo? Your admiration really does show. I'm sure it was mutual. That there are smiling onlookers is icing on the cake.
ReplyDeleteThe other members of the show committee
Deletebless auntie glad. SMOOCHES to you!
ReplyDeletei miss aunt gladys.
ReplyDeleteA classy lady!
ReplyDeleteI can't get Dusty out of my head. That's Springfield not Bin x
ReplyDeleteYou son of a preacher man , you
DeleteWhoa, forty years! That’s dedication.
ReplyDeleteThat’s a lovely photo.
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That is one of the mist beautiful photographs I have seen in a very long time.x
ReplyDeleteThank u
DeleteHow wonderful to have that moment captured for all time. Heartwarming, indeed. Perhaps it needs to be framed and put somewhere in your cottage?
ReplyDeleteHugs!
Like that idea. Great photo of you both.
DeleteLovely woman...I miss Auntie Gladys too.
ReplyDeleteShe caught the imagination of many readers
DeleteHow nice to have this photo. Sometimes important moments get missed but somebody caught this one and caught it well.
ReplyDeleteIt was a blog reader who sent it me
DeleteHow lovely and what a wonderful photo. A grand old dame/Matriarch. Glad she is still going strong. Reminds me of my grandmother. Her nick name was the Duchess. You never crossed her though. Happiness is oozing from both of you. xx
ReplyDeleteSome Facebook memories are sweet, some not so; they can be painful sometimes.
ReplyDeleteIndeed x
DeleteI remember that post. I also recall scones tied onto the door handle of the cottage, meeting around her table and her sitting in a chair outside her front doorstep - all from reading this blog! x
ReplyDeleteShe is remembered.....fondly
DeleteSuch warmth and happiness in that photograph x
ReplyDeleteShe's amazing. I love that photo of you both together.
ReplyDeleteI like that photo, yes I can see that look of pride on your face, beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI was so happy at her pride
DeleteWhat a woman . XXXX
ReplyDeleteLovely Aunt Gladys.
ReplyDeleteIf, as you say, love and respect shows in your face I wonder whether you'd be recognizable whilst looking at me.
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This post isn't about u
DeleteYou don't get a jokey remark, do you? Do you ever engage in lighthearted banter or is that only reserved for the selected few?
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What a lovely photo of you two.
ReplyDeleteYou had a rosette for Best in Breed I see.
ReplyDeleteBest exhibit in show!
DeleteAmazing lady and a lovely picture of you both x
ReplyDeleteYou're right, you can read an awful lot about people from their face. Lovely that Auntie Gladys got to open the fete after all her years of hard work.
ReplyDeleteIt was a fitting end to a wonderful career
DeleteThat pic holds a lot of dear memories.
ReplyDeleteOne can see the love and caring in your eyes, John. By the way, that is a very nice picture of you.
ReplyDeleteI need to lose weight
DeleteNo you don’t , you’re lovely Teresa
ReplyDeleteWhat a great picture! Speaking of which, who's in the "Growing Older in Style" picture in your sidebar?
ReplyDeleteJust a character I liked the look at
DeleteMay you be home until you are 98. Great memories
ReplyDeleteYou know, John (Bunyon), you showed us a lot of living through Aunt Gladys.
ReplyDeleteOne for the mantlepiece!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely non posing photo worth framing John.
ReplyDeletefb does have its uses...sometimes!
ReplyDeleteA lovely photo indeed
A picture can still paint a thousand words.
ReplyDeleteIt's nice for us, too, to see a photo of the two of you and remember the wonderful stories you have told about Auntid Gladys.
ReplyDeleteIt sure does show on your face. And, by the way, you should never leave the house without your blue ribbon.
ReplyDeleteAre you able to visit Auntie Gladys from time to time? x
ReplyDeleteThat "look of love". Great and lasting friends.
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