Wednesday, February 20, 2008

51/366: Elena (Helen)

Raised during the Depression by Italian immigrants, she was too proud to let the boys be the only ones who served during the War. These days, her sweet, seemingly frail exterior hides a will of iron. She is 85 today. I love my mom more than anyone else in the world.

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5 comments:

Indigo Bunting said...

I've been waiting ALL DAY for this (It's my mother's birthday too, do you remember? Mine is 77!).

Happy birthday, Elena! Thanks for having Aslo White!

February 20, 2008 at 7:04 PM
Mali said...

Now I want to know her story. Hope she had a great day.

February 20, 2008 at 9:58 PM
pk said...

My mum would be eighty now.....lucky the both of you.

February 20, 2008 at 10:36 PM
Aslo White said...

IB: Yes! Happy Birthday Dorothy!!!

M: She has a great life story. Some day I will write about it. I still have the flag her parents hung in the window, with the three starts on it for their three kids in the military.

Mrs. S: So sorry.

February 21, 2008 at 10:30 AM
Bridgett said...

That is a gorgeous picture.

March 2, 2008 at 10:19 PM

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