On the front of this photo that my mom gave to my dad soon after they met, she decorously wrote “With all good wishes from your friend, Gloria.” All across the back, my father rhapsodized in blue fountain pen ink, “She is the one!!!!” She was 25 years old in this picture, and working as a postmistress in Spanish Town, where Daddy was clerk of the courts. Three years later, in lieu of an engagement ring that he couldn't afford, my dad presented the love of his life with his acceptance letter to Lincoln's Inn Law College in London, and asked her to accompany him to England as his wife. Today our gracious Lady Gloria would turn 100 years old. Happy birthday in heaven Mommy. You are so loved.
Happy 100th Birthday, Gloria! You are the one!
ReplyDeleteThe love in your family, Rosemarie, carried down from generation to generation, touches my heart again and again.
Happy birthday, lady Gloria! Those are the loveliest captions on that photo!
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Barbara
Happy Birthday to your dear mother. I teared up at their love story. So beautiful to know when someone ''is the one!''
ReplyDeleteShe was such a beauty and not just as a young woman, either. I love that- "She is the one!!!!"
ReplyDeleteHe knew. He knew. I bet she did too.
Happy 100th birthday to your beautiful mother Gloria. I look at her face and I see you and I see your children. Her love and beauty continues through the generations.
ReplyDeleteWe celebrated what would have been my Mom's 100th birthday on the 15th of this month. Such lovely women!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to your mother! She was so lovely in the photo. The dress is perfect. My mother would be 99 February 12, so a about a year younger than your mother.
ReplyDeleteThat dress is just lovely. What extraordinary people you come from.
ReplyDeleteYoung love. Such a great love story. Your mother is very beautiful. 3 generations of lovely and beautiful women.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely photo. I can see both you and your daughter in your mother's face.
ReplyDeleteI have some of the letters my dad wrote to my mum during the war and they are much more loving and sentimental than I ever imagined my dad to be. It was nice to see a different side of him.
Lovely photo. Funny this - yesterday one of my good friends posted a photo of her mother, who would have turned 100. A nice way to commemorate beautiful and generous women. Maybe next year I will do mine.
ReplyDeleteLove what your dad wrote.
I knew immediately that was your mom. You look just like her.
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful in so many ways. Touched my heart.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday! What a beauty she was.
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