
This is a picture of her in 1955. She was coming down with the measles. Doesn’t she look profoundly forlorn? That’s her bear there, under the tray. His name is Willard and he has a hard plastic nose. He still lives in her bedroom.
Aside from her expression and messy hair, my favorite part of this picture is how it looks like she’s consuming her tea with a spoon, like it’s soup, because it’s so hot. That is exactly what I used to do when I had tea.
Aww. Mama.
Aww is right. Cutie pie…and she was having the measles during the same month and year that I was born.
Wow…
Adorable. Although before my mind had time to process it was a stuffed animal, my mind told me it looked like a gun.
Yes, she truly was the cutest girl and remains so to this day!!